Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (6.7s vs 10.9s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (48 MB vs 120 MB)
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 16 | 236.9 KB | 25 | 152.0 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 2,823 | 42.4 MB | 4,283 | 58.0 MB | +1,460 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 56 | 2.0 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.7s | 6.8s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 2.0 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 20 | 182.6 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -3 |
| Total | 6,046 | 115.3 MB | 7,504 | 130.8 MB | +1,458 |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.7s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 3.7s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 3.0s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.6s | 6.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.9s | 2.9s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |