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 | 74 | 362.5 KB | 130 | 2.0 MB | +56 |
| Plugins | 12,619 | 117.7 MB | 6,375 | 84.3 MB | -6,244 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 63 | 5.0 MB | 57 | ||
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 | 10.0s | 6.6s | 16.6s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 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 | 18 | 178.9 KB | 587 | 38.3 MB | +569 |
| Total | 16,678 | 217.2 MB | 11,055 | 220.4 MB | -5,623 |
| 22.1s |
| 4.6s |
| 26.7s |
| 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB |
| 2.7:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.6s | 16.4s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 45.1s | 8.5s | 53.6s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.5s | 16.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 1m 12.4s | 30.1s | 1m 42.5s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |