Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackWPup | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 2 | 172.0 KB | 112 | 1.3 MB | +110 |
| Plugins | 1,985 | 17.3 MB | 2,869 | 26.0 MB | +884 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 31 | 973.3 KB | 24 | ||
Iteration 2 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 2.6s | 3.2s | 5.7s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| 968.9 KB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | = |
| Other | 20 | 181.8 KB | 579 | 30.8 MB | +559 |
| Total | 5,169 | 89.0 MB | 6,715 | 129.5 MB | +1,546 |
| 10.1s |
| 2.8s |
| 12.9s |
| 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB |
| 2.4:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 2.8s | 3.2s | 6.0s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 19.6s | 5.3s | 24.9s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 2.6s | 3.1s | 5.6s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 30.6s | 7.5s | 38.1s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |