Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackupBuddy is faster (10.5s vs 21.9s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (87 MB vs 91 MB)
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 88 | 919.6 KB | 43 | 231.3 KB | -45 |
| Plugins | 14,744 | 141.5 MB | 9,076 | 115.0 MB | -5,668 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 267 | 21.4 MB | 261 | ||
Iteration 1 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 0.0s | 10.6s | 91.0 MBZIPdefN/ 287.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 18.2 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 20 | 182.1 KB | 27 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 18,243 | 233.7 MB | 12,532 | 209.7 MB | -5,711 |
UpdraftPlus | 15.1s | 6.5s | 21.7s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 10.3s | 0.0s | 10.3s | 91.0 MBZIPdefN/ 287.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.1s | 6.8s | 21.9s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 0.0s | 10.5s | 91.0 MBZIPdefN/ 287.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.9s | 7.3s | 22.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |