Duplicator vs SafeGuard Backup Speed Battle

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DuplicatorFREEvsSafeGuardPRO

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Speed Winner
SafeGuard
8.2svs15.9s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
SafeGuard
48 MBvs59 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
SafeGuard

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

Backup Scope

Duplicator
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

SafeGuard
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

Overall Median Times

Duplicator
Backup
10.8s
Restore
4.9s
SafeGuard
Backup
4.1s
Restore
4.1s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
DuplicatorTotal: 18.2s
Backup
13.2s
Restore
5.0s
SafeGuardTotal: 8.3s
Backup
4.2s
Restore
4.2s
Managed WordPress
DuplicatorTotal: 18.5s
Backup
13.4s
Restore
5.1s
SafeGuardTotal: 8.3s
Backup
4.2s
Restore
4.2s
VPS Standard
DuplicatorTotal: 18.3s
Backup
13.2s
Restore
5.1s
SafeGuardTotal: 8.3s
Backup
4.2s
Restore
4.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

Duplicator
Data backed up151.0 MB
Archive size59.0 MBZIP
Compression2.7:1
Throughput12.9 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra
SafeGuard
Data backed up144.0 MB
Archive size48.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput34.1 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

Backup Inventory

CategoryDuplicatorSafeGuardDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1261.5 MB19339.0 KB-107
Plugins3,91555.6 MB3,29151.2 MB-624
Themes39414.4 MB39414.4 MB=
Uploads492.0 MB492.0 MB=
WP Core2,73355.9 MB2,73355.9 MB=
wp-config416.1 KB28.9 KB-2
Other58131.5 MB17178.9 KB-564
Total7,802161.1 MB6,505124.1 MB-1,297

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

Duplicator
SCAN
0.3s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
9.3s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s
INSTALLER
0.5s
SafeGuard
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.1s
ARCHIVE
3.4s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s

Iteration Results

9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
Duplicator
10.7s4.7s15.4s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.1s8.3s
2Median
Duplicator
13.2s5.0s18.2s
SafeGuard
4.1s4.2s8.3s
3
Duplicator
14.8s5.0s19.9s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.6s8.8s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
Duplicator
11.0s4.9s15.9s
SafeGuard
4.1s4.2s8.3s
5
Duplicator
13.4s5.2s18.5s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.2s8.4s
6Median
Duplicator
13.6s5.1s18.8s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.0s8.2s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
Duplicator
10.8s5.1s15.9s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.1s8.3s
8Median
Duplicator
13.2s5.1s18.3s
SafeGuard
4.2s4.1s8.2s
9
Duplicator
13.3s5.0s18.3s
SafeGuard
4.1s4.1s8.3s

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