Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
Duplicator is faster (15.7s vs 56.4s) · BackupBuddy produces smaller backups (58 MB vs 59 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 | BackupBuddy | Duplicator | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 0 | 0 B | 1 | 944.0 KB | +1 |
| Plugins | 10,138 | 88.6 MB | 3,938 | 55.4 MB | -6,200 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 390 | 13.6 MB | = |
| Uploads | 77 | 5.4 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 4 (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 | BackupBuddy | 7.3s | 52.6s | 59.9s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | 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
| 2.0 MB |
| -28 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | = |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Other | 19 | 184.6 KB | 642 | 31.8 MB | +623 |
| Total | 13,407 | 165.1 MB | 7,802 | 161.1 MB | -5,605 |
Duplicator | 10.8s | 4.9s | 15.7s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 7.6s | 51.9s | 59.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.4s | 5.0s | 18.5s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 8.0s | 52.4s | 1m 0.3s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 15.0s | 5.2s | 20.2s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 6.4s | 51.3s | 57.7s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 10.8s | 4.9s | 15.6s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 51.2s | 57.3s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.4s | 4.9s | 18.3s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 50.6s | 56.9s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.6s | 5.1s | 18.7s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 6.2s | 49.9s | 56.1s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 10.9s | 4.9s | 15.8s | 59.0 MBZIPdefX/ 151.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 50.1s | 56.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.6s | 5.1s | 18.6s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 6.3s | 52.1s | 58.3s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator | 13.4s | 5.1s | 18.4s | 65.0 MBZIPdefX/ 176.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |