Not comparable — plugins back up different data
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 | BackWPup | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 582.2 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Plugins | 7,809 | 103.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -7,809 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -390 |
| Uploads | 268 | 18.2 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 9 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 | BackWPup | 3.7s | 10.8s | 14.6s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 144.7 MB |
| -263 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 24 | 196.9 KB | 0 | 0 B | -24 |
| Total | 11,276 | 193.5 MB | 5 | 144.7 MB | -11,271 |
WP Staging Pro | 7.6s | 3.6s | 11.2s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 4.1s | 11.4s | 15.5s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 3.8s | 12.3s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 4.0s | 11.3s | 15.3s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 3.7s | 12.4s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 2.5s | 9.9s | 12.3s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.5s | 3.6s | 11.1s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 2.4s | 9.9s | 12.3s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.6s | 3.6s | 11.2s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 6 | BackWPup | 2.4s | 10.1s | 12.5s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.6s | 3.7s | 11.3s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 2.5s | 9.9s | 12.3s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.6s | 3.6s | 11.2s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 2.4s | 9.8s | 12.2s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.6s | 3.6s | 11.2s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 2.4s | 9.9s | 12.3s | 202.0 MBTARnone/ 271.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.6s | 3.5s | 11.1s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 |