SafeGuard wins vs UpdraftPlus

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SafeGuardPROvsUpdraftPlusPRO

SafeGuard v1.2.0|UpdraftPlus v1.24.2|Apr 11, 2026, 10:54 AM

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Speed (different scopes)

SafeGuard

11.0svs25.2s

Not comparable — plugins back up different data

Storage Result

DRAW

SafeGuard92 MB

UpdraftPlus93 MB

Best Overall

Not Directly Comparable

These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.

⚠️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.

Backup Scope

SafeGuard

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php

UpdraftPlus

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-config

Overall Median Times

SafeGuard

Backup

9.6s

Restore

1.3s

UpdraftPlus

Backup

16.2s

Restore

8.9s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting

SafeGuardTotal: 12.1s

Backup

10.7s

Restore

1.4s

UpdraftPlusTotal: 27.4s

Backup

18.3s

Restore

Backup Size & Efficiency

SafeGuard

Data backed up257.0 MB

Archive size92.0 MBZIP

Compression2.8:1

Throughput24.0 MB/s

Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

UpdraftPlus

Data backed up273.0 MB

Archive size93.0 MBGZ

Compression2.9:1

Throughput14.9 MB/s

Compression methodgzip

Backup Inventory

Category	SafeGuard		UpdraftPlus		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	24	1.1 MB	30	394.9 KB	+6
Plugins	10,587	122.7 MB	11,797	134.6 MB	+1,210
Themes	562	19.4 MB	562	19.4 MB	=
Uploads	267	9.7 MB	267

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

SafeGuard

SCAN

0.2s

VERIFY

0.1s

Iteration Results

18 iterations across 6 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
1	SafeGuard	10.2s	1.4s	11.5s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified

Downloads

Raw Logs (ZIP)Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — SafeGuard (TXT)File Inventory — UpdraftPlus (TXT)

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2	SafeGuard	11.3s	1.3s	12.6s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
2	UpdraftPlus	18.3s	9.1s	27.4s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified

3Median	SafeGuard	10.7s	1.4s	12.1s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
3Median	UpdraftPlus	18.4s	9.1s	27.4s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
4	SafeGuard	10.1s	1.3s	11.4s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
4	UpdraftPlus	16.3s	9.0s	25.3s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
5Median	SafeGuard	10.0s	1.4s	11.4s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Failed
5Median	UpdraftPlus	16.3s	9.2s	25.5s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
6	SafeGuard	9.8s	1.4s	11.2s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
6	UpdraftPlus	16.6s	9.5s	26.1s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
10Median	SafeGuard	9.9s	1.3s	11.2s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
10Median	UpdraftPlus	16.5s	8.9s	25.4s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
11	SafeGuard	9.8s	1.4s	11.2s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
11	UpdraftPlus	16.2s	8.7s	24.9s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
12	SafeGuard	9.9s	1.4s	11.3s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
12	UpdraftPlus	16.5s	9.0s	25.5s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
16Median	SafeGuard	9.9s	1.4s	11.3s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
16Median	UpdraftPlus	16.2s	9.0s	25.2s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
17	SafeGuard	9.8s	1.3s	11.1s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
17	UpdraftPlus	16.4s	9.1s	25.5s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
18	SafeGuard	9.8s	1.4s	11.1s	92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 257.0 MB	2.8:1	Verified
18	UpdraftPlus	16.4s	8.9s	25.3s	93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified

SafeGuard vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle

SafeGuardPROvsUpdraftPlusPRO

Backup Scope

Overall Median Times

Per-Profile Median Times

Backup Size & Efficiency

Backup Inventory

Phase Breakdown

Iteration Results

Downloads

Community Governance