Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
⚠️Different backup scope -- results may not be directly comparable
One plugin backs up more data categories than the other, which affects both speed and archive size.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 151 | 6.2 MB | 62 | 4.5 MB | -89 |
| Plugins | 25,598 | 309.0 MB | 18,716 | 270.5 MB | -6,882 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 828 | 34.3 MB | 822 | ||
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 | BackupBuddy | 35.1s | 40.0s | 1m 15.1s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 31.2 MB |
| -6 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | = |
| Other | 21 | 199.8 KB | 32 | 6.4 MB | +11 |
| Total | 29,895 | 425.1 MB | 22,929 | 387.9 MB | -6,966 |
SafeGuard | 23.6s | 1.8s | 25.4s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 34.6s | 39.2s | 1m 13.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 24.2s | 1.9s | 26.0s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Failed |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 34.1s | 39.3s | 1m 13.4s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 24.6s | 1.8s | 26.4s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 19.6s | 24.2s | 43.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.3s | 1.5s | 16.8s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 23.7s | 43.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.6s | 1.4s | 16.9s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 23.5s | 43.2s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.6s | 1.5s | 17.2s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 25.0s | 44.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.6s | 1.4s | 17.0s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 20.0s | 22.7s | 42.7s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.9s | 1.4s | 17.4s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackupBuddy | 19.4s | 24.2s | 43.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.5s | 1.5s | 17.0s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 19.5s | 24.0s | 43.6s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.7s | 1.6s | 17.3s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackupBuddy | 19.6s | 24.5s | 44.2s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.5s | 1.4s | 16.9s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 20.0s | 25.3s | 45.3s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.5s | 1.5s | 16.9s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 24.2s | 43.9s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.5s | 1.5s | 16.9s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackupBuddy | 20.0s | 24.5s | 44.5s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.5s | 1.5s | 17.0s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | BackupBuddy | 19.7s | 24.4s | 44.1s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.5s | 1.4s | 17.0s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 19.9s | 24.5s | 44.4s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.3s | 1.4s | 16.7s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 25.6s | 45.4s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.5s | 1.5s | 17.0s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | BackupBuddy | 19.8s | 25.0s | 44.8s | 177.0 MBZIPdefN/ 506.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 15.6s | 1.5s | 17.2s | 174.0 MBZIPdefN/ 450.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |