Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 165.0 KB | 1 | 156.0 KB | = |
| Plugins | 2,137 | 17.2 MB | 2,402 | 21.5 MB | +265 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 31 | 973.0 KB | 24 | 968.9 KB | |
Iteration 3 (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 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 7.4s | 9.0s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 |
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 | 22 | 190.7 KB | 19 | 187.8 KB | -3 |
| Total | 5,365 | 89.5 MB | 5,618 | 93.8 MB | +253 |
SafeGuard | 3.4s | 3.5s | 6.9s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 7.7s | 9.3s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.6s | 6.9s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 7.0s | 8.6s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.2s | 3.4s | 6.6s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 7.7s | 9.3s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.4s | 6.7s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 1.6s | 7.6s | 9.2s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.3s | 6.5s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 6.8s | 8.4s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.5s | 6.8s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 1.5s | 7.4s | 8.9s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.5s | 6.8s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 1.7s | 7.4s | 9.1s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.3s | 3.2s | 6.4s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 8.0s | 9.6s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 3.2s | 3.6s | 6.8s | 37.0 MBZIPdefN/ 111.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |