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 | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 37 | 743.0 KB | 43 | 231.2 KB | +6 |
| Plugins | 7,869 | 103.2 MB | 9,079 | 115.1 MB | +1,210 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 MB | 261 | ||
Iteration 9 (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 | 8.6s | 1.0s | 9.6s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 18.2 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 | 31 | 6.4 MB | 27 | 6.4 MB | -4 |
| Total | 11,327 | 199.0 MB | 12,540 | 210.4 MB | +1,213 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.6s | 6.2s | 19.7s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
| 2Median | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.7s | 6.2s | 20.9s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 8.6s | 1.0s | 9.6s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.9s | 6.0s | 21.0s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.1s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.0s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 5.8s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.1s | 19.6s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 6.0s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.0s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.0s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.0s | 19.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.1s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.0s | 19.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.0s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.0s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.1s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | SafeGuard | 8.7s | 1.0s | 9.7s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.1s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 5.9s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.1s | 9.4s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 5.9s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 232.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.0s | 19.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |