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 | 59 | 4.4 MB | 68 | 862.4 KB | +9 |
| Plugins | 18,465 | 266.9 MB | 19,930 | 282.5 MB | +1,465 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 562 | 19.4 MB | = |
| Uploads | 829 | 31.2 MB | 822 | 31.2 MB | |
Iteration 7 (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 | 21.2s | 25.7s | 46.9s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
| -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 | 23 | 206.3 KB | 28 | 6.4 MB | +5 |
| Total | 22,675 | 378.1 MB | 24,146 | 396.3 MB | +1,471 |
UpdraftPlus | 35.5s | 13.9s | 49.4s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 21.5s | 27.2s | 48.7s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 35.8s | 14.2s | 49.9s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Failed |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 21.5s | 26.6s | 48.1s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 35.8s | 14.5s | 50.4s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 11.5s | 14.4s | 25.9s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.7s | 13.2s | 38.0s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 11.3s | 15.1s | 26.4s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 26.1s | 14.1s | 40.2s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackWPup | 10.9s | 14.9s | 25.7s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 26.1s | 14.1s | 40.2s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 9.1s | 14.2s | 23.3s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.6s | 13.6s | 38.2s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 8.9s | 14.3s | 23.2s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.6s | 14.3s | 38.9s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 9.1s | 13.9s | 23.0s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.5s | 14.4s | 38.9s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackWPup | 11.4s | 15.0s | 26.4s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 25.0s | 13.7s | 38.8s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | BackWPup | 11.1s | 15.2s | 26.3s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 25.8s | 13.6s | 39.4s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | ||
| 12 | BackWPup | 11.3s | 14.9s | 26.2s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 26.1s | 14.4s | 40.5s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackWPup | 9.1s | 14.0s | 23.1s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.5s | 13.5s | 38.0s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackWPup | 9.3s | 14.2s | 23.5s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.7s | 14.2s | 39.0s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | BackWPup | 9.5s | 13.9s | 23.4s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.5s | 14.5s | 38.9s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackWPup | 9.3s | 14.3s | 23.6s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.9s | 13.6s | 38.5s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackWPup | 9.3s | 14.0s | 23.3s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.8s | 13.8s | 38.6s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | ||
| 18 | BackWPup | 9.5s | 13.8s | 23.3s | 396.0 MBTARnone/ 482.0 MB | 1.2:1 | Verified |
UpdraftPlus | 24.5s | 13.7s | 38.3s | 173.0 MBGZgzip/ 466.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |