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 | Duplicator Pro | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 154 | 998.3 KB | 25 | 152.0 KB | -129 |
| Plugins | 5,161 | 64.4 MB | 4,284 | 58.1 MB | -877 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 18 (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 | Duplicator Pro | 10.9s | 3.8s | 14.7s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2.0 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.1 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -2 |
| Other | 587 | 9.5 MB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -570 |
| Total | 9,083 | 147.3 MB | 7,505 | 130.8 MB | -1,578 |
UpdraftPlus | 8.3s | 3.0s | 11.3s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2 | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 4.2s | 15.2s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.3s | 2.9s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | Duplicator Pro | 10.9s | 3.9s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 3.0s | 11.3s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.9s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 3.0s | 11.1s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.9s | 15.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.3s | 2.9s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 4.0s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.9s | 11.2s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.9s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 2.9s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.8s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.8s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 4.0s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.9s | 2.9s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 4.0s | 15.1s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.7s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 4.1s | 15.1s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.9s | 3.1s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 3.8s | 14.8s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.9s | 2.8s | 10.7s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 4.0s | 15.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.8s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 4.0s | 15.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 2.9s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.8s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.0s | 3.0s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | Duplicator Pro | 10.9s | 3.8s | 14.7s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.3s | 2.8s | 11.1s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 4.0s | 15.1s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 7.9s | 3.0s | 10.9s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | Duplicator Pro | 10.8s | 3.9s | 14.7s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 2.8s | 11.0s | 48.0 MBGZgzip/ 154.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |