Duplicator Pro vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle

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Duplicator ProPROvsUpdraftPlusPRO

Duplicator Pro v4.6.7UpdraftPlus v2.26.5.26
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Speed Winner
UpdraftPlus
11.7svs21.8s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
UpdraftPlus
72 MBvs77 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
UpdraftPlus

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

⚠️Different backup scope -- results may not be directly comparable

One plugin backs up more data categories than the other, which affects both speed and archive size.

Backup Scope

Duplicator Pro
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

Duplicator Pro
Backup
15.5s
Restore
6.2s
UpdraftPlus
Backup
8.4s
Restore
3.3s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
Duplicator ProTotal: 23.3s
Backup
16.7s
Restore
6.6s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 12.7s
Backup
9.3s
Restore
3.3s
Managed WordPress
Duplicator ProTotal: 21.9s
Backup
15.5s
Restore
6.4s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 11.7s
Backup
8.4s
Restore
3.3s
VPS Standard
Duplicator ProTotal: 21.8s
Backup
15.5s
Restore
6.2s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 11.7s
Backup
8.4s
Restore
3.3s

Backup Size & Efficiency

Duplicator Pro
Data backed up241.0 MB
Archive size77.0 MBZIP
Compression3.1:1
Throughput14.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra
UpdraftPlus
Data backed up231.0 MB
Archive size72.0 MBGZ
Compression3.2:1
Throughput24.8 MB/s
Compression methodgzip

Backup Inventory

CategoryDuplicator ProUpdraftPlusDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1233.3 KB141.7 KB=
Plugins8,267102.5 MB7,21795.8 MB-1,050
Themes1,13634.9 MB1,13634.9 MB=
Uploads571.9 MB571.9 MB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config00 B15.8 KB+1
Other68016.5 MB296.4 MB-651
Total12,923213.4 MB11,223196.4 MB-1,700

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

Duplicator Pro
SCAN
14.5s
UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
7.4s
DB_EXPORT
0.5s

Iteration Results

9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
Duplicator Pro
16.0s6.4s22.4s
UpdraftPlus
9.3s3.4s12.7s
2Median
Duplicator Pro
16.7s6.6s23.3s
UpdraftPlus
9.2s3.3s12.5s
3
Duplicator Pro
17.0s6.6s23.6s
UpdraftPlus
9.3s3.3s12.7s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
Duplicator Pro
15.5s6.4s21.8s
UpdraftPlus
8.4s3.4s11.8s
5
Duplicator Pro
15.5s6.5s22.0s
UpdraftPlus
8.4s3.3s11.7s
6Median
Duplicator Pro
15.5s6.4s21.9s
UpdraftPlus
8.4s3.3s11.7s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
Duplicator Pro
15.5s6.2s21.8s
UpdraftPlus
8.4s3.4s11.8s
8
Duplicator Pro
15.5s6.2s21.7s
UpdraftPlus
8.4s3.3s11.7s
9
Duplicator Pro
15.5s6.4s22.0s
UpdraftPlus
8.4s3.3s11.7s

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