Not comparable — plugins back up different data
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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | SafeGuard | UpdraftPlus | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 24 | 1.5 MB | 30 | 248.7 KB | +6 |
| Plugins | 7,269 | 116.5 MB | 8,479 | 128.4 MB | +1,210 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 394 | 14.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 2,771 | 398.8 MB | 2,771 | ||
Iteration 16 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | SafeGuard | 18.5s | 1.0s | 19.5s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 |
| 398.8 MB |
| = |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | = |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 3 | 14.7 KB | +1 |
| Other | 31 | 6.4 MB | 27 | 6.4 MB | -4 |
| Total | 13,224 | 593.5 MB | 14,437 | 604.2 MB | +1,213 |
UpdraftPlus | 28.2s | 6.3s | 34.5s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| 2 | SafeGuard | 19.0s | 1.0s | 20.0s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 28.9s | 6.2s | 35.1s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 17.8s | 1.0s | 18.8s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 28.2s | 6.6s | 34.9s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SafeGuard | 14.3s | 1.0s | 15.3s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.4s | 6.3s | 28.7s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 5Median | SafeGuard | 14.3s | 1.1s | 15.4s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.4s | 6.2s | 28.6s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 6 | SafeGuard | 14.0s | 1.1s | 15.1s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.4s | 6.3s | 28.7s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SafeGuard | 12.5s | 1.1s | 13.6s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.3s | 6.2s | 25.5s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 12.6s | 1.0s | 13.7s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.0s | 6.1s | 25.1s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | SafeGuard | 12.5s | 1.0s | 13.5s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.0s | 6.3s | 25.3s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | SafeGuard | 14.3s | 1.0s | 15.4s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.9s | 6.4s | 28.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 11Median | SafeGuard | 14.5s | 0.9s | 15.5s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 22.1s | 6.2s | 28.2s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 12 | SafeGuard | 14.0s | 1.0s | 15.1s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 21.7s | 6.3s | 27.9s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Median | SafeGuard | 12.6s | 0.9s | 13.5s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.0s | 6.4s | 25.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | SafeGuard | 12.6s | 1.0s | 13.5s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.5s | 6.1s | 25.6s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 15 | SafeGuard | 12.3s | 1.1s | 13.4s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.2s | 6.2s | 25.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | SafeGuard | 12.3s | 0.9s | 13.3s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.0s | 6.3s | 25.2s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 17 | SafeGuard | 12.5s | 1.0s | 13.5s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.2s | 6.2s | 25.4s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed | |
| 18 | SafeGuard | 12.5s | 1.1s | 13.6s | 477.0 MBZIPdefN/ 629.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 19.0s | 5.9s | 24.9s | 478.0 MBGZgzip/ 644.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Failed |