Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 20 | 252.6 KB | 23 | 340.2 KB | +3 |
| Plugins | 5,695 | 80.1 MB | 5,959 | 84.3 MB | +264 |
| Themes | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | = |
| Uploads | 64 | 1.9 MB | 57 | 1.9 MB | |
Iteration 4 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 5.5s | 17.6s | 23.1s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | -2 |
| Other | 20 | 182.6 KB | 27 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 9,676 | 174.1 MB | 9,941 | 184.6 MB | +265 |
SafeGuard | 8.1s | 6.7s | 14.8s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 7.9s | 19.1s | 27.0s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.8s | 10.0s | 18.7s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 7.5s | 20.0s | 27.5s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 10.4s | 10.7s | 21.1s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 15.8s | 18.5s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.8s | 6.3s | 13.1s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 2.8s | 15.7s | 18.5s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.4s | 13.3s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 17.0s | 19.7s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.5s | 13.4s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 2.7s | 16.1s | 18.8s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.8s | 6.4s | 13.2s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 16.1s | 18.8s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.4s | 13.3s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 15.5s | 18.2s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 6.9s | 6.3s | 13.2s | 70.0 MBZIPdefN/ 215.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |