BackupBuddy vs UpdraftPlus Backup Speed Battle
completedBlog Starter (XS) -- XS
BackupBuddyPROvsUpdraftPlusPRO
BackupBuddy v9.1.17|UpdraftPlus v2.26.5.26|
🔒 SequentialBlog Starter (XS) — XSNone Load
Speed Winner
UpdraftPlus
6.4svs34.3s
Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Storage Winner
UpdraftPlus
40 MBvs48 MB
Smallest archive size
Best Overall
UpdraftPlus
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Backup Scope
BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Overall Median Times
BackupBuddy
Backup
4.9s
Restore
29.3s
UpdraftPlus
Backup
4.5s
Restore
1.9s
Per-Profile Median Times
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 34.6s
Backup
5.1s
Restore
29.5s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 6.6s
Backup
4.5s
Restore
1.9s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 34.4s
Backup
4.9s
Restore
29.3s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 6.4s
Backup
4.5s
Restore
1.9s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 34.4s
Backup
4.9s
Restore
29.5s
UpdraftPlusTotal: 6.5s
Backup
4.6s
Restore
1.9s
Backup Size & Efficiency
BackupBuddy
Data backed up167.0 MB
Archive size48.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput32.8 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
UpdraftPlus
Data backed up127.0 MB
Archive size40.0 MBGZ
Compression3.2:1
Throughput27.4 MB/s
Compression methodgzip
Backup Inventory
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 30.4 KB | +1 |
| Plugins | 9,276 | 59.4 MB | 3,683 | 33.4 MB | -5,593 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 52 | 4.2 MB | 24 | 968.9 KB | -28 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 1 | 5.8 KB | = |
| Other | 19 | 184.6 KB | 19 | 187.8 KB | = |
| Total | 12,520 | 134.8 MB | 6,900 | 105.5 MB | -5,620 |
Phase Breakdown
Iteration 9 (median)
BackupBuddy
SCAN
4.4s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
3.9s
DB_EXPORT
0.3s
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
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 29.4s | 34.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 4.5s | 2.0s | 6.6s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 29.8s | 34.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 4.5s | 1.9s | 6.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 29.5s | 34.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 4.6s | 1.9s | 6.6s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Managed WordPress3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 4.9s | 29.3s | 34.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 4.6s | 2.0s | 6.6s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 4.9s | 29.5s | 34.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 4.5s | 1.9s | 6.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 29.3s | 34.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 4.5s | 1.9s | 6.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
VPS Standard3 iterations
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 29.7s | 34.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 4.8s | 2.0s | 6.8s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 4.9s | 29.5s | 34.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 4.6s | 1.9s | 6.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 4.9s | 29.4s | 34.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 4.5s | 1.9s | 6.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
Downloads
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