Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 33.0 KB | +1 |
| Plugins | 10,138 | 88.6 MB | 4,545 | 62.6 MB | -5,593 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 77 | 5.4 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 6 (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 | BackupBuddy | 7.5s | 48.9s | 56.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 |
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| 2.0 MB |
| -28 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 1 | 5.8 KB | = |
| Other | 19 | 184.6 KB | 19 | 187.8 KB | = |
| Total | 13,407 | 165.1 MB | 7,787 | 135.8 MB | -5,620 |
UpdraftPlus | 6.9s | 3.1s | 9.9s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 7.4s | 48.5s | 55.9s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.8s | 3.0s | 9.8s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 7.7s | 49.4s | 57.2s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.0s | 3.0s | 10.0s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 47.3s | 53.6s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 3.0s | 9.6s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 48.0s | 54.3s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.5s | 2.8s | 9.3s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 6.4s | 47.4s | 53.8s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.7s | 2.9s | 9.5s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 47.8s | 54.1s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.5s | 3.0s | 9.5s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 48.8s | 55.0s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.5s | 3.1s | 9.6s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 48.9s | 55.2s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 6.9s | 2.5s | 9.4s | 51.0 MBGZgzip/ 160.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |