UpdraftPlus vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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UpdraftPlusPROvsWPvividFREE

UpdraftPlus v1.24.2WPvivid v0.9.96
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Speed Winner
UpdraftPlus
6.3svs6.9s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
33 MBvs40 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

UpdraftPlus is faster (6.3s vs 6.9s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (33 MB vs 40 MB)

Backup Scope

UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

UpdraftPlus
Backup
4.4s
Restore
1.9s
WPvivid
Backup
5.3s
Restore
1.6s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
UpdraftPlusTotal: 6.5s
Backup
4.6s
Restore
1.9s
WPvividTotal: 7.0s
Backup
5.4s
Restore
1.6s
Managed WordPress
UpdraftPlusTotal: 6.4s
Backup
4.5s
Restore
1.9s
WPvividTotal: 7.0s
Backup
5.4s
Restore
1.6s
VPS Standard
UpdraftPlusTotal: 6.3s
Backup
4.4s
Restore
1.9s
WPvividTotal: 6.9s
Backup
5.3s
Restore
1.6s

Backup Size & Efficiency

UpdraftPlus
Data backed up127.0 MB
Archive size40.0 MBGZ
Compression3.2:1
Throughput27.9 MB/s
Compression methodgzip
WPvivid
Data backed up55.0 MB
Archive size33.0 MBZIP
Compression1.7:1
Throughput10.2 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryUpdraftPlusWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database130.4 KB1154.9 KB=
Plugins3,68333.4 MB2,13717.2 MB-1,546
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads24968.9 KB24968.9 KB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other19187.8 KB26193.4 KB+7
Total6,900105.5 MB5,36189.5 MB-1,539

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
3.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
5.0s

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
UpdraftPlus
4.6s2.1s6.6s
WPvivid
5.4s1.6s7.0s
2
UpdraftPlus
4.6s1.9s6.4s
WPvivid
5.4s1.6s7.0s
3Median
UpdraftPlus
4.6s1.9s6.5s
WPvivid
5.4s1.6s7.0s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
UpdraftPlus
4.5s2.0s6.5s
WPvivid
5.4s1.6s7.0s
5Median
UpdraftPlus
4.5s1.9s6.4s
WPvivid
5.4s1.6s7.0s
6
UpdraftPlus
4.4s1.9s6.3s
WPvivid
5.3s1.5s6.9s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
UpdraftPlus
4.4s1.9s6.3s
WPvivid
5.3s1.6s6.9s
8
UpdraftPlus
4.4s1.9s6.3s
WPvivid
5.3s1.6s6.9s
9
UpdraftPlus
4.5s1.9s6.4s
WPvivid
5.4s1.6s7.0s

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