Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
| Category | BackupBuddy | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 74 | 360.1 KB | 23 | 310.0 KB | -51 |
| Plugins | 12,617 | 117.5 MB | 5,740 | 79.2 MB | -6,877 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | = |
| Uploads | 63 | 5.0 MB | 57 | ||
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 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 0.0s | 10.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
| 1.9 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | = |
| Other | 18 | 177.5 KB | 25 | 6.4 MB | +7 |
| Total | 16,671 | 216.5 MB | 9,744 | 181.1 MB | -6,927 |
| 8.4s |
| 1.0s |
| 9.4s |
| 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 210.0 MB |
| 3.1:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 0.0s | 10.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.4s | 0.9s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 210.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 0.0s | 9.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 210.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |