Fastest total time (backup + restore)
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 77 | 1.6 MB | 159 | 2.2 MB | +82 |
| Plugins | 14,147 | 154.8 MB | 9,355 | 134.7 MB | -4,792 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 2,777 | 401.9 MB | 2,771 | ||
Iteration 8 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackupBuddy | 35.6s | 22.0s | 57.7s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 |
| 398.8 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 5 | 17.1 KB | +3 |
| Other | 20 | 183.5 KB | 597 | 16.5 MB | +577 |
| Total | 20,150 | 629.0 MB | 16,014 | 622.5 MB | -4,136 |
Duplicator Pro | 41.8s | 19.0s | 1m 0.7s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 35.3s | 23.1s | 58.4s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 41.2s | 19.2s | 1m 0.4s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 35.2s | 21.9s | 57.2s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 41.5s | 18.9s | 1m 0.4s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 25.7s | 10.5s | 36.2s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 36.3s | 14.3s | 50.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 26.0s | 11.3s | 37.3s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 37.0s | 14.0s | 51.0s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 26.0s | 10.8s | 36.8s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 36.4s | 14.6s | 51.0s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 24.7s | 10.6s | 35.2s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 34.0s | 9.3s | 43.3s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 24.7s | 11.1s | 35.8s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 34.4s | 8.5s | 42.8s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 24.7s | 10.9s | 35.5s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 34.3s | 9.0s | 43.4s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | BackupBuddy | 26.0s | 11.3s | 37.2s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 36.6s | 13.9s | 50.5s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackupBuddy | 26.0s | 10.4s | 36.4s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 36.7s | 14.0s | 50.8s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 26.8s | 18.6s | 45.3s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 36.8s | 14.4s | 51.2s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 25.2s | 10.4s | 35.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 34.5s | 9.3s | 43.7s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackupBuddy | 25.0s | 10.7s | 35.7s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 35.1s | 9.2s | 44.3s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 25.6s | 11.1s | 36.8s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 37.5s | 8.9s | 46.4s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 24.8s | 10.5s | 35.3s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 35.3s | 8.7s | 44.0s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackupBuddy | 25.1s | 10.6s | 35.7s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 35.2s | 9.3s | 44.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 25.1s | 10.5s | 35.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefN/ 685.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 35.5s | 9.2s | 44.6s | 480.0 MBZIPdefX/ 655.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |