Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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 | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 33 | 286.8 KB | 5 | 273.4 KB | -28 |
| Plugins | 9,310 | 59.9 MB | 2,443 | 22.0 MB | -6,867 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 24 | ||
Iteration 6 (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 | 5.1s | 39.1s | 44.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 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
| 968.9 KB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | = |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -1 |
| Total | 12,520 | 134.8 MB | 5,618 | 93.8 MB | -6,902 |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.5s | 6.9s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 5.4s | 39.6s | 45.0s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.6s | 6.9s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 39.7s | 45.0s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.2s | 3.6s | 6.9s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 5.0s | 38.1s | 43.0s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.2s | 3.5s | 6.8s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 5.0s | 38.9s | 43.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.6s | 6.9s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 38.2s | 43.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.6s | 6.9s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 39.4s | 44.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.5s | 6.8s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 39.0s | 44.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.6s | 6.9s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.2s | 43.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.5s | 6.8s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |