Not comparable — plugins back up different data
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 Pro | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 154 | 1009.1 KB | 25 | 156.4 KB | -129 |
| Plugins | 5,555 | 69.6 MB | 4,566 | 63.1 MB | -989 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 49 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.8s | 15.6s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 |
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| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.0 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -2 |
| Other | 598 | 9.5 MB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -581 |
| Total | 9,488 | 152.4 MB | 7,787 | 135.8 MB | -1,701 |
UpdraftPlus | 7.0s | 3.1s | 10.1s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2 | Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.6s | 15.4s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 3.0s | 9.8s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 10.8s | 6.4s | 17.1s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator Pro | 9.9s | 5.6s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.6s | 3.0s | 9.6s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.7s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 3.2s | 9.9s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 9.9s | 5.6s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 3.1s | 10.0s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 9.6s | 5.6s | 15.2s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 3.2s | 10.1s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.7s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.6s | 3.1s | 9.7s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 9.7s | 5.5s | 15.2s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |