Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (21.0s vs 28.4s) · Duplicator produces smaller backups (100 MB vs 202 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 | 34 | 672.3 KB | 144 | 2.5 MB | +110 |
| Plugins | 7,821 | 104.0 MB | 8,710 | 112.7 MB | +889 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 268 | 18.2 MB | 261 | ||
Iteration 7 (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 | 7.8s | 22.3s | 30.2s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | 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
| 18.2 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 | 22 | 187.9 KB | 593 | 39.2 MB | +571 |
| Total | 11,276 | 193.4 MB | 12,839 | 243.0 MB | +1,563 |
Duplicator | 21.8s | 8.2s | 29.9s | 100.0 MBZIPdefX/ 245.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 9.2s | 22.8s | 32.0s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 27.2s | 9.4s | 36.5s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 9.5s | 20.6s | 30.1s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 29.2s | 9.5s | 38.7s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 18.0s | 21.0s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 20.4s | 8.0s | 28.4s | 100.0 MBZIPdefX/ 245.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 16.5s | 19.5s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 22.6s | 9.5s | 32.2s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 19.0s | 22.1s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 23.1s | 8.1s | 31.2s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 18.5s | 21.5s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 20.0s | 8.0s | 28.0s | 100.0 MBZIPdefX/ 245.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 19.3s | 22.4s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 22.6s | 8.9s | 31.6s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 19.8s | 22.9s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 22.7s | 8.2s | 30.9s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |