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

WordPress Importer vs Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More - MakeWPFast
WordPress Importer
A
2M+ installs · 3.1/5 rating
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Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More
A
1M+ installs · 4.9/5 rating
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Overall Winner
Head-to-Head Benchmark
MetricWordPress ImporterDuplicator
⚡ Activation TTFB+1 ms+-1 ms
⚡ Activation Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚡ Activation Queries+0+0
🏠 Homepage TTFB+-7 ms+0 ms
🏠 Homepage Memory+0 MB+0 MB
🏠 Homepage Queries+0+0
⚙️ WP Admin TTFB+-7 ms+0 ms
⚙️ WP Admin Memory+0 MB+0 MB
⚙️ WP Admin Queries+0+16

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

FeatureWordPress ImporterDuplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More
Active Installs2.0M+1.0M+
User Rating3.1/54.9/5
Speed ScoreDC+
Tested Up ToWP 6.8.3WP 6.9.1
Requires PHP7.27.4
Last Updated2025-11-052026-01-28
Total Downloads67.2M+52.0M+
Verdict
FasterDuplicator
More FeaturesWordpress-importer
Overall WinnerDuplicator
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