BackWPup vs SafeGuard Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPupFREEvsSafeGuardPRO

BackWPup v4.1.2SafeGuard v1.2.0
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Speed Winner
SafeGuard
6.5svs8.6s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
SafeGuard
37 MBvs94 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
SafeGuard

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

⚠️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.

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
1.6s
Restore
7.0s
SafeGuard
Backup
3.2s
Restore
3.3s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 9.0s
Backup
1.6s
Restore
7.4s
SafeGuardTotal: 6.9s
Backup
3.3s
Restore
3.5s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 9.2s
Backup
1.6s
Restore
7.6s
SafeGuardTotal: 6.7s
Backup
3.3s
Restore
3.4s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 9.1s
Backup
1.6s
Restore
7.4s
SafeGuardTotal: 6.8s
Backup
3.3s
Restore
3.5s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up145.0 MB
Archive size94.0 MBTAR
Compression1.5:1
Throughput87.9 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
SafeGuard
Data backed up111.0 MB
Archive size37.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput33.2 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupSafeGuardDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1165.0 KB1156.0 KB=
Plugins2,13717.2 MB2,40221.5 MB+265
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads31973.0 KB24968.9 KB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB00 B-2
Other22190.7 KB19187.8 KB-3
Total5,36589.5 MB5,61893.8 MB+253

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 3 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
0.9s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
SafeGuard
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
2.6s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s

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
BackWPup
1.6s7.4s9.0s
SafeGuard
3.4s3.5s6.9s
2
BackWPup
1.6s7.7s9.3s
SafeGuard
3.3s3.6s6.9s
3
BackWPup
1.6s7.0s8.6s
SafeGuard
3.2s3.4s6.6s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
1.6s7.7s9.3s
SafeGuard
3.3s3.4s6.7s
5Median
BackWPup
1.6s7.6s9.2s
SafeGuard
3.3s3.3s6.5s
6
BackWPup
1.6s6.8s8.4s
SafeGuard
3.3s3.5s6.8s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
BackWPup
1.5s7.4s8.9s
SafeGuard
3.3s3.5s6.8s
8
BackWPup
1.7s7.4s9.1s
SafeGuard
3.3s3.2s6.4s
9
BackWPup
1.6s8.0s9.6s
SafeGuard
3.2s3.6s6.8s

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Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackWPup (TXT)File Inventory — SafeGuard (TXT)

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