Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
UpdraftPlus is faster (9.4s vs 11.5s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (44 MB vs 51 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | UpdraftPlus | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 25 | 156.4 KB | 0 | 0 B | -25 |
| Plugins | 4,566 | 63.1 MB | 0 | 0 B | -4,566 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 0 | ||
Iteration 5 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 3.0s | 9.8s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 |
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| 0 B |
| -49 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 3 | 14.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -3 |
| Other | 17 | 178.9 KB | 7 | 44.1 MB | -10 |
| Total | 7,787 | 135.8 MB | 7 | 44.1 MB | -7,780 |
WPvivid | 8.3s | 3.2s | 11.5s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| 2 | UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 3.0s | 9.8s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.4s | 3.3s | 11.7s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 2.9s | 9.6s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 3.1s | 11.6s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 2.8s | 9.6s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 3.1s | 11.6s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 2.9s | 9.6s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.3s | 3.2s | 11.6s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.8s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 3.1s | 11.6s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | UpdraftPlus | 6.6s | 3.0s | 9.7s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.4s | 3.1s | 11.5s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | UpdraftPlus | 6.6s | 2.8s | 9.4s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 2.7s | 11.2s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | UpdraftPlus | 6.6s | 2.7s | 9.3s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.6s | 3.1s | 11.8s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |