Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 37 | 743.1 KB | 43 | 231.3 KB | +6 |
| Plugins | 7,868 | 103.2 MB | 9,078 | 115.1 MB | +1,210 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 MB | 261 | ||
Iteration 1 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.1s | 9.6s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 18.2 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 31 | 6.4 MB | 27 | 6.4 MB | -4 |
| Total | 11,326 | 199.0 MB | 12,539 | 210.4 MB | +1,213 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.1s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.1s | 5.9s | 19.1s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.2s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |