Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 16 | 238.7 KB | 126 | 1.5 MB | +110 |
| Plugins | 3,029 | 46.9 MB | 3,915 | 55.6 MB | +886 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 56 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 2.0s | 9.7s | 11.7s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 2.0 MB |
| -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 | 182.5 KB | 581 | 31.5 MB | +561 |
| Total | 6,252 | 119.8 MB | 7,802 | 161.1 MB | +1,550 |
Duplicator | 10.8s | 5.1s | 15.9s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 1.9s | 10.2s | 12.1s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.7s | 4.9s | 18.6s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 9.4s | 12.3s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 14.6s | 5.1s | 19.7s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.7s | 11.6s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.1s | 4.8s | 15.9s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 1.9s | 8.8s | 10.7s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.4s | 5.0s | 18.4s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 2.0s | 9.6s | 11.6s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.6s | 5.0s | 18.6s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 1.8s | 8.7s | 10.5s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 10.8s | 5.0s | 15.7s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 2.0s | 9.6s | 11.6s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.3s | 5.1s | 18.5s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 10.0s | 11.9s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.4s | 5.0s | 18.4s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |