Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (31.3s vs 1m 34.3s) · BackupBuddy produces smaller backups (178 MB vs 402 MB)
| Category | BackupBuddy | BackWPup | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 151 | 20.1 MB | 59 | 11.2 MB | -92 |
| Plugins | 25,596 | 309.0 MB | 18,463 | 266.9 MB | -7,133 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 812 | 33.7 MB | 813 | ||
Iteration 2 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 26.0s | 1m 10.6s | 1m 36.6s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 30.5 MB |
| +1 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 4 | 20.5 KB | +2 |
| Other | 21 | 199.8 KB | 23 | 206.3 KB | +2 |
| Total | 29,877 | 438.2 MB | 22,657 | 384.2 MB | -7,220 |
| 13.1s |
| 18.8s |
| 31.8s |
| 402.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB |
| 1.2:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 25.8s | 1m 8.5s | 1m 34.3s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 12.6s | 18.2s | 30.8s | 402.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 26.3s | 1m 6.4s | 1m 32.7s | 178.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 12.9s | 18.4s | 31.3s | 402.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |