Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
SafeGuard is faster (8.5s vs 11.5s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (44 MB vs 48 MB)
⚠️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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | SafeGuard | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 183.3 KB | 1 | 184.7 KB | = |
| Plugins | 3,264 | 50.7 MB | 2,999 | 46.4 MB | -265 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | |
Iteration 4 (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 | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.2s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
| = |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 5.8 KB | +1 |
| Other | 19 | 187.8 KB | 26 | 193.8 KB | +7 |
| Total | 6,505 | 124.1 MB | 6,248 | 119.8 MB | -257 |
WPvivid | 8.6s | 3.3s | 11.9s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.3s | 8.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 3.4s | 11.9s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.8s | 9.0s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 3.2s | 11.7s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.3s | 8.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 3.0s | 11.5s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.3s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.6s | 3.3s | 11.8s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.4s | 8.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.6s | 3.3s | 11.9s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.4s | 8.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 3.1s | 11.6s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.2s | 8.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.5s | 2.9s | 11.3s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.3s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 8.6s | 3.4s | 12.0s | 44.0 MBZIPdefX/ 88.0 MB | 2.0:1 | Verified |