SafeGuard vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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SafeGuardPROvsWPvividFREE

SafeGuard v1.2.0WPvivid v0.9.96
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Speed Winner
SafeGuard
11.4svs17.8s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
63 MBvs70 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

SafeGuard is faster (11.4s vs 17.8s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (63 MB vs 70 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.

Backup Scope

SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

SafeGuard
Backup
6.4s
Restore
5.0s
WPvivid
Backup
14.8s
Restore
2.9s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
SafeGuardTotal: 13.1s
Backup
7.0s
Restore
6.1s
WPvividTotal: 18.4s
Backup
15.4s
Restore
3.0s
Managed WordPress
SafeGuardTotal: 11.4s
Backup
6.4s
Restore
5.0s
WPvividTotal: 17.8s
Backup
14.8s
Restore
3.0s
VPS Standard
SafeGuardTotal: 11.4s
Backup
6.4s
Restore
5.0s
WPvividTotal: 17.8s
Backup
14.8s
Restore
3.0s

Backup Size & Efficiency

SafeGuard
Data backed up215.0 MB
Archive size70.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput30.6 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
WPvivid
Data backed up158.0 MB
Archive size63.0 MBZIP
Compression2.5:1
Throughput10.3 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategorySafeGuardWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1172.4 KB1196.7 KB=
Plugins5,93683.9 MB5,67179.5 MB-265
Themes1,13634.9 MB1,13634.9 MB=
Uploads571.9 MB571.9 MB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config00 B15.8 KB+1
Other296.4 MB366.4 MB+7
Total9,941184.6 MB9,684180.3 MB-257

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 5 (median)

SafeGuard
SCAN
0.2s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
5.6s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
14.4s

Iteration Results

9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
SafeGuard
6.7s5.1s11.8s
WPvivid
15.4s3.0s18.4s
2Median
SafeGuard
7.0s6.1s13.1s
WPvivid
15.4s3.0s18.4s
3
SafeGuard
7.4s6.1s13.6s
WPvivid
15.7s3.0s18.7s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
SafeGuard
6.4s5.0s11.4s
WPvivid
14.8s3.0s17.9s
5
SafeGuard
6.4s5.0s11.4s
WPvivid
14.9s2.9s17.8s
6Median
SafeGuard
6.4s5.0s11.4s
WPvivid
14.8s3.0s17.8s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
SafeGuard
6.4s5.0s11.4s
WPvivid
14.8s3.0s17.8s
8
SafeGuard
6.4s5.1s11.5s
WPvivid
14.8s3.0s17.8s
9
SafeGuard
6.4s5.0s11.4s
WPvivid
14.8s2.9s17.7s

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