BackWPup vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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BackWPup v4.1.2WPvivid v0.9.96
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
16.4svs21.9s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
63 MBvs182 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (16.4s vs 21.9s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (63 MB vs 182 MB)

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
2.5s
Restore
13.8s
WPvivid
Backup
16.8s
Restore
5.0s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 24.2s
Backup
6.5s
Restore
17.7s
WPvividTotal: 24.1s
Backup
18.9s
Restore
5.1s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 16.4s
Backup
2.6s
Restore
13.8s
WPvividTotal: 21.9s
Backup
16.9s
Restore
5.1s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 16.7s
Backup
2.6s
Restore
14.0s
WPvividTotal: 22.0s
Backup
16.9s
Restore
5.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up248.0 MB
Archive size182.0 MBTAR
Compression1.4:1
Throughput38.4 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
WPvivid
Data backed up158.0 MB
Archive size63.0 MBZIP
Compression2.5:1
Throughput8.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1194.7 KB1196.7 KB=
Plugins5,66979.5 MB5,67179.5 MB+2
Themes1,13634.9 MB1,13634.9 MB=
Uploads641.9 MB571.9 MB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB15.8 KB-1
Other22191.5 KB366.4 MB+14
Total9,676174.1 MB9,684180.3 MB+8

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 4 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
1.5s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
16.3s

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
BackWPup
5.6s17.0s22.6s
WPvivid
18.9s5.2s24.1s
2Median
BackWPup
6.5s17.7s24.2s
WPvivid
18.8s5.1s23.9s
3
BackWPup
6.8s17.8s24.6s
WPvivid
19.8s5.0s24.8s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
BackWPup
2.6s13.8s16.4s
WPvivid
16.9s4.9s21.8s
5
BackWPup
2.7s12.9s15.5s
WPvivid
16.8s5.1s21.9s
6
BackWPup
2.5s14.9s17.5s
WPvivid
17.0s5.1s22.1s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
2.5s14.0s16.5s
WPvivid
16.8s5.1s22.0s
8Median
BackWPup
2.7s14.0s16.7s
WPvivid
16.9s5.1s22.0s
9
BackWPup
2.6s15.0s17.7s
WPvivid
17.0s5.0s22.1s

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