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.
| Category | SafeGuard | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 19 | 311.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -19 |
| Plugins | 3,072 | 46.0 MB | 0 | 0 B | -3,072 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 3 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SafeGuard | 4.8s | 0.6s | 5.4s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 137.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Free version — cannot back up WordPress core files (wp-admin, wp-includes, wp-config.php)
| 58.4 MB |
| -44 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,728 |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 17 | 177.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -17 |
| Total | 6,281 | 118.3 MB | 5 | 58.4 MB | -6,276 |
| 7.4s |
| 0.0s |
| 7.4s |
| 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB |
| 1.4:1 |
| Verified |
| 2 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 137.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.4s | 0.0s | 7.4s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 137.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.3s | 0.0s | 7.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |