Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackupBuddy is faster (43.6s vs 44.6s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (176 MB vs 177 MB)
⚠️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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 151 | 6.2 MB | 197 | 4.9 MB | +46 |
| Plugins | 25,598 | 309.0 MB | 20,806 | 288.8 MB | -4,792 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 828 | 34.3 MB | 822 | ||
Iteration 18 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackupBuddy | 34.9s | 39.8s | 1m 14.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 31.2 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 5 | 17.1 KB | +3 |
| Other | 21 | 199.8 KB | 598 | 17.9 MB | +577 |
| Total | 29,895 | 425.1 MB | 25,723 | 418.2 MB | -4,172 |
Duplicator Pro | 45.4s | 26.7s | 1m 12.1s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 34.6s | 39.9s | 1m 14.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 45.2s | 26.5s | 1m 11.6s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 34.2s | 40.0s | 1m 14.1s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 45.5s | 27.3s | 1m 12.8s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 25.4s | 45.1s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 34.0s | 15.2s | 49.2s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 24.1s | 43.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.8s | 14.9s | 48.8s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 19.5s | 23.8s | 43.3s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.0s | 15.8s | 48.9s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 19.5s | 24.4s | 43.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.0s | 12.3s | 45.3s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 19.6s | 24.8s | 44.4s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.1s | 12.6s | 45.7s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 19.6s | 25.8s | 45.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.1s | 11.7s | 44.8s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 24.1s | 43.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 34.4s | 16.0s | 50.4s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 24.9s | 44.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.0s | 15.6s | 48.6s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 19.6s | 24.2s | 43.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.1s | 15.7s | 48.8s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 24.6s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.0s | 12.4s | 45.4s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 24.1s | 43.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.1s | 12.5s | 45.5s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 23.9s | 43.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.2s | 12.4s | 45.6s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 24.7s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.0s | 12.2s | 45.2s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 24.3s | 44.2s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 32.9s | 11.6s | 44.6s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 24.7s | 44.4s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.1s | 11.4s | 44.5s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |