Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (3.5s vs 5.7s) · SafeGuard produces smaller backups (45 MB vs 120 MB)
| Category | BackWPup | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 16 | 234.8 KB | 19 | 311.1 KB | +3 |
| Plugins | 2,821 | 42.3 MB | 3,072 | 46.0 MB | +251 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 56 | 2.0 MB | 49 | 2.0 MB | |
Iteration 3 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackWPup | 3.7s | 0.0s | 3.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 169.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | -2 |
| Other | 20 | 181.2 KB | 17 | 177.5 KB | -3 |
| Total | 6,039 | 114.6 MB | 6,281 | 118.3 MB | +242 |
| 5.0s |
| 0.7s |
| 5.7s |
| 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 137.0 MB |
| 3.0:1 |
| Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 3.5s | 0.0s | 3.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 169.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 137.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 3.5s | 0.0s | 3.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 169.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.2s | 0.7s | 5.9s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 137.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |