Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackupBuddy is faster (9.9s vs 21.3s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (70 MB vs 75 MB)
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 74 | 360.1 KB | 29 | 172.3 KB | -45 |
| Plugins | 12,617 | 117.5 MB | 6,949 | 91.0 MB | -5,668 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 63 | 5.0 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 3 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 0.0s | 10.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 18 | 177.5 KB | 25 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 16,671 | 216.5 MB | 10,960 | 192.9 MB | -5,711 |
| 14.7s |
| 6.7s |
| 21.3s |
| 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 226.0 MB |
| 3.2:1 |
| Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 0.0s | 9.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.4s | 6.7s | 21.1s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 226.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 0.0s | 9.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.6s | 6.7s | 21.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 226.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |