Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
UpdraftPlus is faster (23.4s vs 1m 21.4s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (83 MB vs 94 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | UpdraftPlus | WPvivid | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 30 | 663.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -30 |
| Plugins | 12,115 | 136.1 MB | 0 | 0 B | -12,115 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -562 |
| Uploads | 259 | 9.5 MB | 0 | ||
Iteration 8 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | UpdraftPlus | 18.9s | 8.8s | 27.7s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 |
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| 0 B |
| -259 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 3 | 14.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -3 |
| Other | 28 | 6.4 MB | 7 | 86.1 MB | -21 |
| Total | 15,730 | 228.1 MB | 7 | 86.1 MB | -15,723 |
WPvivid | 24.7s | 1m 2.0s | 1m 26.7s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 2 | UpdraftPlus | 18.9s | 9.9s | 28.8s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 25.8s | 55.1s | 1m 21.0s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| 3 | UpdraftPlus | 23.7s | 11.4s | 35.2s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 29.4s | 1m 6.3s | 1m 35.7s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 9.5s | 23.3s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 21.4s | 1m 2.1s | 1m 23.5s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | UpdraftPlus | 13.7s | 9.8s | 23.5s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 20.8s | 1m 0.5s | 1m 21.4s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 14.3s | 10.2s | 24.5s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 21.8s | 1m 1.7s | 1m 23.5s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | UpdraftPlus | 13.8s | 9.5s | 23.4s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 21.0s | 1m 3.2s | 1m 24.2s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | UpdraftPlus | 13.9s | 9.5s | 23.4s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 20.9s | 1m 1.2s | 1m 22.1s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | UpdraftPlus | 13.8s | 9.9s | 23.8s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WPvivid | 21.0s | 1m 2.7s | 1m 23.7s | 83.0 MBZIPdefX/ 203.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |