UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin vs BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Which Is Faster for WordPress?

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin vs BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin - MakeWPFast
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
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3M+ installs · 4.8/5 rating
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Overall Winner
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BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin
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500K+ installs · 4/5 rating
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Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricUpdraftPlusBackWPup
⚡ Activation TTFB+-1 ms+17 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+2+0
🏠 Homepage TTFB+8 ms+-28 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+2 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+1+10
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+1 ms+9 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+2 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+9+47

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureUpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration PluginBackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin
Active Installs3.0M+500K+
User Rating4.8/54.0/5
Speed ScoreC+C-
Tested Up ToWP 6.9.1WP 6.9.1
Requires PHPN/A7.4
Last Updated2026-01-192026-02-05
Total Downloads152.0M+22.5M+
Verdict
FasterUpdraftplus
More FeaturesUpdraftplus
Overall WinnerUpdraftplus
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