Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
UpdraftPlus is faster (8.2s vs 8.7s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (33 MB vs 40 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | UpdraftPlus | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 11 | 115.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -11 |
| Plugins | 3,718 | 33.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -3,718 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 24 | 968.9 KB | 0 | ||
Iteration 8 (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 | UpdraftPlus | 6.0s | 2.8s | 8.8s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
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| 0 B |
| -24 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 3 | 14.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -3 |
| Other | 17 | 178.9 KB | 7 | 33.4 MB | -10 |
| Total | 6,900 | 105.5 MB | 7 | 33.4 MB | -6,893 |
WPvivid | 6.4s | 2.6s | 9.0s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 55.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| 2 | UpdraftPlus | 5.8s | 2.7s | 8.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 6.2s | 2.6s | 8.7s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 55.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | UpdraftPlus | 5.9s | 2.6s | 8.5s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 6.3s | 2.7s | 8.9s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 55.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.8s | 8.3s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 6.2s | 2.7s | 8.9s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 55.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.7s | 8.2s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 6.3s | 2.6s | 9.0s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 55.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.6s | 8.2s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 6.1s | 2.7s | 8.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 55.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | UpdraftPlus | 5.6s | 2.7s | 8.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 6.2s | 2.6s | 8.8s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 55.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | UpdraftPlus | 5.5s | 2.6s | 8.2s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 6.3s | 2.6s | 8.9s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 55.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | UpdraftPlus | 5.7s | 2.8s | 8.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 127.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 6.1s | 2.6s | 8.7s | 33.0 MBZIPdefX/ 55.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |