Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️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 | Duplicator | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 4.5 MB | 1 | 2.8 MB | = |
| Plugins | 11,493 | 128.6 MB | 10,821 | 123.9 MB | -672 |
| Themes | 558 | 18.6 MB | 558 | 18.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 259 | 9.5 MB | 259 | 9.5 MB | |
Iteration 7 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 | 27.5s | 12.4s | 39.9s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
| = |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 5.8 KB | +1 |
| Other | 652 | 40.4 MB | 29 | 6.4 MB | -623 |
| Total | 15,745 | 258.9 MB | 14,451 | 218.6 MB | -1,294 |
SafeGuard | 13.4s | 18.1s | 31.5s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 31.9s | 13.5s | 45.4s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 13.8s | 18.3s | 32.1s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 32.9s | 15.5s | 48.4s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 14.4s | 18.3s | 32.7s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 22.6s | 11.9s | 34.5s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 11.0s | 19.3s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator | 25.5s | 13.4s | 39.0s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 11.1s | 19.6s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator | 26.6s | 13.6s | 40.1s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 11.8s | 20.3s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 22.7s | 12.6s | 35.3s | 108.0 MBZIPdefX/ 266.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 11.4s | 19.8s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 25.2s | 13.9s | 39.1s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 291.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 11.4s | 20.0s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator | 26.8s | 13.1s | 39.9s | 113.0 MBZIPdefX/ 292.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 11.2s | 19.7s | 93.0 MBZIPdefN/ 259.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |