Not comparable — plugins back up different data
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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator Pro | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 159 | 3.7 MB | 30 | 663.5 KB | -129 |
| Plugins | 13,103 | 142.6 MB | 12,115 | 136.1 MB | -988 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 259 | 9.5 MB | 259 | 9.5 MB | |
Iteration 5 (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 Pro | 25.7s | 14.3s | 40.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.0 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -2 |
| Other | 609 | 16.8 MB | 28 | 6.4 MB | -581 |
| Total | 17,430 | 247.9 MB | 15,730 | 228.1 MB | -1,700 |
UpdraftPlus | 19.7s | 10.6s | 30.2s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator Pro | 28.9s | 17.0s | 46.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.8s | 10.5s | 32.3s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 31.7s | 16.5s | 48.2s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.7s | 10.7s | 32.4s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 12.5s | 32.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.2s | 9.6s | 23.7s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 12.8s | 33.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.9s | 9.6s | 23.4s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 21.7s | 13.0s | 34.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.9s | 9.6s | 23.5s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 12.4s | 32.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 9.5s | 23.2s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 13.0s | 33.4s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.6s | 9.7s | 23.3s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed | |
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 21.0s | 12.8s | 33.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 9.7s | 23.4s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |