BackupBuddy vs BackWPup Backup Speed Battle

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BackupBuddyPROvsBackWPupFREE

BackupBuddy v9.1.17BackWPup v5.7.4
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
9.7svs52.6s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
BackupBuddy
58 MBvs125 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (9.7s vs 52.6s) · BackupBuddy produces smaller backups (58 MB vs 125 MB)

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
6.1s
Restore
46.4s
BackWPup
Backup
1.8s
Restore
7.8s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 57.2s
Backup
7.2s
Restore
50.1s
BackWPupTotal: 10.1s
Backup
1.9s
Restore
8.1s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 54.7s
Backup
6.1s
Restore
48.5s
BackWPupTotal: 9.9s
Backup
1.9s
Restore
8.0s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 52.6s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
46.4s
BackWPupTotal: 9.7s
Backup
1.8s
Restore
7.9s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up199.0 MB
Archive size58.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput27.6 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
BackWPup
Data backed up177.0 MB
Archive size125.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput86.5 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddyBackWPupDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database00 B1192.8 KB+1
Plugins10,13888.6 MB2,99946.4 MB-7,139
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads775.4 MB562.0 MB-21
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB211.6 KB+1
Other19184.6 KB22191.5 KB+3
Total13,407165.1 MB6,252119.8 MB-7,155

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 9 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
5.6s
VERIFY
0.2s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.0s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s

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
BackupBuddy
7.2s50.1s57.2s
BackWPup
1.9s8.1s10.0s
2Median
BackupBuddy
7.3s49.8s57.1s
BackWPup
1.9s8.2s10.1s
3
BackupBuddy
7.2s50.6s57.8s
BackWPup
3.1s7.3s10.4s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackupBuddy
6.3s48.5s54.7s
BackWPup
1.9s8.0s9.9s
5
BackupBuddy
6.1s48.5s54.7s
BackWPup
2.0s9.1s11.2s
6
BackupBuddy
6.1s46.5s52.6s
BackWPup
1.9s8.0s9.8s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackupBuddy
6.2s47.5s53.7s
BackWPup
1.8s8.0s9.8s
8
BackupBuddy
6.1s46.2s52.3s
BackWPup
1.8s7.9s9.7s
9Median
BackupBuddy
6.2s46.4s52.6s
BackWPup
1.9s7.8s9.7s

Downloads

Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackupBuddy (TXT)File Inventory — BackWPup (TXT)

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