Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackupBuddy | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 46 | 359.3 KB | 19 | 313.2 KB | -27 |
| Plugins | 9,952 | 84.5 MB | 3,073 | 46.1 MB | -6,879 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 55 | 5.2 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 6.9s | 5.0s | 11.9s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
| 2.0 MB |
| -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 | 13,200 | 160.6 MB | 6,287 | 119.0 MB | -6,913 |
| 4.9s |
| 0.7s |
| 5.6s |
| 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB |
| 3.0:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 6.9s | 5.2s | 12.1s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 6.8s | 5.0s | 11.8s | 56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |