BackupBuddy vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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BackupBuddy v9.1.5WPvivid v0.9.96
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Speed Winner
WPvivid
11.5svs57.3s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
44 MBvs58 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
WPvivid

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
6.1s
Restore
51.2s
WPvivid
Backup
8.3s
Restore
3.1s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 1m 0.6s
Backup
7.6s
Restore
53.1s
WPvividTotal: 11.5s
Backup
8.4s
Restore
3.1s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 57.7s
Backup
6.1s
Restore
51.5s
WPvividTotal: 11.6s
Backup
8.5s
Restore
3.2s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 58.1s
Backup
6.1s
Restore
52.1s
WPvividTotal: 11.5s
Backup
8.3s
Restore
3.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up199.0 MB
Archive size58.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput26.3 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
WPvivid
Data backed up88.0 MB
Archive size44.0 MBZIP
Compression2:1
Throughput10.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddyWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database00 B1184.7 KB+1
Plugins10,13888.6 MB2,99946.4 MB-7,139
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads775.4 MB492.0 MB-28
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other19184.6 KB26193.8 KB+7
Total13,407165.1 MB6,248119.8 MB-7,159

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 6 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
5.6s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
8.0s

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
BackupBuddy
7.7s52.3s60.0s
WPvivid
8.4s3.0s11.5s
2
BackupBuddy
7.4s53.7s1m 1.1s
WPvivid
8.4s3.1s11.5s
3Median
BackupBuddy
7.6s53.1s1m 0.6s
WPvivid
8.4s3.2s11.6s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackupBuddy
6.1s51.6s57.7s
WPvivid
8.5s3.1s11.5s
5
BackupBuddy
6.3s51.5s57.7s
WPvivid
8.4s3.2s11.6s
6
BackupBuddy
6.1s51.2s57.3s
WPvivid
8.5s3.2s11.6s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
BackupBuddy
6.0s52.1s58.1s
WPvivid
8.3s3.2s11.5s
8
BackupBuddy
6.3s52.6s59.0s
WPvivid
8.3s3.1s11.4s
9
BackupBuddy
6.1s50.8s57.0s
WPvivid
8.5s3.1s11.6s

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