Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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 | BackupBuddy | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 88 | 921.7 KB | 144 | 2.5 MB | +56 |
| Plugins | 14,747 | 141.6 MB | 8,503 | 108.2 MB | -6,244 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 267 | 21.4 MB | 261 | ||
Iteration 16 (median)
18 iterations across 6 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 | BackupBuddy | 12.0s | 14.1s | 26.1s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 18.2 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | +2 |
| Other | 20 | 183.5 KB | 589 | 38.7 MB | +569 |
| Total | 18,251 | 234.4 MB | 12,628 | 238.1 MB | -5,623 |
Duplicator | 24.1s | 5.5s | 29.6s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 11.7s | 14.4s | 26.1s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 55.6s | 23.5s | 1m 19.1s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 11.9s | 14.9s | 26.8s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 31.0s | 33.7s | 2m 4.6s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 7.9s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 23.2s | 5.1s | 28.3s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.1s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 48.6s | 10.1s | 58.7s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.1s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 27.3s | 33.9s | 2m 1.2s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.0s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 23.5s | 5.4s | 28.9s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 7.9s | 18.4s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 48.4s | 10.3s | 58.7s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.0s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 16.0s | 15.1s | 1m 31.2s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 10.8s | 8.2s | 19.0s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 23.6s | 5.2s | 28.8s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 7.9s | 18.4s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 48.2s | 10.4s | 58.6s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 7.7s | 18.2s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 27.9s | 33.4s | 2m 1.2s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 10.4s | 8.2s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 23.3s | 5.4s | 28.6s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.0s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 48.4s | 10.4s | 58.7s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 7.8s | 18.3s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 15.4s | 15.8s | 1m 31.2s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 7.8s | 18.4s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 23.3s | 5.2s | 28.5s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackupBuddy | 10.3s | 7.9s | 18.2s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 48.3s | 10.2s | 58.5s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.0s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 15.5s | 15.4s | 1m 30.9s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |