UpdraftPlus vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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UpdraftPlusPROvsWPvividFREE

UpdraftPlus v1.24.2WPvivid v0.9.96
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Speed Winner
UpdraftPlus
12.1svs18.3s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
63 MBvs72 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

UpdraftPlus is faster (12.1s vs 18.3s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (63 MB vs 72 MB)

Backup Scope

UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

UpdraftPlus
Backup
8.7s
Restore
3.4s
WPvivid
Backup
15.2s
Restore
3.0s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
UpdraftPlusTotal: 12.9s
Backup
9.5s
Restore
3.4s
WPvividTotal: 19.1s
Backup
16.0s
Restore
3.0s
Managed WordPress
UpdraftPlusTotal: 12.1s
Backup
8.7s
Restore
3.4s
WPvividTotal: 18.4s
Backup
15.4s
Restore
3.1s
VPS Standard
UpdraftPlusTotal: 12.1s
Backup
8.7s
Restore
3.4s
WPvividTotal: 18.3s
Backup
15.3s
Restore
3.0s

Backup Size & Efficiency

UpdraftPlus
Data backed up231.0 MB
Archive size72.0 MBGZ
Compression3.2:1
Throughput24.4 MB/s
Compression methodgzip
WPvivid
Data backed up158.0 MB
Archive size63.0 MBZIP
Compression2.5:1
Throughput9.9 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryUpdraftPlusWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database141.7 KB1196.7 KB=
Plugins7,21795.8 MB5,67179.5 MB-1,546
Themes1,13634.9 MB1,13634.9 MB=
Uploads571.9 MB571.9 MB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other296.4 MB366.4 MB+7
Total11,223196.4 MB9,684180.3 MB-1,539

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
7.7s
DB_EXPORT
0.5s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
14.7s

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
UpdraftPlus
9.6s3.5s13.1s
WPvivid
15.6s3.0s18.6s
2
UpdraftPlus
9.5s3.4s12.9s
WPvivid
16.0s3.1s19.1s
3Median
UpdraftPlus
9.5s3.4s12.8s
WPvivid
16.1s3.0s19.1s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
UpdraftPlus
8.7s3.5s12.3s
WPvivid
15.4s3.0s18.5s
5Median
UpdraftPlus
8.7s3.4s12.1s
WPvivid
15.4s3.1s18.4s
6
UpdraftPlus
8.7s3.4s12.1s
WPvivid
14.9s3.1s18.0s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
UpdraftPlus
8.7s3.5s12.2s
WPvivid
15.3s3.0s18.3s
8
UpdraftPlus
8.7s3.3s12.0s
WPvivid
15.2s3.0s18.3s
9
UpdraftPlus
8.7s3.4s12.1s
WPvivid
15.4s3.2s18.6s

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