Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (9.9s vs 13.5s) · Duplicator produces smaller backups (48 MB vs 94 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 | 2 | 172.5 KB | 112 | 1.4 MB | +110 |
| Plugins | 2,181 | 17.8 MB | 3,067 | 26.5 MB | +886 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 31 | 973.0 KB | 24 | ||
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 | 1.8s | 8.9s | 10.7s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | 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
| 968.9 KB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | = |
| Other | 20 | 181.8 KB | 581 | 31.3 MB | +561 |
| Total | 5,365 | 89.5 MB | 6,915 | 130.5 MB | +1,550 |
Duplicator | 9.0s | 4.5s | 13.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 118.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.3s | 9.9s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.4s | 4.6s | 16.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 8.8s | 10.5s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.5s | 4.6s | 16.1s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 7.9s | 9.6s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 9.0s | 4.5s | 13.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 118.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 8.8s | 10.4s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.5s | 4.6s | 16.1s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.3s | 10.0s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.3s | 4.5s | 15.8s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.0s | 10.9s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 8.9s | 4.4s | 13.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 118.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.8s | 10.5s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.5s | 4.7s | 16.2s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 1.7s | 9.9s | 11.6s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.4s | 4.7s | 16.1s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 144.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |