BackupBuddy vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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BackupBuddyPROvsWPvividFREE

BackupBuddy v9.1.5WPvivid v0.9.96
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🔒 SequentialBlog Starter (XS) — XSNone Load
Speed Winner
WPvivid
8.7svs43.5s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
33 MBvs48 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
WPvivid

No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy
Backup
5.1s
Restore
38.2s
WPvivid
Backup
6.2s
Restore
2.5s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
BackupBuddyTotal: 45.4s
Backup
5.4s
Restore
40.0s
WPvividTotal: 8.8s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
2.5s
Managed WordPress
BackupBuddyTotal: 44.9s
Backup
5.2s
Restore
39.6s
WPvividTotal: 8.7s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
2.5s
VPS Standard
BackupBuddyTotal: 43.5s
Backup
5.1s
Restore
38.2s
WPvividTotal: 8.8s
Backup
6.2s
Restore
2.6s

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy
Data backed up167.0 MB
Archive size48.0 MBZIP
Compression3.4:1
Throughput30.8 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)
WPvivid
Data backed up55.0 MB
Archive size33.0 MBZIP
Compression1.7:1
Throughput8.8 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryBackupBuddyWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database00 B1154.9 KB+1
Plugins9,27659.4 MB2,13717.2 MB-7,139
Themes39013.6 MB39013.6 MB=
Uploads524.2 MB24968.9 KB-28
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other19184.6 KB26193.4 KB+7
Total12,520134.8 MB5,36189.5 MB-7,159

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 9 (median)

BackupBuddy
SCAN
4.8s
VERIFY
0.2s
ARCHIVE
0.0s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
5.8s

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
1Median
BackupBuddy
5.4s40.0s45.4s
WPvivid
6.3s2.6s8.9s
2
BackupBuddy
5.4s39.6s45.1s
WPvivid
6.2s2.5s8.8s
3
BackupBuddy
5.6s40.6s46.1s
WPvivid
6.2s2.5s8.8s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4
BackupBuddy
5.2s39.4s44.6s
WPvivid
6.2s2.5s8.7s
5Median
BackupBuddy
5.3s39.8s45.0s
WPvivid
6.1s2.5s8.6s
6
BackupBuddy
5.2s39.6s44.9s
WPvivid
6.2s2.7s8.9s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
BackupBuddy
5.1s39.8s44.9s
WPvivid
6.2s2.5s8.7s
8
BackupBuddy
5.1s37.6s42.7s
WPvivid
6.2s2.6s8.8s
9Median
BackupBuddy
5.3s38.2s43.5s
WPvivid
6.2s2.6s8.8s

Downloads

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