Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (31.0s vs 38.1s) · Duplicator produces smaller backups (108 MB vs 219 MB)
⚠️Different backup scope -- results may not be directly comparable
One plugin backs up more data categories than the other, which affects both speed and archive size.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 2.9 MB | 1 | 4.5 MB | = |
| Plugins | 10,548 | 119.6 MB | 11,493 | 128.6 MB | +945 |
| Themes | 558 | 18.6 MB | 558 | 18.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 266 | 9.5 MB | 259 | 9.5 MB | |
Iteration 7 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 11.1s | 31.8s | 42.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 23 | 208.4 KB | 652 | 40.4 MB | +629 |
| Total | 14,180 | 208.1 MB | 15,745 | 258.9 MB | +1,565 |
Duplicator | 28.1s | 13.9s | 42.0s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 11.6s | 32.2s | 43.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 33.4s | 15.8s | 49.2s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 11.4s | 33.7s | 45.1s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 33.5s | 16.6s | 50.1s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 3.8s | 26.9s | 30.8s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 23.1s | 13.0s | 36.1s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 4.0s | 27.0s | 31.0s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 26.0s | 14.0s | 40.0s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 5.3s | 27.9s | 33.1s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 27.2s | 14.2s | 41.4s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 3.9s | 27.3s | 31.2s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 25.1s | 13.0s | 38.1s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 4.0s | 27.0s | 31.0s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 25.7s | 13.9s | 39.7s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 5.2s | 27.5s | 32.7s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 27.1s | 14.1s | 41.3s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |