Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (5.8s vs 9.5s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (40 MB vs 93 MB)
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 2 | 172.0 KB | 11 | 111.5 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 1,985 | 17.3 MB | 3,445 | 32.9 MB | +1,460 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 31 | 973.3 KB | 24 | ||
Iteration 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 3.2s | 5.8s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| 968.9 KB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 20 | 181.8 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -3 |
| Total | 5,169 | 89.0 MB | 6,627 | 104.5 MB | +1,458 |
| 7.0s |
| 2.6s |
| 9.6s |
| 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB |
| 3.1:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 2.7s | 3.1s | 5.8s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.9s | 2.6s | 9.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 2.8s | 2.9s | 5.7s | 93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 2.4s | 9.2s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |