Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (20.7s vs 27.0s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (94 MB vs 202 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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 582.2 KB | 1 | 578.4 KB | = |
| Plugins | 7,809 | 103.5 MB | 10,408 | 126.5 MB | +2,599 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 268 | 18.2 MB | 261 | 18.2 MB | |
Iteration 8 (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 | BackWPup | 7.6s | 20.9s | 28.5s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 24 | 196.9 KB | 682 | 16.7 MB | +658 |
| Total | 11,276 | 193.5 MB | 14,524 | 233.0 MB | +3,248 |
Duplicator Pro | 19.8s | 8.8s | 28.6s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 9.2s | 22.8s | 32.0s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 22.8s | 10.4s | 33.2s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 9.0s | 22.8s | 31.8s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 25.8s | 10.4s | 36.2s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 18.1s | 21.0s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 8.8s | 27.0s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 17.7s | 20.7s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 9.5s | 27.8s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 18.0s | 21.1s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 9.9s | 28.2s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 18.3s | 21.3s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 8.7s | 27.0s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 17.3s | 20.2s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.3s | 9.6s | 28.0s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 18.3s | 21.3s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 18.2s | 9.6s | 27.8s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 264.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |