Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (9.5s vs 43.3s) · BackupBuddy produces smaller backups (48 MB vs 94 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | BackWPup | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 33 | 286.8 KB | 2 | 172.5 KB | -31 |
| Plugins | 9,310 | 59.9 MB | 2,181 | 17.8 MB | -7,129 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 31 | 973.0 KB | |
Iteration 6 (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 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 39.2s | 44.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 |
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| +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 | 18 | 178.9 KB | 20 | 181.8 KB | +2 |
| Total | 12,520 | 134.8 MB | 5,365 | 89.5 MB | -7,155 |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 9.0s | 10.7s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 5.5s | 40.1s | 45.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 7.8s | 9.5s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 5.6s | 39.6s | 45.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 9.1s | 10.8s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 38.8s | 43.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.1s | 9.8s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.2s | 43.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.7s | 10.4s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 38.1s | 43.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.6s | 8.0s | 9.6s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 38.8s | 43.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.6s | 8.1s | 9.8s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 38.8s | 44.0s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 8.8s | 10.4s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 5.1s | 37.2s | 42.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 1.7s | 7.8s | 9.4s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |