BackupBuddy vs Duplicator Backup Speed Battle

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BackupBuddy v9.1.17Duplicator v1.5.16.1
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Speed Winner
Duplicator
15.7svs56.4s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
BackupBuddy
58 MBvs59 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

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.

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
Duplicator
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

wp-config.php is not in the archive. Plugins that leave it out rebuild it during their own restore, so this is recorded rather than penalised. Why

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
6.2s
Restore
50.1s
Duplicator
Backup
10.8s
Restore
4.9s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 59.9s
Backup
7.6s
Restore
52.4s
DuplicatorTotal: 18.5s
Backup
13.4s
Restore
5.0s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 57.3s
Backup
6.3s
Restore
51.2s
DuplicatorTotal: 18.3s
Backup
13.4s
Restore
4.9s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 56.4s
Backup
6.3s
Restore
50.1s
DuplicatorTotal: 18.4s
Backup
13.4s
Restore
5.1s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up199.0 MB
Archive size58.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput26.4 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
Duplicator
Data backed up151.0 MB
Archive size59.0 MBZIP
Compression2.7:1
Throughput12.9 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddyDuplicatorDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database00 B1944.0 KB+1
Plugins10,13888.6 MB3,93855.4 MB-6,200
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads775.4 MB492.0 MB-28
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB00 B-1
Other19184.6 KB64231.8 MB+623
Total13,407165.1 MB7,802161.1 MB-5,605

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 4 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
5.8s
VERIFY
0.2s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
Duplicator
SCAN
0.4s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
9.2s
DB_EXPORT
0.0s
INSTALLER
0.6s

Iteration Results

9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
BackupBuddy
7.3s52.6s59.9s
Duplicator
10.8s4.9s15.7s
2Median
BackupBuddy
7.6s51.9s59.5s
Duplicator
13.4s5.0s18.5s
3
BackupBuddy
8.0s52.4s1m 0.3s
Duplicator
15.0s5.2s20.2s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackupBuddy
6.4s51.3s57.7s
Duplicator
10.8s4.9s15.6s
5
BackupBuddy
6.2s51.2s57.3s
Duplicator
13.4s4.9s18.3s
6Median
BackupBuddy
6.3s50.6s56.9s
Duplicator
13.6s5.1s18.7s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackupBuddy
6.2s49.9s56.1s
Duplicator
10.9s4.9s15.8s
8Median
BackupBuddy
6.3s50.1s56.4s
Duplicator
13.6s5.1s18.6s
9
BackupBuddy
6.3s52.1s58.3s
Duplicator
13.4s5.1s18.4s

Downloads

Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackupBuddy (TXT)File Inventory — Duplicator (TXT)

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