BackWPup vs Duplicator Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPup v4.1.2Duplicator v1.5.9
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
10.7svs15.9s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
Duplicator
59 MBvs125 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (10.7s vs 15.9s) · Duplicator produces smaller backups (59 MB vs 125 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.

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Duplicator
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
1.9s
Restore
8.8s
Duplicator
Backup
10.8s
Restore
4.9s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 12.1s
Backup
2.0s
Restore
9.7s
DuplicatorTotal: 18.6s
Backup
13.7s
Restore
5.1s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 11.6s
Backup
1.9s
Restore
9.6s
DuplicatorTotal: 18.4s
Backup
13.4s
Restore
5.0s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 11.6s
Backup
1.9s
Restore
9.6s
DuplicatorTotal: 18.4s
Backup
13.3s
Restore
5.0s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up177.0 MB
Archive size125.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput87.5 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
Duplicator
Data backed up151.0 MB
Archive size59.0 MBZIP
Compression2.7:1
Throughput12.8 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupDuplicatorDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database16238.7 KB1261.5 MB+110
Plugins3,02946.9 MB3,91555.6 MB+886
Themes39414.4 MB39414.4 MB=
Uploads562.0 MB492.0 MB-7
WP Core2,73355.9 MB2,73355.9 MB=
wp-config420.5 KB416.1 KB=
Other20182.5 KB58131.5 MB+561
Total6,252119.8 MB7,802161.1 MB+1,550

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 4 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.0s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
Duplicator
SCAN
0.4s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
9.4s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s
INSTALLER
0.6s

Iteration Results

9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
BackWPup
2.0s9.7s11.7s
Duplicator
10.8s5.1s15.9s
2Median
BackWPup
1.9s10.2s12.1s
Duplicator
13.7s4.9s18.6s
3
BackWPup
2.9s9.4s12.3s
Duplicator
14.6s5.1s19.7s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
1.9s9.7s11.6s
Duplicator
11.1s4.8s15.9s
5Median
BackWPup
1.9s8.8s10.7s
Duplicator
13.4s5.0s18.4s
6
BackWPup
2.0s9.6s11.6s
Duplicator
13.6s5.0s18.6s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
1.8s8.7s10.5s
Duplicator
10.8s5.0s15.7s
8Median
BackWPup
2.0s9.6s11.6s
Duplicator
13.3s5.1s18.5s
9
BackWPup
1.9s10.0s11.9s
Duplicator
13.4s5.0s18.4s

Downloads

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