Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 23 | 312.3 KB | 29 | 172.3 KB | +6 |
| Plugins | 5,742 | 79.3 MB | 6,952 | 91.2 MB | +1,210 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
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 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 25 | 6.4 MB | 25 | 6.4 MB | = |
| Total | 9,751 | 181.9 MB | 10,968 | 193.6 MB | +1,217 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 5.2s | 18.6s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | SafeGuard | 8.6s | 1.0s | 9.6s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.0s | 5.6s | 19.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 8.2s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.4s | 5.6s | 20.0s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.0s | 5.4s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.6s | 5.5s | 18.1s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.6s | 5.5s | 18.1s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.1s | 5.3s | 18.5s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.1s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.5s | 18.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.6s | 5.5s | 18.2s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 0.9s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.5s | 18.4s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.8s | 5.6s | 18.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 0.9s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.7s | 18.6s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.6s | 5.5s | 18.1s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 0.9s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.9s | 5.5s | 18.3s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 0.9s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.7s | 5.4s | 18.2s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | SafeGuard | 8.7s | 0.9s | 9.7s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.7s | 5.3s | 18.0s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 0.9s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.0s | 5.5s | 18.6s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.6s | 5.5s | 18.2s | 70.0 MBGZgzip/ 227.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |