Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
No other plugin is both faster AND produces a smaller backup.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator Pro | SafeGuard | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 154 | 998.3 KB | 19 | 313.1 KB | -135 |
| Plugins | 5,161 | 64.4 MB | 3,074 | 46.2 MB | -2,087 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 49 | ||
Iteration 11 (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 | Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 3.9s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
| 2.0 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.1 KB | 2 | 8.9 KB | -3 |
| Other | 587 | 9.5 MB | 17 | 178.9 KB | -570 |
| Total | 9,083 | 147.3 MB | 6,288 | 119.0 MB | -2,795 |
SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.9s | 15.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 4.1s | 15.2s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.3s | 0.6s | 5.9s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.8s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 3.8s | 14.8s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 10.8s | 4.0s | 14.8s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.9s | 15.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | Duplicator Pro | 11.2s | 3.9s | 15.1s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 4.0s | 15.1s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.7s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.8s | 14.8s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.1s | 0.6s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | Duplicator Pro | 10.9s | 3.7s | 14.6s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.7s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.8s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 4.0s | 15.1s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.8s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.9s | 15.0s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator Pro | 11.1s | 3.8s | 14.9s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | Duplicator Pro | 10.8s | 3.8s | 14.5s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.1s | 0.5s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | Duplicator Pro | 11.0s | 3.7s | 14.7s | 53.0 MBZIPdefX/ 164.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
SafeGuard | 5.1s | 0.7s | 5.8s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |