Not comparable — plugins back up different data
Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 112 | 1.4 MB | 11 | 115.5 KB | -101 |
| Plugins | 3,067 | 26.5 MB | 3,718 | 33.9 MB | +651 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 24 | 968.9 KB | 24 | ||
Iteration 4 (median)
9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplicator | 8.8s | 4.3s | 13.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 118.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
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| 968.9 KB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 581 | 31.3 MB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -564 |
| Total | 6,915 | 130.5 MB | 6,900 | 105.5 MB | -15 |
UpdraftPlus | 5.8s | 2.8s | 8.7s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 11.4s | 4.7s | 16.1s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.7s | 2.7s | 8.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 11.4s | 4.7s | 16.1s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.9s | 2.8s | 8.7s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 8.9s | 4.5s | 13.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 118.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.8s | 8.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator | 11.4s | 4.5s | 15.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.9s | 8.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator | 11.5s | 4.8s | 16.3s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.6s | 2.7s | 8.2s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 9.0s | 4.4s | 13.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 118.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.8s | 8.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 11.4s | 4.6s | 16.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.7s | 2.6s | 8.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator | 11.5s | 4.7s | 16.2s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.7s | 3.0s | 8.6s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |