Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackupBuddy is faster (5.8s vs 11.4s) · UpdraftPlus produces smaller backups (40 MB vs 47 MB)
| Category | BackupBuddy | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 32 | 285.1 KB | 11 | 111.5 KB | -21 |
| Plugins | 9,112 | 59.3 MB | 3,443 | 32.8 MB | -5,669 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 24 | ||
Iteration 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 0.0s | 5.8s | 47.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
| 968.9 KB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 18 | 177.5 KB | 17 | 177.5 KB | -1 |
| Total | 12,316 | 133.6 MB | 6,620 | 103.8 MB | -5,696 |
| 8.3s |
| 2.7s |
| 11.0s |
| 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 124.0 MB |
| 3.1:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 0.0s | 5.8s | 47.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 3.2s | 11.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 124.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 0.0s | 5.8s | 47.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 3.2s | 11.4s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 124.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |