Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (6.3s vs 14.6s) ยท Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (53 MB vs 120 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackWPup | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 16 | 236.3 KB | 154 | 998.3 KB | +138 |
| Plugins | 2,824 | 42.5 MB | 5,161 | 64.4 MB | +2,337 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 56 | 2.0 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 6 (median)
18 iterations across 6 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 | 3.0s | 3.5s | 6.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 2.0 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 5 | 17.1 KB | +1 |
| Other | 20 | 182.6 KB | 587 | 9.5 MB | +567 |
| Total | 6,047 | 115.3 MB | 9,083 | 147.3 MB | +3,036 |
Duplicator Pro | 10.8s | 3.9s | 14.7s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.5s | 6.4s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 11.5s | 3.9s | 15.4s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 2.8s | 3.6s | 6.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 3.8s | 14.8s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackWPup | 3.2s | 3.6s | 6.8s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.9s | 3.8s | 14.7s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.7s | 6.6s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.8s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.5s | 6.3s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.8s | 4.0s | 14.8s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 3.2s | 3.6s | 6.8s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 3.8s | 14.7s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.6s | 6.6s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.8s | 3.8s | 14.6s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.6s | 6.6s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.8s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.6s | 6.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.9s | 3.9s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackWPup | 3.2s | 3.7s | 6.9s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.9s | 3.8s | 14.7s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.7s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.9s | 4.0s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.5s | 6.3s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.8s | 3.7s | 14.6s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackWPup | 2.8s | 3.5s | 6.4s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.8s | 3.9s | 14.8s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.5s | 6.4s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.8s | 15.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.4s | 6.4s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.9s | 4.0s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackWPup | 3.1s | 3.6s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 3.8s | 14.8s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 3.6s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 10.9s | 4.0s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |