Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More vs BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More vs BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin - MakeWPFast
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More
A
1M+ installs · 4.9/5 rating
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Overall Winner
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BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin
B
500K+ installs · 4/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricDuplicatorBackWPup
⚡ Activation TTFB+-1 ms+17 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+0+0
🏠 Homepage TTFB+0 ms+-28 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+2 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+0+10
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+0 ms+9 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+2 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+16+47

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureDuplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & MoreBackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin
Active Installs1.0M+500K+
User Rating4.9/54.0/5
Speed ScoreC+C-
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.47.4
Last Updated2026-01-282026-02-05
Total Downloads52.0M+22.5M+
Verdict
FasterDuplicator
More FeaturesDuplicator
Overall WinnerDuplicator
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