BackWPup vs Duplicator Pro Backup Speed Battle

completedBlog Starter (XS) -- XS

BackWPupFREEvsDuplicator ProPRO

BackWPup v4.1.2Duplicator Pro v4.5.24
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Speed Winner
BackWPup
9.7svs13.0s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
Duplicator Pro
45 MBvs94 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

BackWPup is faster (9.7s vs 13.0s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (45 MB vs 94 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.

Backup Scope

BackWPup
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Duplicator Pro
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

Overall Median Times

BackWPup
Backup
1.6s
Restore
8.0s
Duplicator Pro
Backup
7.8s
Restore
5.1s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackWPupTotal: 10.1s
Backup
1.7s
Restore
8.5s
Duplicator ProTotal: 13.3s
Backup
8.0s
Restore
5.4s
Managed WordPress
BackWPupTotal: 10.2s
Backup
1.7s
Restore
8.6s
Duplicator ProTotal: 13.0s
Backup
7.9s
Restore
5.1s
VPS Standard
BackWPupTotal: 10.0s
Backup
1.7s
Restore
8.3s
Duplicator ProTotal: 13.2s
Backup
7.9s
Restore
5.3s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup
Data backed up145.0 MB
Archive size94.0 MBTAR
Compression1.5:1
Throughput84.6 MB/s
Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)
Duplicator Pro
Data backed up138.0 MB
Archive size45.0 MBZIP
Compression3:1
Throughput17.3 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackWPupDuplicator ProDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database1165.0 KB1192.9 KB=
Plugins2,13717.2 MB4,73440.2 MB+2,597
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads31973.0 KB24968.9 KB-7
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config211.6 KB00 B-2
Other22190.7 KB6709.7 MB+648
Total5,36589.5 MB8,601122.0 MB+3,236

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

BackWPup
INIT
0.0s
SCAN
0.1s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
0.8s
DB_EXPORT
0.1s
Duplicator Pro
SCAN
7.1s

Iteration Results

9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
BackWPup
1.8s8.0s9.8s
Duplicator Pro
8.0s5.4s13.4s
2
BackWPup
1.6s8.7s10.4s
Duplicator Pro
7.8s5.5s13.3s
3Median
BackWPup
1.7s8.5s10.1s
Duplicator Pro
8.0s5.1s13.1s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackWPup
1.6s7.7s9.4s
Duplicator Pro
7.9s5.1s13.0s
5Median
BackWPup
1.7s8.6s10.2s
Duplicator Pro
7.9s5.1s13.0s
6
BackWPup
1.7s8.9s10.6s
Duplicator Pro
7.7s5.3s13.0s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackWPup
1.7s8.0s9.7s
Duplicator Pro
7.9s5.3s13.2s
8Median
BackWPup
1.7s8.6s10.3s
Duplicator Pro
7.8s5.1s12.9s
9
BackWPup
1.7s8.3s10.0s
Duplicator Pro
8.0s5.3s13.2s

Downloads

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