Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 19 | 313.2 KB | 25 | 152.0 KB | +6 |
| Plugins | 3,073 | 46.1 MB | 4,283 | 58.0 MB | +1,210 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | |
Iteration 1 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 17 | 178.9 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | = |
| Total | 6,287 | 119.0 MB | 7,504 | 130.8 MB | +1,217 |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.8s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2 | SafeGuard | 4.8s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.8s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.9s | 3.0s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |