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BackupBuddy WordPress Backup Plugin Benchmarks

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BackupBuddy

v9.1.17PRO

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Elo Rating491+/- 45340 battlesTested Jul 26, 2026

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Fight Record

Wins0
Losses40
Draws0
Win Rate0%

2 of these tier wins were decided by the opponent crashing (it could not complete a backup or restore on that hosting tier where this plugin could), not by a faster or smaller backup.

Average Times by Profile

Site ProfileAvg BackupAvg RestoreMedian Total
Blog Starter (XS)5.2s36.3s42.8s
Business Site (S)0.0s0.0s0.0s
Developer Portfolio (S)6.6s50.0s57.3s
News/Magazine (M)0.0s0.0s0.0s
WooCommerce Standard (M)0.0s0.0s0.0s

Performance Profile

Version Performance Trend

Only one version tested so far. Trend data will appear once battles span multiple versions.

Head-to-Head

WPvivid
vs WPvivid
0-0-5
SafeGuard
vs SafeGuard
0-0-5
Duplicator
vs Duplicator
0-0-5
WP Staging Pro
vs WP Staging Pro
0-0-5
UpdraftPlus
vs UpdraftPlus
0-0-5
Duplicator Pro
vs Duplicator Pro
0-0-5
All-in-One WP Migration
vs All-in-One WP Migration
0-0-5
BackWPup
vs BackWPup
0-0-5

Battle History

40
L
vs WPvividWooCommerce Standard (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs WP Staging ProWooCommerce Standard (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs UpdraftPlusWooCommerce Standard (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs SafeGuardWooCommerce Standard (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs Duplicator ProWooCommerce Standard (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs DuplicatorWooCommerce Standard (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs BackWPupWooCommerce Standard (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs All-in-One WP MigrationWooCommerce Standard (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs WPvividNews/Magazine (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs WP Staging ProNews/Magazine (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs UpdraftPlusNews/Magazine (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs SafeGuardNews/Magazine (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs Duplicator ProNews/Magazine (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs DuplicatorNews/Magazine (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs BackWPupNews/Magazine (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs All-in-One WP MigrationNews/Magazine (M)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs WPvividDeveloper Portfolio (S)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs WP Staging ProDeveloper Portfolio (S)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs UpdraftPlusDeveloper Portfolio (S)
Jul 26, 2026L
vs SafeGuardDeveloper Portfolio (S)
Jul 26, 2026
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