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 | SafeGuard | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 23 | 312.3 KB | 0 | 0 B | -23 |
| Plugins | 5,742 | 79.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -5,742 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1,169 |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 16 (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 | SafeGuard | 8.6s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 122.4 MB |
| -52 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 25 | 6.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -25 |
| Total | 9,751 | 181.9 MB | 5 | 122.4 MB | -9,746 |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.8s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 6.1s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.8s | 14.2s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 0.9s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.9s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 6.1s | 14.6s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 6.0s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.9s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 0.9s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 6.1s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.1s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 6.0s | 14.5s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 6.1s | 14.6s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 12Median | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.8s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Median | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.7s | 14.1s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 1.0s | 9.5s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 6.0s | 14.2s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | SafeGuard | 8.2s | 0.9s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.8s | 14.2s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.2s | 5.9s | 14.1s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.7s | 14.1s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | SafeGuard | 8.5s | 0.9s | 9.4s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 211.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 6.3s | 14.6s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |