Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackupBuddy | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 151 | 20.1 MB | 169 | 13.8 MB | +18 |
| Plugins | 25,596 | 309.0 MB | 19,352 | 275.6 MB | -6,244 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 812 | 33.7 MB | 806 | ||
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 | 26.0s | 1m 8.2s | 1m 34.2s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 30.5 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 4 | 16.1 KB | +2 |
| Other | 21 | 199.8 KB | 590 | 42.0 MB | +569 |
| Total | 29,877 | 438.2 MB | 24,216 | 437.3 MB | -5,661 |
| 43.6s |
| 15.2s |
| 58.7s |
| 197.0 MBZIPdefX/ 457.0 MB |
| 2.3:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 25.9s | 1m 7.8s | 1m 33.7s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 46.8s | 47.7s | 2m 34.5s | 383.0 MBZIPdefX/ 939.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 25.7s | 1m 14.9s | 1m 40.6s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 3m 1.7s | 1m 3.5s | 4m 5.2s | 570.0 MBZIPdefX/ 1.4 GB | 2.5:1 | Verified |