Not comparable — plugins back up different data
Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes
These plugins back up different amounts of data — see the Backup Scope badges below. Speed and storage comparisons are not apples-to-apples.
⚠️Different backup scope -- results may not be directly comparable
One plugin backs up more data categories than the other, which affects both speed and archive size.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | UpdraftPlus | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 43 | 231.2 KB | 0 | 0 B | -43 |
| Plugins | 9,079 | 115.1 MB | 0 | 0 B | -9,079 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 18 (median)
18 iterations across 6 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 6.0s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 140.2 MB |
| -256 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 3 | 14.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -3 |
| Other | 27 | 6.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -27 |
| Total | 12,540 | 210.4 MB | 5 | 140.2 MB | -12,535 |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.6s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | UpdraftPlus | 14.8s | 6.0s | 20.8s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.7s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | UpdraftPlus | 14.9s | 5.9s | 20.8s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.7s | 15.6s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.1s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.5s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | UpdraftPlus | 13.1s | 6.1s | 19.2s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.6s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.1s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.7s | 15.5s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 5.9s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 6.5s | 15.2s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.0s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 6.7s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.1s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.5s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | UpdraftPlus | 13.0s | 6.1s | 19.1s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.8s | 15.6s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 6.0s | 19.3s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.6s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 5.8s | 19.1s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.4s | 15.2s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 5.9s | 19.4s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.6s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Failed | |
| 14Median | UpdraftPlus | 13.4s | 6.0s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 6.6s | 15.2s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 15 | UpdraftPlus | 13.5s | 6.0s | 19.5s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 6.5s | 15.2s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | UpdraftPlus | 13.1s | 5.8s | 18.9s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.0s | 6.6s | 15.6s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | UpdraftPlus | 13.3s | 5.8s | 19.1s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.6s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | UpdraftPlus | 13.2s | 6.0s | 19.1s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 248.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.5s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |