Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (23.0s vs 43.3s) · BackupBuddy produces smaller backups (177 MB vs 396 MB)
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | BackWPup | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 151 | 6.2 MB | 59 | 4.4 MB | -92 |
| Plugins | 25,598 | 309.0 MB | 18,465 | 266.9 MB | -7,133 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 828 | 34.3 MB | 829 | ||
Iteration 17 (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 | BackupBuddy | 34.8s | 38.1s | 1m 12.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 31.2 MB |
| +1 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 4 | 20.5 KB | +2 |
| Other | 21 | 199.8 KB | 23 | 206.3 KB | +2 |
| Total | 29,895 | 425.1 MB | 22,675 | 378.1 MB | -7,220 |
BackWPup | 22.2s | 26.5s | 48.7s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 33.0s | 40.4s | 1m 13.4s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 22.1s | 28.3s | 50.4s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 34.2s | 39.5s | 1m 13.7s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 22.6s | 27.1s | 49.7s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 23.9s | 43.7s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 11.5s | 15.2s | 26.6s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 23.5s | 43.3s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 11.1s | 15.2s | 26.3s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 24.3s | 44.2s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 11.3s | 15.3s | 26.6s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 23.5s | 43.3s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 9.2s | 13.8s | 23.0s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 23.6s | 43.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 9.3s | 14.0s | 23.4s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 24.5s | 44.4s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 9.3s | 13.7s | 23.0s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 24.9s | 44.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 11.3s | 14.8s | 26.1s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 20.1s | 24.5s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 11.3s | 14.6s | 25.9s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 23.9s | 43.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 11.5s | 15.0s | 26.5s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Median | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 23.9s | 43.7s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 9.3s | 14.1s | 23.4s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 25.1s | 45.0s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 9.3s | 14.2s | 23.5s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 20.0s | 23.6s | 43.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 9.3s | 14.0s | 23.3s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 24.1s | 43.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 9.2s | 14.0s | 23.2s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackupBuddy | 20.1s | 24.0s | 44.1s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 9.1s | 13.3s | 22.4s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 24.2s | 43.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
BackWPup | 9.4s | 14.4s | 23.9s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |