Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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 | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 2.9 MB | 1 | 2.8 MB | = |
| Plugins | 10,548 | 119.6 MB | 10,819 | 123.9 MB | +271 |
| Themes | 558 | 18.6 MB | 558 | 18.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 266 | 9.5 MB | 259 | 9.5 MB | |
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 | 10.2s | 29.1s | 39.4s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 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
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 23 | 208.4 KB | 29 | 6.4 MB | +6 |
| Total | 14,180 | 208.1 MB | 14,448 | 218.6 MB | +268 |
SafeGuard | 13.7s | 15.8s | 29.5s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 10.6s | 29.8s | 40.4s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 14.9s | 18.4s | 33.3s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 10.8s | 27.7s | 38.6s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.3s | 17.3s | 32.5s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 4.0s | 25.1s | 29.1s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.6s | 11.5s | 20.1s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 4.1s | 25.0s | 29.1s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.6s | 11.7s | 20.3s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 4.8s | 25.0s | 29.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.8s | 12.0s | 20.8s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 4.0s | 25.1s | 29.1s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.7s | 11.9s | 20.6s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 4.1s | 23.5s | 27.6s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.7s | 12.1s | 20.8s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 5.2s | 25.5s | 30.7s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.7s | 12.2s | 20.9s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |