Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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 | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 21 | 3.1 MB | 24 | 3.2 MB | +3 |
| Plugins | 10,573 | 119.9 MB | 10,840 | 124.2 MB | +267 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 266 | 9.5 MB | 259 | 9.5 MB | |
Iteration 8 (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 | 10.6s | 30.9s | 41.5s | 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 | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | -2 |
| Other | 21 | 199.5 KB | 28 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 14,180 | 208.1 MB | 14,448 | 218.6 MB | +268 |
SafeGuard | 14.3s | 18.0s | 32.3s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 10.6s | 32.0s | 42.6s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 14.9s | 19.6s | 34.5s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 11.9s | 34.9s | 46.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.1s | 19.2s | 34.3s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 3.8s | 26.4s | 30.1s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.6s | 11.6s | 20.2s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 3.9s | 28.0s | 31.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 11.6s | 20.1s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 5.2s | 29.4s | 34.6s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 12.5s | 21.0s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 3.8s | 27.8s | 31.6s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 11.7s | 20.2s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 3.8s | 27.2s | 30.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 12.1s | 20.6s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 5.4s | 28.6s | 34.0s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Failed |
SafeGuard | 8.6s | 13.4s | 22.0s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |