Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
Duplicator is faster (16.0s vs 56.0s) · BackupBuddy produces smaller backups (58 MB vs 59 MB)
⚠️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 | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 47 | 359.5 KB | 126 | 1.5 MB | +79 |
| Plugins | 10,158 | 89.0 MB | 3,915 | 55.6 MB | -6,243 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 55 | 5.2 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 4 (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 | 7.3s | 52.1s | 59.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 2.0 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | +2 |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 581 | 31.5 MB | +563 |
| Total | 13,407 | 165.1 MB | 7,802 | 161.1 MB | -5,605 |
Duplicator | 11.1s | 4.9s | 16.0s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 7.3s | 50.8s | 58.1s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.5s | 5.1s | 18.6s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 7.1s | 50.6s | 57.7s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 14.5s | 4.9s | 19.4s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 50.1s | 56.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 11.0s | 5.0s | 16.0s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 50.4s | 56.6s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.5s | 5.2s | 18.7s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 49.7s | 55.9s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.4s | 5.0s | 18.4s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 49.7s | 56.0s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 10.9s | 5.0s | 16.0s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 6.1s | 50.4s | 56.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.5s | 5.1s | 18.5s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 50.6s | 56.8s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.3s | 5.0s | 18.2s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |