Not comparable — plugins back up different data
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 130 | 2.0 MB | 29 | 177.2 KB | -101 |
| Plugins | 6,583 | 88.8 MB | 7,234 | 96.2 MB | +651 |
| Themes | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | = |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 57 | 1.9 MB | |
Iteration 4 (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 | Duplicator | 19.4s | 7.7s | 27.2s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 222.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
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| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 591 | 38.8 MB | 27 | 6.4 MB | -564 |
| Total | 11,238 | 223.1 MB | 11,223 | 196.4 MB | -15 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.6s | 5.5s | 19.2s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 25.0s | 8.0s | 33.0s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 5.2s | 18.4s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 26.6s | 8.1s | 34.6s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 4.8s | 18.3s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 19.2s | 8.0s | 27.3s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 222.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.6s | 5.2s | 15.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator | 22.3s | 7.7s | 30.0s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
UpdraftPlus | 10.3s | 5.2s | 15.5s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | Duplicator | 21.8s | 7.9s | 29.7s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.3s | 5.2s | 15.5s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 19.2s | 7.7s | 26.9s | 82.0 MBZIPdefX/ 222.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.2s | 15.9s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | Duplicator | 21.8s | 8.0s | 29.8s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.1s | 15.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | Duplicator | 21.8s | 7.7s | 29.5s | 87.0 MBZIPdefX/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.3s | 15.9s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |