Not comparable — plugins back up different data
Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️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 | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 34 | 672.3 KB | 43 | 233.1 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 7,821 | 104.0 MB | 9,361 | 120.2 MB | +1,540 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 268 | 18.2 MB | 261 | ||
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 | BackWPup | 7.6s | 23.2s | 30.8s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
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| 18.2 MB |
| -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 | 22 | 187.9 KB | 29 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 11,276 | 193.4 MB | 12,824 | 215.4 MB | +1,548 |
UpdraftPlus | 12.4s | 5.7s | 18.1s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 9.5s | 23.3s | 32.8s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.2s | 5.7s | 20.9s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 9.3s | 22.9s | 32.2s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.1s | 5.9s | 20.9s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackWPup | 3.1s | 18.9s | 21.9s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.2s | 5.4s | 16.5s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 3.2s | 18.8s | 22.0s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.8s | 5.7s | 16.5s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 17.5s | 20.6s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.2s | 5.6s | 16.8s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 3.1s | 18.5s | 21.6s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.2s | 5.6s | 16.8s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 18.2s | 21.3s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.1s | 5.2s | 16.3s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 19.1s | 22.1s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.0s | 5.6s | 16.7s | 90.0 MBGZgzip/ 254.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |