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 | 23 | 310.0 KB | 0 | 0 B | -23 |
| Plugins | 5,740 | 79.2 MB | 0 | 0 B | -5,740 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1,169 |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 210.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Free version — cannot back up WordPress core files (wp-admin, wp-includes, wp-config.php)
| 122.3 MB |
| -52 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,728 |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 25 | 6.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -25 |
| Total | 9,744 | 181.1 MB | 5 | 122.3 MB | -9,739 |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 0.0s | 8.7s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2 | SafeGuard | 8.4s | 1.0s | 9.3s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 210.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 0.0s | 8.7s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 8.3s | 1.0s | 9.2s | 68.0 MBZIPdefN/ 210.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 0.0s | 8.6s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |