Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 37 | 740.9 KB | 43 | 231.3 KB | +6 |
| Plugins | 7,867 | 103.1 MB | 9,076 | 115.0 MB | +1,209 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 MB | 261 | ||
Iteration 2 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SafeGuard | 8.6s | 1.0s | 9.6s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 231.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 18.2 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 31 | 6.4 MB | 27 | 6.4 MB | -4 |
| Total | 11,320 | 198.3 MB | 12,532 | 209.7 MB | +1,212 |
| 14.9s |
| 6.7s |
| 21.6s |
| 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB |
| 2.9:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 231.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.0s | 7.2s | 22.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 85.0 MBZIPdefN/ 231.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.2s | 7.1s | 22.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |