Not comparable — plugins back up different data
Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️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 | BackWPup | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 34 | 683.2 KB | 43 | 231.2 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 7,616 | 99.5 MB | 9,079 | 115.1 MB | +1,463 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 268 | 18.2 MB | 261 | ||
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 | BackWPup | 6.3s | 7.2s | 13.5s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 18.2 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | -1 |
| Other | 22 | 188.0 KB | 27 | 6.4 MB | +5 |
| Total | 11,071 | 189.0 MB | 12,540 | 210.4 MB | +1,469 |
UpdraftPlus | 13.6s | 6.1s | 19.7s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 6.0s | 7.3s | 13.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 15.0s | 6.0s | 21.0s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 6.2s | 7.1s | 13.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.5s | 6.0s | 20.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.4s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 14.3s | 6.0s | 20.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.4s | 11.1s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.9s | 6.0s | 19.9s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | ||
| 6 | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.0s | 10.7s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.2s | 19.6s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 4.5s | 6.3s | 10.8s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 5.8s | 18.9s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.5s | 11.1s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 6.1s | 19.6s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.4s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.2s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | BackWPup | 4.9s | 6.5s | 11.4s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.0s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackWPup | 4.9s | 6.2s | 11.1s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.1s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed | |
| 12 | BackWPup | 4.9s | 6.6s | 11.5s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 5.9s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackWPup | 4.9s | 6.3s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.1s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackWPup | 4.9s | 6.4s | 11.3s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.0s | 19.1s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.4s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.1s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.3s | 11.1s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.6s | 5.9s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed | |
| 17 | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.3s | 11.0s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.0s | 19.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed | |
| 18 | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.5s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.2s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |