UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin Benchmarks
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Backup Arena is built by the SafeGuard team, and SafeGuard competes here. It runs the same snapshots and scoring as everything else, and the runs it loses are published unchanged. How we test.
Fight Record
Wins24
Losses13
Draws3
Win Rate60%
11 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 Profile | Avg Backup | Avg Restore | Median Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blog Starter (XS) | 5.1s | 2.3s | 7.2s |
| Business Site (S) | 10.3s | 4.3s | 15.0s |
| Developer Portfolio (S) | 6.5s | 2.8s | 9.7s |
| News/Magazine (M) | 11.6s | 5.3s | 16.6s |
| WooCommerce Standard (M) | 13.8s | 8.0s | 23.1s |
Performance Profile
Version Performance Trend
Only one version tested so far. Trend data will appear once battles span multiple versions.
Battle History
40W
vs WPvividWooCommerce Standard (M)
23.6svs1m 24s
-58.4s
Jul 26, 2026Lvs WP Staging ProWooCommerce Standard (M)
23.5svs19.7s
+3.9s
Jul 26, 2026Lvs SafeGuardWooCommerce Standard (M)
17.2svs16.6s
+0.5s
Jul 26, 2026Wvs Duplicator ProWooCommerce Standard (M)
16.3svs27.5s
-10.4s
Jul 26, 2026Wvs DuplicatorWooCommerce Standard (M)
24.0svs40.7s
-12.9s
Jul 26, 2026Dvs BackWPupWooCommerce Standard (M)
17.1svs17.5s
0.2s
Jul 26, 2026Wvs BackupBuddyWooCommerce Standard (M)
--vs--
-0.0s
Jul 26, 2026Lvs All-in-One WP MigrationWooCommerce Standard (M)
24.0svs20.9s
+3.4s
Jul 26, 2026Wvs WPvividNews/Magazine (M)
13.1svs21.2s
-7.9s
Jul 26, 2026Lvs WP Staging ProNews/Magazine (M)
16.8svs14.0s
+2.9s
Jul 26, 2026Lvs SafeGuardNews/Magazine (M)
16.3svs14.4s
+2.0s
Jul 26, 2026Wvs Duplicator ProNews/Magazine (M)
16.7svs27.8s
-10.5s
Jul 26, 2026Wvs DuplicatorNews/Magazine (M)
17.3svs32.3s
-11.8s
Jul 26, 2026Wvs BackWPupNews/Magazine (M)
16.7svs21.7s
-4.6s
Jul 26, 2026Wvs BackupBuddyNews/Magazine (M)
--vs--
-0.0s
Jul 26, 2026Lvs All-in-One WP MigrationNews/Magazine (M)
16.5svs7.0s
+9.5s
Jul 26, 2026Wvs WPvividDeveloper Portfolio (S)
9.7svs11.6s
-1.9s
Jul 26, 2026Dvs WP Staging ProDeveloper Portfolio (S)
9.6svs9.5s
0.2s
Jul 26, 2026Dvs SafeGuardDeveloper Portfolio (S)
7.5svs7.1s
0.3s
Jul 26, 2026Wvs Duplicator ProDeveloper Portfolio (S)
10.2svs15.9s
-5.7s
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