Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackupBuddy | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 32 | 287.2 KB | 5 | 248.2 KB | -27 |
| Plugins | 9,114 | 59.4 MB | 2,235 | 21.0 MB | -6,879 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 24 | ||
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 | 5.9s | 4.4s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
| 968.9 KB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | = |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -1 |
| Total | 12,323 | 134.3 MB | 5,410 | 92.7 MB | -6,913 |
| 3.9s |
| 0.6s |
| 4.6s |
| 36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB |
| 3.0:1 |
| Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.3s | 10.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.9s | 0.6s | 4.5s | 36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.5s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.0s | 0.5s | 4.5s | 36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |