Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackupBuddy | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 88 | 919.6 KB | 37 | 740.9 KB | -51 |
| Plugins | 14,744 | 141.5 MB | 7,867 | 103.1 MB | -6,877 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 267 | 21.4 MB | 261 | ||
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 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 0.0s | 10.5s | 91.0 MBZIPdefN/ 287.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 18.2 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | = |
| Other | 20 | 182.1 KB | 31 | 6.4 MB | +11 |
| Total | 18,243 | 233.7 MB | 11,320 | 198.3 MB | -6,923 |
| 8.3s |
| 1.0s |
| 9.3s |
| 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 231.0 MB |
| 2.7:1 |
| Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 0.0s | 10.6s | 91.0 MBZIPdefN/ 287.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 231.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 10.2s | 0.0s | 10.2s | 91.0 MBZIPdefN/ 287.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.6s | 1.0s | 9.6s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 231.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |