Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (7.5s vs 30.9s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (478 MB vs 593 MB)
| Category | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 21 | 1.4 MB | 30 | 248.8 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 7,010 | 112.6 MB | 8,476 | 128.2 MB | +1,466 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 2,778 | 398.8 MB | 2,771 | ||
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 | BackWPup | 7.5s | 0.0s | 7.5s | 593.0 MBTARnone/ 660.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
| 398.8 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 22 | 187.4 KB | 27 | 6.4 MB | +5 |
| Total | 12,957 | 582.8 MB | 14,429 | 603.5 MB | +1,472 |
UpdraftPlus | 23.9s | 7.0s | 30.9s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| 2 | BackWPup | 7.5s | 0.0s | 7.5s | 593.0 MBTARnone/ 660.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 23.7s | 7.5s | 31.3s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| 3 | BackWPup | 7.0s | 0.0s | 7.0s | 593.0 MBTARnone/ 660.0 MB | 1.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 23.7s | 7.2s | 30.9s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |