Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (22.7s vs 45.2s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (176 MB vs 396 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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 59 | 4.4 MB | 197 | 4.9 MB | +138 |
| Plugins | 18,465 | 266.9 MB | 20,806 | 288.8 MB | +2,341 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 829 | 31.2 MB | 822 | ||
Iteration 15 (median)
18 iterations across 6 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 | 19.9s | 26.8s | 46.6s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 31.2 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 5 | 17.1 KB | +1 |
| Other | 23 | 206.3 KB | 598 | 17.9 MB | +575 |
| Total | 22,675 | 378.1 MB | 25,723 | 418.2 MB | +3,048 |
Duplicator Pro | 44.9s | 25.2s | 1m 10.1s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 20.4s | 26.0s | 46.4s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 45.6s | 25.7s | 1m 11.3s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 22.1s | 25.8s | 47.9s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 44.9s | 25.6s | 1m 10.5s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 11.2s | 14.9s | 26.1s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 34.5s | 15.4s | 49.9s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 11.4s | 14.8s | 26.2s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.5s | 15.6s | 49.1s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | ||
| 6 | BackWPup | 11.1s | 14.0s | 25.1s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.8s | 15.6s | 49.4s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 9.2s | 14.1s | 23.3s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.8s | 12.4s | 46.2s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 9.0s | 13.2s | 22.2s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.9s | 13.0s | 46.9s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 9.4s | 13.9s | 23.3s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.4s | 12.4s | 45.8s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackWPup | 11.7s | 15.0s | 26.7s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 34.5s | 15.5s | 50.0s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackWPup | 10.8s | 14.9s | 25.6s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.3s | 15.5s | 48.8s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | ||
| 12 | BackWPup | 11.2s | 14.5s | 25.7s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.6s | 15.1s | 48.7s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackWPup | 9.1s | 13.7s | 22.7s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.3s | 12.5s | 45.8s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackWPup | 9.2s | 13.8s | 23.0s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.3s | 11.8s | 45.1s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | BackWPup | 9.1s | 14.1s | 23.2s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.1s | 12.1s | 45.2s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackWPup | 9.3s | 13.5s | 22.7s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.5s | 12.2s | 45.7s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackWPup | 9.4s | 14.0s | 23.5s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.5s | 12.0s | 45.4s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackWPup | 9.3s | 14.2s | 23.5s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 33.4s | 12.2s | 45.6s | 176.0 MBZIPdefX/ 476.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |