Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
UpdraftPlus is faster (12.1s vs 18.3s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (63 MB vs 72 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | UpdraftPlus | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 41.7 KB | 1 | 196.7 KB | = |
| Plugins | 7,217 | 95.8 MB | 5,671 | 79.5 MB | -1,546 |
| Themes | 1,136 | 34.9 MB | 1,136 | 34.9 MB | = |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 57 | 1.9 MB | |
Iteration 8 (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 | UpdraftPlus | 9.6s | 3.5s | 13.1s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
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| = |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 1 | 5.8 KB | = |
| Other | 29 | 6.4 MB | 36 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 11,223 | 196.4 MB | 9,684 | 180.3 MB | -1,539 |
WPvivid | 15.6s | 3.0s | 18.6s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| 2 | UpdraftPlus | 9.5s | 3.4s | 12.9s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 16.0s | 3.1s | 19.1s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | UpdraftPlus | 9.5s | 3.4s | 12.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 16.1s | 3.0s | 19.1s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | UpdraftPlus | 8.7s | 3.5s | 12.3s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 15.4s | 3.0s | 18.5s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | UpdraftPlus | 8.7s | 3.4s | 12.1s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 15.4s | 3.1s | 18.4s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 8.7s | 3.4s | 12.1s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 14.9s | 3.1s | 18.0s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | UpdraftPlus | 8.7s | 3.5s | 12.2s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 15.3s | 3.0s | 18.3s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | UpdraftPlus | 8.7s | 3.3s | 12.0s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 15.2s | 3.0s | 18.3s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | UpdraftPlus | 8.7s | 3.4s | 12.1s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 15.4s | 3.2s | 18.6s | 63.0 MBZIPdefX/ 158.0 MB | 2.5:1 | Verified |