Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (31.1s vs 32.9s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (98 MB vs 219 MB)
⚠️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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 21 | 3.1 MB | 159 | 3.7 MB | +138 |
| Plugins | 10,573 | 119.9 MB | 13,103 | 142.6 MB | +2,530 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 266 | 9.5 MB | 259 | ||
Iteration 8 (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 | BackWPup | 9.8s | 32.5s | 42.3s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 9.5 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 5 | 17.0 KB | +1 |
| Other | 21 | 199.5 KB | 609 | 16.8 MB | +588 |
| Total | 14,180 | 208.1 MB | 17,430 | 247.9 MB | +3,250 |
Duplicator Pro | 24.7s | 13.9s | 38.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 11.1s | 33.1s | 44.2s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 28.0s | 15.5s | 43.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 11.0s | 34.3s | 45.3s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 29.4s | 16.6s | 46.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 4.0s | 27.1s | 31.1s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 12.6s | 32.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 4.0s | 27.6s | 31.6s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 13.1s | 33.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 5.1s | 27.3s | 32.5s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.3s | 13.8s | 35.1s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 3.9s | 28.0s | 31.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 12.6s | 32.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 3.9s | 26.6s | 30.5s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 13.3s | 33.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 5.2s | 29.5s | 34.7s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.4s | 13.1s | 34.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |