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 | 1.7 MB | 30 | 394.9 KB | -129 |
| Plugins | 12,673 | 141.0 MB | 11,797 | 134.6 MB | -876 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 267 | 9.7 MB | 267 | 9.7 MB | |
Iteration 7 (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 | Duplicator Pro | 24.7s | 13.9s | 38.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 |
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| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.1 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -2 |
| Other | 596 | 16.8 MB | 26 | 6.4 MB | -570 |
| Total | 16,995 | 244.5 MB | 15,418 | 226.4 MB | -1,577 |
UpdraftPlus | 18.2s | 9.0s | 27.3s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2 | Duplicator Pro | 24.5s | 14.2s | 38.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 18.5s | 8.9s | 27.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 24.6s | 13.8s | 38.4s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 18.2s | 9.1s | 27.3s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 7.7s | 30.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 8.9s | 25.3s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 22.9s | 7.8s | 30.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.9s | 8.8s | 24.7s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 23.2s | 7.8s | 31.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.3s | 9.2s | 25.5s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 22.8s | 7.5s | 30.4s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 9.0s | 25.2s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.7s | 30.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.1s | 9.2s | 25.3s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 23.3s | 7.8s | 31.1s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 9.3s | 25.6s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.5s | 30.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 9.3s | 25.6s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | Duplicator Pro | 23.3s | 7.9s | 31.2s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 9.2s | 25.5s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 12Median | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 7.8s | 30.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.4s | 9.0s | 25.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Median | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 7.8s | 30.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.3s | 9.1s | 25.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.8s | 30.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 9.0s | 25.2s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 8.1s | 31.1s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 9.0s | 25.3s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 7.9s | 30.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.2s | 8.8s | 25.0s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 7.8s | 30.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.3s | 9.0s | 25.4s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.8s | 30.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 16.5s | 9.2s | 25.7s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 273.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |