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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 33 | 286.8 KB | 11 | 115.5 KB | -22 |
| Plugins | 9,310 | 59.9 MB | 3,718 | 33.9 MB | -5,592 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 24 | ||
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 | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 40.0s | 45.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
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| 968.9 KB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -1 |
| Total | 12,520 | 134.8 MB | 6,900 | 105.5 MB | -5,620 |
UpdraftPlus | 5.6s | 2.7s | 8.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 5.5s | 39.1s | 44.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.6s | 8.1s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 38.8s | 44.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.7s | 2.7s | 8.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 5.0s | 37.9s | 42.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.6s | 2.7s | 8.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 5.0s | 38.6s | 43.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.6s | 8.0s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 5.0s | 38.6s | 43.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.6s | 2.6s | 8.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 38.2s | 43.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.6s | 2.7s | 8.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 5.0s | 37.8s | 42.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.6s | 2.7s | 8.2s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 37.4s | 42.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.6s | 2.5s | 8.1s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |