BackupBuddy vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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BackupBuddyPROvsWPvividFREE

BackupBuddy v9.1.17WPvivid v0.9.130
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Speed Winner
WPvivid
11.6svs57.7s

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
6.2s
Restore
51.5s
WPvivid
Backup
8.4s
Restore
3.0s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 1m 0.4s
Backup
7.5s
Restore
52.7s
WPvividTotal: 11.7s
Backup
8.6s
Restore
3.2s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 58.2s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
51.8s
WPvividTotal: 11.6s
Backup
8.4s
Restore
3.2s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 57.9s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
51.7s
WPvividTotal: 11.8s
Backup
8.5s
Restore
3.3s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up199.0 MB
Archive size58.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput26.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
WPvivid
Data backed up88.0 MB
Archive size44.0 MBZIP
Compression2:1
Throughput10.2 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
0.2s
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
1Median
BackupBuddy
7.6s52.7s1m 0.4s
WPvivid
8.6s3.3s11.9s
2
BackupBuddy
7.4s53.6s1m 1.0s
WPvivid
8.5s3.2s11.7s
3
BackupBuddy
7.5s52.0s59.6s
WPvivid
8.6s3.0s11.6s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackupBuddy
6.4s51.8s58.2s
WPvivid
8.5s3.0s11.5s
5
BackupBuddy
6.2s52.0s58.2s
WPvivid
8.4s3.2s11.6s
6
BackupBuddy
6.2s51.5s57.7s
WPvivid
8.4s3.3s11.7s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackupBuddy
6.2s51.1s57.4s
WPvivid
8.5s3.3s11.8s
8Median
BackupBuddy
6.2s51.8s57.9s
WPvivid
8.4s3.2s11.6s
9
BackupBuddy
6.2s51.7s57.9s
WPvivid
8.6s3.3s11.9s

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