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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 944.0 KB | 1 | 184.7 KB | = |
| Plugins | 3,938 | 55.4 MB | 2,999 | 46.4 MB | -939 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | |
Iteration 7 (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 | Duplicator | 10.9s | 4.4s | 15.4s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
| = |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 5.8 KB | +1 |
| Other | 642 | 31.8 MB | 26 | 193.8 KB | -616 |
| Total | 7,802 | 161.1 MB | 6,248 | 119.8 MB | -1,554 |
WPvivid | 8.2s | 2.8s | 11.1s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 13.4s | 5.0s | 18.4s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 3.1s | 11.5s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 14.5s | 4.9s | 19.4s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.3s | 3.1s | 11.4s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 10.7s | 5.0s | 15.6s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 3.1s | 11.6s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator | 13.2s | 5.2s | 18.3s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.4s | 2.9s | 11.3s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator | 13.4s | 4.8s | 18.1s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 3.0s | 11.5s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 10.6s | 4.5s | 15.1s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 3.0s | 11.5s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | Duplicator | 13.2s | 5.0s | 18.1s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.4s | 3.1s | 11.5s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | Duplicator | 13.3s | 4.7s | 18.0s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.2s | 3.2s | 11.3s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |