BackWPup vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPup v4.1.2WPvivid v0.9.96
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
9.9svs11.5s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
44 MBvs125 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (9.9s vs 11.5s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (44 MB vs 125 MB)

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
1.9s
Restore
7.9s
WPvivid
Backup
8.5s
Restore
2.9s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 10.3s
Backup
1.9s
Restore
8.5s
WPvividTotal: 11.7s
Backup
8.5s
Restore
3.1s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 11.4s
Backup
1.9s
Restore
9.4s
WPvividTotal: 11.7s
Backup
8.6s
Restore
3.1s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 10.0s
Backup
1.9s
Restore
8.0s
WPvividTotal: 11.5s
Backup
8.5s
Restore
3.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up177.0 MB
Archive size125.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput87.9 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
WPvivid
Data backed up88.0 MB
Archive size44.0 MBZIP
Compression2:1
Throughput10.2 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1192.8 KB1184.7 KB=
Plugins2,99946.4 MB2,99946.4 MB=
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads562.0 MB492.0 MB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB15.8 KB-1
Other22191.5 KB26193.8 KB+4
Total6,252119.8 MB6,248119.8 MB-4

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 1 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.0s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
8.1s

Iteration Results

9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
BackWPup
1.9s7.9s9.9s
WPvivid
8.5s3.1s11.7s
2Median
BackWPup
1.9s8.5s10.3s
WPvivid
8.5s3.1s11.7s
3
BackWPup
3.0s9.2s12.3s
WPvivid
8.6s2.9s11.5s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
1.9s8.6s10.5s
WPvivid
8.6s3.2s11.8s
5Median
BackWPup
1.9s9.4s11.4s
WPvivid
8.7s2.8s11.4s
6
BackWPup
1.9s9.8s11.7s
WPvivid
8.6s3.1s11.7s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
1.9s7.7s9.6s
WPvivid
8.5s3.1s11.6s
8Median
BackWPup
2.0s8.0s10.0s
WPvivid
8.5s3.1s11.5s
9
BackWPup
1.9s8.5s10.5s
WPvivid
8.5s3.0s11.5s

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