BackupBuddy vs BackWPup Backup Speed Battle

completedBlog Starter (XS) -- XS

BackupBuddyPROvsBackWPupFREE

BackupBuddy v9.1.5BackWPup v4.1.2
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
9.5svs43.3s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
BackupBuddy
48 MBvs94 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (9.5s vs 43.3s) · BackupBuddy produces smaller backups (48 MB vs 94 MB)

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
5.1s
Restore
38.1s
BackWPup
Backup
1.6s
Restore
7.8s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 45.2s
Backup
5.5s
Restore
39.6s
BackWPupTotal: 10.7s
Backup
1.7s
Restore
9.0s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 43.4s
Backup
5.2s
Restore
38.2s
BackWPupTotal: 9.8s
Backup
1.7s
Restore
8.1s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 43.8s
Backup
5.1s
Restore
38.8s
BackWPupTotal: 9.8s
Backup
1.7s
Restore
8.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up167.0 MB
Archive size48.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput30.5 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
BackWPup
Data backed up145.0 MB
Archive size94.0 MBTAR
Compression1.5:1
Throughput85.3 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddyBackWPupDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database33286.8 KB2172.5 KB-31
Plugins9,31059.9 MB2,18117.8 MB-7,129
Themes39414.4 MB39414.4 MB=
Uploads304.1 MB31973.0 KB+1
WP Core2,73355.9 MB2,73355.9 MB=
wp-config211.5 KB420.5 KB+2
Other18178.9 KB20181.8 KB+2
Total12,520134.8 MB5,36589.5 MB-7,155

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 6 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
4.7s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
0.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s

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
1Median
BackupBuddy
5.2s39.2s44.4s
BackWPup
1.7s9.0s10.7s
2
BackupBuddy
5.5s40.1s45.6s
BackWPup
1.7s7.8s9.5s
3
BackupBuddy
5.6s39.6s45.2s
BackWPup
1.7s9.1s10.8s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackupBuddy
5.1s38.8s43.9s
BackWPup
1.7s8.1s9.8s
5
BackupBuddy
5.2s38.2s43.4s
BackWPup
1.7s8.7s10.4s
6
BackupBuddy
5.3s38.1s43.3s
BackWPup
1.6s8.0s9.6s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7Median
BackupBuddy
5.1s38.8s43.8s
BackWPup
1.6s8.1s9.8s
8
BackupBuddy
5.2s38.8s44.0s
BackWPup
1.7s8.8s10.4s
9
BackupBuddy
5.1s37.2s42.3s
BackWPup
1.7s7.8s9.4s

Downloads

Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackupBuddy (TXT)File Inventory — BackWPup (TXT)

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