Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 130 | 2.0 MB | 23 | 312.3 KB | -107 |
| Plugins | 6,376 | 84.3 MB | 5,742 | 79.3 MB | -634 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 57 | 1.9 MB | |
Iteration 13 (median)
18 iterations across 6 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 | Duplicator | 22.5s | 5.0s | 27.5s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | -2 |
| Other | 587 | 38.3 MB | 25 | 6.4 MB | -562 |
| Total | 11,056 | 220.4 MB | 9,751 | 181.9 MB | -1,305 |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 52.1s | 20.4s | 1m 12.5s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.6s | 1.0s | 9.6s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 1m 23.0s | 29.6s | 1m 52.6s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.6s | 1.0s | 9.6s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 22.5s | 5.0s | 27.5s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator | 45.3s | 9.6s | 54.9s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator | 1m 11.6s | 28.9s | 1m 40.5s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 0.9s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 22.5s | 4.9s | 27.4s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 0.9s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 45.3s | 9.1s | 54.4s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 0.9s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator | 1m 10.9s | 13.3s | 1m 24.2s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.2s | 0.9s | 9.1s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator | 22.1s | 5.0s | 27.1s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 0.9s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | Duplicator | 45.6s | 8.9s | 54.6s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | Duplicator | 1m 10.2s | 29.3s | 1m 39.5s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 0.9s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator | 22.1s | 4.8s | 27.0s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | Duplicator | 45.6s | 9.1s | 54.7s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | Duplicator | 1m 10.9s | 13.7s | 1m 24.5s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 0.9s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator | 22.3s | 4.6s | 26.9s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | Duplicator | 45.5s | 8.9s | 54.4s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 0.9s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | Duplicator | 1m 10.6s | 13.7s | 1m 24.3s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.1s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |