UpdraftPlus vs WPvivid Backup Speed Battle

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UpdraftPlusPROvsWPvividFREE

UpdraftPlus v2.26.5.26WPvivid v0.9.130
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Speed Winner
UpdraftPlus
15.5svs22.5s

Fastest total time (backup + restore)

Storage Winner
WPvivid
63 MBvs72 MB

Smallest archive size

Best Overall
Different Strengths

UpdraftPlus is faster (15.5s vs 22.5s) · WPvivid produces smaller backups (63 MB vs 72 MB)

Backup Scope

UpdraftPlus
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core
WPvivid
DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

Overall Median Times

UpdraftPlus
Backup
10.4s
Restore
5.1s
WPvivid
Backup
17.1s
Restore
5.2s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting
UpdraftPlusTotal: 18.7s
Backup
13.4s
Restore
5.3s
WPvividTotal: 24.5s
Backup
19.1s
Restore
5.3s
Managed WordPress
UpdraftPlusTotal: 15.6s
Backup
10.5s
Restore
5.1s
WPvividTotal: 22.5s
Backup
17.2s
Restore
5.4s
VPS Standard
UpdraftPlusTotal: 15.8s
Backup
10.6s
Restore
5.2s
WPvividTotal: 22.5s
Backup
17.1s
Restore
5.4s

Backup Size & Efficiency

UpdraftPlus
Data backed up231.0 MB
Archive size72.0 MBGZ
Compression3.2:1
Throughput17.2 MB/s
Compression methodgzip
WPvivid
Data backed up158.0 MB
Archive size63.0 MBZIP
Compression2.5:1
Throughput8.3 MB/s
Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

Backup Inventory

CategoryUpdraftPlusWPvividDiff
FilesSizeFilesSizeFiles
Database141.7 KB1196.7 KB=
Plugins7,21795.8 MB5,67179.5 MB-1,546
Themes1,13634.9 MB1,13634.9 MB=
Uploads571.9 MB571.9 MB=
WP Core2,78257.4 MB2,78257.4 MB=
wp-config15.8 KB15.8 KB=
Other296.4 MB366.4 MB+7
Total11,223196.4 MB9,684180.3 MB-1,539

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

UpdraftPlus
SCAN
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
ARCHIVE
8.4s
DB_EXPORT
1.3s
WPvivid
INIT
0.0s
VERIFY
0.0s
DB_EXPORT
16.4s

Iteration Results

9 iterations across 3 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
1
UpdraftPlus
13.2s5.2s18.4s
WPvivid
18.9s5.3s24.3s
2Median
UpdraftPlus
13.4s5.3s18.7s
WPvivid
19.1s5.4s24.5s
3
UpdraftPlus
14.6s5.5s20.1s
WPvivid
20.0s5.2s25.2s
Managed WordPress3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
4Median
UpdraftPlus
10.5s5.1s15.6s
WPvivid
17.2s5.4s22.6s
5
UpdraftPlus
10.4s4.8s15.3s
WPvivid
17.1s5.4s22.5s
6
UpdraftPlus
10.7s5.1s15.7s
WPvivid
17.3s5.2s22.5s
VPS Standard3 iterations
#PluginBackupRestoreTotal
7
UpdraftPlus
10.7s5.2s15.9s
WPvivid
17.2s5.4s22.6s
8
UpdraftPlus
10.4s5.1s15.5s
WPvivid
17.1s5.4s22.5s
9Median
UpdraftPlus
10.6s5.2s15.8s
WPvivid
17.1s5.3s22.4s

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