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 | 16 | 238.7 KB | 19 | 339.0 KB | +3 |
| Plugins | 3,029 | 46.9 MB | 3,291 | 51.2 MB | +262 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 56 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | |
Iteration 6 (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 | 1.8s | 10.0s | 11.8s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 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 | 182.5 KB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -3 |
| Total | 6,252 | 119.8 MB | 6,505 | 124.1 MB | +253 |
SafeGuard | 4.4s | 4.2s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 2.0s | 10.3s | 12.3s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.3s | 8.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 3.2s | 10.2s | 13.4s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.3s | 8.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 1.8s | 10.2s | 12.0s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.3s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.9s | 11.8s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.1s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.8s | 11.8s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.2s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.3s | 11.1s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.3s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 1.9s | 9.8s | 11.7s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.3s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 1.9s | 10.7s | 12.7s | 125.0 MBTARnone/ 177.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.1s | 8.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |