Duplicator Pro vs SafeGuard Backup Speed Battle

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Duplicator ProPROvsSafeGuardPRO

Duplicator Pro v4.5.24SafeGuard v1.2.0
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Speed Winner
SafeGuard
8.3svs15.5s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
SafeGuard
48 MBvs56 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
SafeGuard

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

Backup Scope

Duplicator Pro
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

Overall Median Times

Duplicator Pro
Backup
9.7s
Restore
5.7s
SafeGuard
Backup
4.1s
Restore
4.1s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
Duplicator ProTotal: 15.8s
Backup
9.9s
Restore
6.0s
SafeGuardTotal: 8.5s
Backup
4.2s
Restore
4.3s
Managed WordPress
Duplicator ProTotal: 15.5s
Backup
9.8s
Restore
5.7s
SafeGuardTotal: 8.3s
Backup
4.1s
Restore
4.2s
VPS Standard
Duplicator ProTotal: 15.7s
Backup
9.8s
Restore
5.8s
SafeGuardTotal: 8.3s
Backup
4.2s
Restore
4.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

Duplicator Pro
Data backed up171.0 MB
Archive size56.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput17.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra
SafeGuard
Data backed up144.0 MB
Archive size48.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput33.8 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

Backup Inventory

CategoryDuplicator ProSafeGuardDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1541009.1 KB19339.0 KB-135
Plugins5,55569.6 MB3,29151.2 MB-2,264
Themes39414.4 MB39414.4 MB=
Uploads492.0 MB492.0 MB=
WP Core2,73355.9 MB2,73355.9 MB=
wp-config517.0 KB28.9 KB-3
Other5989.5 MB17178.9 KB-581
Total9,488152.4 MB6,505124.1 MB-2,983

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 4 (median)

Duplicator Pro
SCAN
8.8s
SafeGuard
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
3.5s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s

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
Duplicator Pro
9.8s6.0s15.8s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.1s8.3s
2Median
Duplicator Pro
9.9s5.8s15.7s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.3s8.5s
3
Duplicator Pro
11.1s6.2s17.4s
SafeGuard
4.3s4.5s8.8s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
Duplicator Pro
9.8s5.7s15.5s
SafeGuard
4.1s4.2s8.3s
5
Duplicator Pro
9.8s5.8s15.7s
SafeGuard
4.1s4.2s8.3s
6Median
Duplicator Pro
9.7s5.7s15.4s
SafeGuard
4.3s4.2s8.5s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
Duplicator Pro
9.7s5.8s15.5s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.1s8.2s
8Median
Duplicator Pro
9.8s5.8s15.7s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.1s8.3s
9
Duplicator Pro
9.8s6.2s16.0s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.4s8.6s

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