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
FREEPareto48 battles
Speed
1521
1408 - 1634
Overall
1238
1125 - 1351
Backup
1.7s
Restore
3.9s
Archive
152 MB
Win Rate
96%
Speed
1521
Overall
1238
Backup
1.7s
Restore
3.9s
Archive
152 MB
Win
96%
#2
SafeGuard
PROPareto48 battles
Speed
1268
1155 - 1381
Overall
1442
1329 - 1555
Backup
7.0s
Restore
6.5s
Archive
70 MB
Win Rate
73%
Speed
1268
Overall
1442
Backup
7.0s
Restore
6.5s
Archive
70 MB
Win
73%
#3
BackWPup
FREE48 battles
Speed
1263
1150 - 1376
Overall
991
878 - 1104
Backup
2.8s
Restore
13.1s
Archive
182 MB
Win Rate
63%
Speed
1263
Overall
991
Backup
2.8s
Restore
13.1s
Archive
182 MB
Win
63%
#4
WP Staging Pro
PROPareto48 battles
Speed
1007
797 - 1217
Overall
887
677 - 1097
Backup
7.1s
Restore
3.0s
Archive
125 MB
Win Rate
58%
Speed
1007
Overall
887
Backup
7.1s
Restore
3.0s
Archive
125 MB
Win
58%
#5
UpdraftPlus
PRO48 battles
Speed
994
881 - 1107
Overall
963
850 - 1076
Backup
10.4s
Restore
4.8s
Archive
72 MB
Win Rate
56%
Speed
994
Overall
963
Backup
10.4s
Restore
4.8s
Archive
72 MB
Win
56%
#6
Duplicator Pro
PRO48 battles
Speed
952
839 - 1065
Overall
1066
953 - 1179
Backup
17.7s
Restore
8.4s
Archive
77 MB
Win Rate
29%
Speed
952
Overall
1066
Backup
17.7s
Restore
8.4s
Archive
77 MB
Win
29%
#7
Duplicator
FREE48 battles
Speed
789
676 - 902
Overall
838
725 - 951
Backup
20.5s
Restore
7.6s
Archive
87 MB
Win Rate
21%
Speed
789
Overall
838
Backup
20.5s
Restore
7.6s
Archive
87 MB
Win
21%
#8
WPvivid
FREEPareto48 battles
Speed
715
602 - 828
Overall
1027
914 - 1140
Backup
17.2s
Restore
5.2s
Archive
63 MB
Win Rate
31%
Speed
715
Overall
1027
Backup
17.2s
Restore
5.2s
Archive
63 MB
Win
31%
#9
BackupBuddy
PROPareto48 battles
Speed
491
171 - 811
Overall
548
228 - 868
Backup
5.8s
Restore
41.3s
Archive
53 MB
Win Rate
2%
Speed
491
Overall
548
Backup
5.8s
Restore
41.3s
Archive
53 MB
Win
2%
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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