WordPress Backup Plugin Leaderboard
Rank is not win rate. Ratings use scope-adjusted times, so a plugin that skips bulk content gets a time penalty first and backing up less is never free. A restore that fails verification loses its tier outright, however fast it was. A plugin can therefore win most of its battles on raw speed and still rank lower. How scoring works
Leaderboard
Plugins ranked by head-to-head battle performance. Ratings update after every battle.
This column ranks speed. Speed and archive size pull against each other, so the fastest plugin is rarely the smallest. Plugins marked Pareto are not beaten on both at once, which is as close to “best” as the data honestly gets. Why we do not pick one
9 plugins ranked
#1
All-in-One WP Migration
FREEPareto40 battles
Speed
1465
1341 - 1589
Overall
1148
1024 - 1272
Backup
1.6s
Restore
2.6s
Archive
152 MB
Win Rate
95%
Speed
1465
Overall
1148
Backup
1.6s
Restore
2.6s
Archive
152 MB
Win
95%
#2
SafeGuard
PROPareto40 battles
Speed
1320
1196 - 1444
Overall
1427
1303 - 1551
Backup
6.8s
Restore
6.1s
Archive
70 MB
Win Rate
73%
Speed
1320
Overall
1427
Backup
6.8s
Restore
6.1s
Archive
70 MB
Win
73%
#3
UpdraftPlus
PROPareto40 battles
Speed
1233
1109 - 1357
Overall
1240
1116 - 1364
Backup
9.2s
Restore
3.5s
Archive
72 MB
Win Rate
60%
Speed
1233
Overall
1240
Backup
9.2s
Restore
3.5s
Archive
72 MB
Win
60%
#4
BackWPup
FREE40 battles
Speed
1143
1019 - 1267
Overall
833
709 - 957
Backup
2.6s
Restore
9.6s
Archive
182 MB
Win Rate
57%
Speed
1143
Overall
833
Backup
2.6s
Restore
9.6s
Archive
182 MB
Win
57%
#5
WP Staging Pro
PROPareto40 battles
Speed
1007
856 - 1158
Overall
887
736 - 1038
Backup
7.1s
Restore
3.0s
Archive
125 MB
Win Rate
70%
Speed
1007
Overall
887
Backup
7.1s
Restore
3.0s
Archive
125 MB
Win
70%
#6
Duplicator Pro
PRO40 battles
Speed
861
737 - 985
Overall
943
819 - 1067
Backup
16.5s
Restore
6.8s
Archive
77 MB
Win Rate
23%
Speed
861
Overall
943
Backup
16.5s
Restore
6.8s
Archive
77 MB
Win
23%
#7
WPvivid
FREEPareto40 battles
Speed
797
673 - 921
Overall
1256
1132 - 1380
Backup
16.2s
Restore
3.9s
Archive
63 MB
Win Rate
33%
Speed
797
Overall
1256
Backup
16.2s
Restore
3.9s
Archive
63 MB
Win
33%
#8
Duplicator
FREE40 battles
Speed
683
559 - 807
Overall
718
594 - 842
Backup
19.3s
Restore
6.1s
Archive
87 MB
Win Rate
15%
Speed
683
Overall
718
Backup
19.3s
Restore
6.1s
Archive
87 MB
Win
15%
#9
BackupBuddy
PROPareto40 battles
Speed
491
38 - 944
Overall
548
95 - 1001
Backup
5.8s
Restore
41.3s
Archive
53 MB
Win Rate
0%
Speed
491
Overall
548
Backup
5.8s
Restore
41.3s
Archive
53 MB
Win
0%
Speed Elo (fastest total time)Best Overall Elo (Pareto optimal)Median backup time (lower is better)Median restore time (lower is better)ProvisionalFewer than 5 battles
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