BackWPup vs Duplicator Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPup v4.1.2Duplicator v1.5.9
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
11.5svs23.9s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
Duplicator
100 MBvs202 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (11.5s vs 23.9s) · Duplicator produces smaller backups (100 MB vs 202 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.

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Duplicator
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

BackWPup
Backup
2.4s
Restore
9.1s
Duplicator
Backup
17.8s
Restore
6.0s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 14.3s
Backup
3.9s
Restore
10.4s
DuplicatorTotal: 28.2s
Backup
21.7s
Restore
6.4s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 11.5s
Backup
2.4s
Restore
9.1s
DuplicatorTotal: 26.1s
Backup
20.0s
Restore
6.1s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 11.6s
Backup
2.4s
Restore
9.2s
DuplicatorTotal: 26.6s
Backup
20.5s
Restore
6.2s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up271.0 MB
Archive size202.0 MBTAR
Compression1.3:1
Throughput69.5 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
Duplicator
Data backed up245.0 MB
Archive size100.0 MBZIP
Compression2.6:1
Throughput12.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupDuplicatorDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1582.2 KB11.9 MB=
Plugins7,809103.5 MB8,751112.5 MB+942
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads26818.2 MB26118.2 MB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB00 B-2
Other24196.9 KB65439.5 MB+630
Total11,276193.5 MB12,839243.0 MB+1,563

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.6s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
Duplicator
SCAN
0.4s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
16.1s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s
INSTALLER
0.6s

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
BackWPup
3.6s10.0s13.7s
Duplicator
18.2s6.0s24.2s
2
BackWPup
4.0s10.5s14.5s
Duplicator
21.9s6.4s28.3s
3Median
BackWPup
3.9s10.4s14.3s
Duplicator
21.7s6.5s28.2s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
2.4s8.9s11.3s
Duplicator
17.8s6.1s23.9s
5
BackWPup
2.4s9.1s11.5s
Duplicator
20.3s6.1s26.4s
6Median
BackWPup
2.4s9.2s11.6s
Duplicator
20.0s6.0s26.1s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
2.4s9.1s11.5s
Duplicator
17.8s6.0s23.9s
8Median
BackWPup
2.4s9.2s11.6s
Duplicator
20.5s6.4s26.9s
9
BackWPup
2.5s9.5s11.9s
Duplicator
20.5s6.2s26.6s

Downloads

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