Not comparable — plugins back up different data
Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes
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 | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 2 | 172.5 KB | 11 | 115.5 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 2,181 | 17.8 MB | 3,718 | 33.9 MB | +1,537 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 31 | 973.0 KB | 24 | ||
Iteration 9 (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 | 1.7s | 8.2s | 10.0s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
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| 968.9 KB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 20 | 181.8 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -3 |
| Total | 5,365 | 89.5 MB | 6,900 | 105.5 MB | +1,535 |
UpdraftPlus | 5.9s | 2.9s | 8.7s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.9s | 10.6s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.8s | 2.6s | 8.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.6s | 10.3s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.8s | 3.0s | 8.8s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 1.8s | 8.4s | 10.2s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.7s | 2.8s | 8.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.9s | 10.6s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.9s | 2.7s | 8.6s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.9s | 10.6s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.6s | 2.5s | 8.1s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.5s | 10.2s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.4s | 2.7s | 8.1s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 8.2s | 9.8s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.6s | 8.2s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 1.6s | 7.9s | 9.5s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 5.7s | 2.8s | 8.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |