Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (11.1s vs 15.2s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (56 MB vs 125 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 | 16 | 238.7 KB | 154 | 1009.1 KB | +138 |
| Plugins | 3,029 | 46.9 MB | 5,555 | 69.6 MB | +2,526 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 56 | 2.0 MB | 49 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.5s | 11.5s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | 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
| 2.0 MB |
| -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 | 182.5 KB | 598 | 9.5 MB | +578 |
| Total | 6,252 | 119.8 MB | 9,488 | 152.4 MB | +3,236 |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.7s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 2.0s | 10.4s | 12.4s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.9s | 5.6s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 3.2s | 9.5s | 12.8s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 6.5s | 17.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.6s | 11.5s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.7s | 5.8s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.4s | 11.3s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.7s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.9s | 11.8s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.4s | 15.2s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.2s | 11.1s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.4s | 15.2s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 8.9s | 10.8s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.7s | 5.7s | 15.4s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.4s | 11.3s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 9.7s | 6.1s | 15.8s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |