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Duplicator ProPROvsWP Staging ProPRO

Duplicator Pro v4.5.24|WP Staging Pro v6.7.0|Apr 5, 2026, 05:22 AM

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Speed (different scopes)

WP Staging Pro

9.5svs12.5s

Not comparable — plugins back up different data

Storage (different scopes)

Duplicator Pro

45 MBvs33 MB

Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes

Best Overall

Not Directly Comparable

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.

Backup Scope

Duplicator Pro

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

WP Staging Pro

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-config

Overall Median Times

Duplicator Pro

Backup

9.0s

Restore

3.4s

WP Staging Pro

Backup

6.7s

Restore

2.7s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting

Duplicator ProTotal: 12.8s

Backup

9.2s

Restore

3.5s

WP Staging ProTotal: 9.5s

Backup

6.7s

Restore

Backup Size & Efficiency

Duplicator Pro

Data backed up135.0 MB

Archive size45.0 MBZIP

Compression3:1

Throughput14.5 MB/s

Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

WP Staging Pro

Data backed up56.0 MB

Archive size33.0 MBWPSTG

Compression1.7:1

Throughput8.1 MB/s

Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

Category	Duplicator Pro		WP Staging Pro		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	140	935.7 KB	0	0 B	-140
Plugins	4,323	39.3 MB	0	0 B	-4,323
Themes	394	14.4 MB	0	0 B	-394
Uploads	24	968.9 KB	5

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 9 (median)

Duplicator Pro

SCAN

8.0s

WP Staging Pro

SCAN

2.3s

VERIFY

0.1s

Iteration Results

18 iterations across 6 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
1	Duplicator Pro	9.4s	3.4s	12.8s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified

Downloads

Raw Logs (ZIP)Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — Duplicator Pro (TXT)File Inventory — WP Staging Pro (TXT)

Community Governance

Report an Issue

⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)

Managed WordPress

Duplicator ProTotal: 12.7s

Backup

9.2s

Restore

3.5s

WP Staging ProTotal: 9.7s

Backup

6.8s

Restore

2.9s

VPS Basic

Duplicator ProTotal: 12.5s

Backup

9.1s

Restore

3.4s

WP Staging ProTotal: 9.8s

Backup

6.9s

Restore

2.9s

VPS Standard

Duplicator ProTotal: 12.7s

Backup

9.2s

Restore

3.5s

WP Staging ProTotal: 9.6s

Backup

6.8s

Restore

2.8s

Dedicated Server

Duplicator ProTotal: 12.6s

Backup

9.1s

Restore

3.6s

WP Staging ProTotal: 9.7s

Backup

6.8s

Restore

2.9s

High Performance

Duplicator ProTotal: 12.6s

Backup

9.2s

Restore

3.4s

WP Staging ProTotal: 9.8s

Backup

6.8s

Restore

2.9s

Managed WordPress3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
4Median	Duplicator Pro	9.2s	3.4s	12.6s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
4Median	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	3.1s	9.9s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
5	Duplicator Pro	9.1s	3.5s	12.7s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
5	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.7s	9.5s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
6	Duplicator Pro	9.2s	3.6s	12.8s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
6	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.9s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

VPS Basic3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
7	Duplicator Pro	9.3s	3.4s	12.7s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
7	WP Staging Pro	7.0s	2.7s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
8Median	Duplicator Pro	9.1s	3.4s	12.5s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
8Median	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.9s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
9	Duplicator Pro	9.0s	3.2s	12.2s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
9	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.9s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

VPS Standard3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
10	Duplicator Pro	9.3s	3.5s	12.8s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
10	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.8s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
11Median	Duplicator Pro	9.2s	3.5s	12.7s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
11Median	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.8s	9.6s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
12	Duplicator Pro	9.2s	3.4s	12.6s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
12	WP Staging Pro	6.7s	2.8s	9.5s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

Dedicated Server3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
13	Duplicator Pro	9.0s	3.6s	12.6s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
13	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.9s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
14	Duplicator Pro	9.1s	3.5s	12.5s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
14	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.9s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
15Median	Duplicator Pro	9.1s	3.6s	12.7s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
15Median	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.7s	9.6s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

High Performance3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
16Median	Duplicator Pro	9.2s	3.4s	12.6s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
16Median	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	3.1s	9.9s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
17	Duplicator Pro	9.2s	3.4s	12.6s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
17	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.6s	9.4s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
18	Duplicator Pro	9.3s	3.4s	12.7s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
18	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.9s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

2Median	Duplicator Pro	9.2s	3.5s	12.8s	45.0 MBZIPdefX/ 135.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
2Median	WP Staging Pro	6.7s	2.8s	9.6s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified