Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (10.0s vs 18.2s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (70 MB vs 180 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 20 | 248.4 KB | 29 | 172.3 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 5,490 | 75.6 MB | 6,952 | 91.2 MB | +1,462 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 64 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 14 (median)
18 iterations across 6 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 | BackWPup | 5.8s | 6.1s | 11.8s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 20 | 182.6 KB | 25 | 6.4 MB | +5 |
| Total | 9,500 | 171.9 MB | 10,968 | 193.6 MB | +1,468 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 5.4s | 18.6s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 5.1s | 6.1s | 11.2s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.1s | 5.7s | 19.8s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 5.0s | 6.0s | 11.0s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.3s | 5.7s | 20.0s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackWPup | 4.6s | 5.8s | 10.5s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.6s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 4.5s | 5.9s | 10.4s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.8s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 4.4s | 5.7s | 10.0s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.7s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.8s | 10.2s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.4s | 18.2s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 4.5s | 5.9s | 10.4s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.7s | 18.6s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 4.4s | 5.5s | 9.9s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.1s | 17.9s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackWPup | 4.3s | 6.0s | 10.3s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.4s | 18.2s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.7s | 10.1s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.0s | 5.5s | 18.6s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | ||
| 12 | BackWPup | 4.4s | 5.8s | 10.2s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.6s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Median | BackWPup | 4.3s | 5.9s | 10.2s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.4s | 18.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackWPup | 4.4s | 5.6s | 10.1s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.4s | 18.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackWPup | 4.4s | 5.7s | 10.1s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.5s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackWPup | 4.4s | 5.8s | 10.1s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.6s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackWPup | 4.5s | 5.9s | 10.4s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.8s | 18.6s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | BackWPup | 4.4s | 5.9s | 10.3s | 180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.6s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 |