Fastest total time (backup + restore)
Smallest archive size
BackWPup is faster (10.8s vs 26.9s) · Duplicator Pro produces smaller backups (91 MB vs 198 MB)
⚠️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 | Duplicator Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 34 | 683.2 KB | 172 | 1.4 MB | +138 |
| Plugins | 7,616 | 99.5 MB | 9,955 | 121.5 MB | +2,339 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 268 | 18.2 MB | 261 | ||
Iteration 8 (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 | 6.6s | 6.9s | 13.6s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
| 18.2 MB |
| -7 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 5 | 17.1 KB | +1 |
| Other | 22 | 188.0 KB | 597 | 16.4 MB | +575 |
| Total | 11,071 | 189.0 MB | 14,117 | 227.9 MB | +3,046 |
Duplicator Pro | 21.8s | 8.7s | 30.6s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 6.1s | 7.1s | 13.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.0s | 8.8s | 29.8s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 6.2s | 7.5s | 13.7s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.0s | 8.5s | 29.5s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 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 |
Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.1s | 27.1s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 4.9s | 6.5s | 11.3s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.0s | 6.3s | 27.2s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.5s | 11.3s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.4s | 27.3s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.1s | 10.9s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.2s | 27.1s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 4.6s | 6.3s | 10.9s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.8s | 6.1s | 26.9s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.3s | 11.0s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.0s | 6.2s | 27.2s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.0s | 10.8s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.1s | 6.1s | 27.3s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.5s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.7s | 6.5s | 27.2s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 12Median | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.5s | 11.3s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.6s | 6.3s | 27.0s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackWPup | 4.6s | 5.9s | 10.5s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.8s | 6.4s | 27.2s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.2s | 10.9s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.3s | 27.2s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.6s | 11.4s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.7s | 6.4s | 27.1s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackWPup | 4.6s | 6.4s | 11.0s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.7s | 6.2s | 26.9s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackWPup | 4.7s | 6.5s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 20.6s | 6.3s | 27.0s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackWPup | 4.8s | 6.4s | 11.2s | 198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Duplicator Pro | 21.0s | 6.3s | 27.3s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |