Not comparable — plugins back up different data
Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️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 | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 20 | 252.6 KB | 29 | 177.2 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 5,695 | 80.1 MB | 7,234 | 96.2 MB | +1,539 |
| Themes | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | 1,140 | 35.8 MB | = |
| Uploads | 64 | 1.9 MB | 57 | ||
Iteration 5 (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 | 5.6s | 17.3s | 22.9s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
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| 1.9 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 20 | 182.6 KB | 27 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 9,676 | 174.1 MB | 11,223 | 196.4 MB | +1,547 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 5.3s | 18.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 7.7s | 18.6s | 26.3s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 12.6s | 5.5s | 18.0s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 7.9s | 18.8s | 26.7s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.8s | 5.2s | 19.0s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 15.3s | 18.2s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.2s | 5.0s | 15.2s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 2.8s | 15.4s | 18.1s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.5s | 5.1s | 15.6s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | ||
| 6 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 16.1s | 18.8s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.8s | 5.1s | 15.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 2.8s | 16.6s | 19.4s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.3s | 5.1s | 15.4s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 2.6s | 16.7s | 19.3s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.6s | 5.1s | 15.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 15.3s | 18.0s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 10.7s | 5.3s | 16.0s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |