Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (9.1s vs 12.9s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (45 MB vs 94 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 Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 2 | 172.5 KB | 140 | 945.2 KB | +138 |
| Plugins | 2,181 | 17.8 MB | 4,707 | 40.4 MB | +2,526 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 31 | 973.0 KB | 24 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackWPup | 1.6s | 7.8s | 9.4s | 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
| 968.9 KB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 5 | 17.0 KB | +1 |
| Other | 20 | 181.8 KB | 598 | 9.4 MB | +578 |
| Total | 5,365 | 89.5 MB | 8,601 | 122.0 MB | +3,236 |
Duplicator Pro | 8.0s | 5.4s | 13.4s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 7.5s | 9.1s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.9s | 5.5s | 13.4s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 1.5s | 8.6s | 10.1s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.8s | 5.1s | 12.9s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackWPup | 1.7s | 7.5s | 9.2s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.6s | 5.3s | 12.9s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 1.7s | 7.1s | 8.8s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.9s | 5.1s | 13.0s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.5s | 10.1s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 8.0s | 5.4s | 13.3s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 1.6s | 7.5s | 9.1s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.6s | 5.1s | 12.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 1.6s | 7.6s | 9.2s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.9s | 5.1s | 13.1s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.0s | 9.7s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 7.9s | 5.3s | 13.2s | 45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |