SafeGuard vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle

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Speed Winner
SafeGuard
14.0svs16.0s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
SafeGuard
88 MBvs90 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
SafeGuard

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

Backup Scope

SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

SafeGuard
Backup
7.1s
Restore
6.9s
UpdraftPlus
Backup
10.9s
Restore
5.0s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
SafeGuardTotal: 21.1s
Backup
11.3s
Restore
9.8s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 19.5s
Backup
13.9s
Restore
5.5s
Managed WordPress
SafeGuardTotal: 14.4s
Backup
7.1s
Restore
7.3s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 16.1s
Backup
10.9s
Restore
5.1s
VPS Standard
SafeGuardTotal: 14.0s
Backup
7.1s
Restore
6.9s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 16.1s
Backup
11.0s
Restore
5.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

SafeGuard
Data backed up238.0 MB
Archive size88.0 MBZIP
Compression2.7:1
Throughput21.1 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
UpdraftPlus
Data backed up254.0 MB
Archive size90.0 MBGZ
Compression2.9:1
Throughput18.2 MB/s
Compression methodgzip

Backup Inventory

CategorySafeGuardUpdraftPlusDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1546.4 KB165.4 KB=
Plugins8,079107.9 MB9,358119.8 MB+1,279
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads26118.2 MB26118.2 MB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other356.4 MB316.4 MB-4
Total11,549204.0 MB12,824215.4 MB+1,275

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

SafeGuard
SCAN
0.2s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
6.0s
DB_EXPORT
0.2s
UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
8.8s
DB_EXPORT
1.5s

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
SafeGuard
8.8s8.2s17.0s
UpdraftPlus
11.9s5.5s17.5s
2
SafeGuard
11.3s9.8s21.1s
UpdraftPlus
14.8s5.3s20.1s
3Median
SafeGuard
11.3s9.8s21.1s
UpdraftPlus
13.9s5.6s19.5s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
SafeGuard
7.1s7.3s14.4s
UpdraftPlus
10.9s5.1s16.0s
5
SafeGuard
7.1s7.4s14.5s
UpdraftPlus
11.0s5.0s16.1s
6Median
SafeGuard
7.1s7.2s14.3s
UpdraftPlus
10.7s5.6s16.3s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
SafeGuard
7.1s7.2s14.3s
UpdraftPlus
11.1s5.5s16.6s
8Median
SafeGuard
7.2s6.9s14.0s
UpdraftPlus
11.0s5.1s16.1s
9
SafeGuard
7.1s6.9s14.0s
UpdraftPlus
10.9s4.5s15.4s

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