Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 2.9 MB | 1 | 384.5 KB | = |
| Plugins | 10,548 | 119.6 MB | 12,099 | 135.8 MB | +1,551 |
| Themes | 558 | 18.6 MB | 558 | 18.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackWPup | 5.0s | 15.9s | 20.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 |
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| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.6 KB | 1 | 5.8 KB | -1 |
| Other | 23 | 208.4 KB | 30 | 6.5 MB | +7 |
| Total | 14,180 | 208.1 MB | 15,730 | 228.1 MB | +1,550 |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.9s | 18.8s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 5.0s | 15.8s | 20.8s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.6s | 6.0s | 18.7s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 5.1s | 16.3s | 21.5s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.0s | 19.2s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 3.3s | 14.1s | 17.4s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.0s | 5.9s | 16.9s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 3.2s | 14.1s | 17.3s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.1s | 5.9s | 17.0s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | ||
| 6 | BackWPup | 3.6s | 14.4s | 18.0s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.1s | 6.1s | 17.1s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 3.2s | 14.0s | 17.2s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.1s | 5.8s | 16.9s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 3.2s | 14.2s | 17.4s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.0s | 5.8s | 16.9s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | ||
| 9 | BackWPup | 3.6s | 14.4s | 17.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 11.1s | 6.3s | 17.4s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |