UpdraftPlus vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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UpdraftPlusPROvsWPvividFREE

UpdraftPlus v2.26.5.26WPvivid v0.9.130
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Speed Winner
UpdraftPlus
13.0svs20.9s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
80 MBvs90 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

UpdraftPlus is faster (13.0s vs 20.9s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (80 MB vs 90 MB)

Backup Scope

UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

UpdraftPlus
Backup
9.2s
Restore
3.7s
WPvivid
Backup
16.3s
Restore
4.4s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
UpdraftPlusTotal: 14.3s
Backup
10.4s
Restore
3.8s
WPvividTotal: 21.8s
Backup
17.4s
Restore
4.4s
Managed WordPress
UpdraftPlusTotal: 13.1s
Backup
9.2s
Restore
3.8s
WPvividTotal: 21.2s
Backup
16.5s
Restore
4.5s
VPS Standard
UpdraftPlusTotal: 13.0s
Backup
9.2s
Restore
3.8s
WPvividTotal: 20.9s
Backup
16.3s
Restore
4.5s

Backup Size & Efficiency

UpdraftPlus
Data backed up254.0 MB
Archive size90.0 MBGZ
Compression2.9:1
Throughput24.3 MB/s
Compression methodgzip
WPvivid
Data backed up181.0 MB
Archive size80.0 MBZIP
Compression2.3:1
Throughput10.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryUpdraftPlusWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database165.4 KB1620.7 KB=
Plugins9,358119.8 MB7,812103.5 MB-1,546
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads26118.2 MB26118.2 MB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other316.4 MB386.4 MB+7
Total12,824215.4 MB11,285199.7 MB-1,539

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 5 (median)

UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
8.1s
DB_EXPORT
0.5s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
15.8s

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
UpdraftPlus
9.7s4.0s13.7s
WPvivid
17.2s4.4s21.6s
2Median
UpdraftPlus
10.5s3.8s14.3s
WPvivid
17.4s4.4s21.8s
3
UpdraftPlus
10.4s3.8s14.3s
WPvivid
17.8s4.6s22.4s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
UpdraftPlus
9.2s3.8s13.1s
WPvivid
16.9s4.5s21.5s
5
UpdraftPlus
9.2s3.7s12.9s
WPvivid
16.4s4.5s20.9s
6Median
UpdraftPlus
9.3s3.9s13.1s
WPvivid
16.5s4.7s21.2s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
UpdraftPlus
9.2s3.8s13.0s
WPvivid
16.6s4.5s21.1s
8
UpdraftPlus
9.3s3.7s13.0s
WPvivid
16.3s4.4s20.7s
9Median
UpdraftPlus
9.2s3.9s13.1s
WPvivid
16.2s4.7s20.9s

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