Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (15.9s vs 26.5s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (98 MB vs 219 MB)
A crash is scoped to the hosting tier it happened on: the plugin loses that tier but is still measured on the tiers it survives.
⚠️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 | 1 | 2.9 MB | 1 | 2.8 MB | = |
| Plugins | 10,548 | 119.6 MB | 13,150 | 142.6 MB | +2,602 |
| Themes | 558 | 18.6 MB | 558 | 18.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 266 | 9.5 MB | 259 | 9.5 MB | |
Iteration 4 (median)
6 iterations across 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 13.0s | 16.1s | 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 | 680 | 17.1 MB | +657 |
| Total | 14,180 | 208.1 MB | 17,430 | 247.9 MB | +3,250 |
Duplicator Pro | 17.9s | 8.4s | 26.3s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 3.1s | 12.7s | 15.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.0s | 9.2s | 27.3s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 6 | BackWPup | 3.5s | 12.8s | 16.3s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 9.3s | 27.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 12.6s | 15.8s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.0s | 8.5s | 26.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 3.1s | 13.0s | 16.2s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.0s | 9.2s | 27.2s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 3.5s | 13.2s | 16.7s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.2s | 9.2s | 27.4s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |