Not comparable — plugins back up different data
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️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 | Duplicator | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 131 | 5.2 MB | 30 | 663.5 KB | -101 |
| Plugins | 11,464 | 128.7 MB | 12,115 | 136.1 MB | +651 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 259 | 9.5 MB | 259 | 9.5 MB | |
Iteration 7 (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 | Duplicator | 27.7s | 13.1s | 40.8s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
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| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 592 | 40.1 MB | 28 | 6.4 MB | -564 |
| Total | 15,745 | 258.9 MB | 15,730 | 228.1 MB | -15 |
UpdraftPlus | 17.5s | 9.8s | 27.3s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 30.0s | 14.7s | 44.8s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 18.2s | 9.0s | 27.1s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 32.8s | 14.9s | 47.8s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 20.6s | 9.7s | 30.4s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 22.4s | 12.6s | 35.0s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 9.4s | 23.1s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator | 25.6s | 13.7s | 39.3s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 9.3s | 22.6s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator | 26.4s | 13.3s | 39.7s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 9.4s | 22.6s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 22.9s | 12.5s | 35.4s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 9.4s | 23.0s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 25.6s | 13.3s | 38.9s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.6s | 9.4s | 23.0s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator | 26.3s | 13.4s | 39.7s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.8s | 9.7s | 23.5s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |