BackWPup wins vs WP Staging Pro

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BackWPup v4.1.2|WP Staging Pro v6.7.0|Apr 9, 2026, 02:29 PM

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Speed (different scopes)

BackWPup

11.0svs15.1s

Not comparable — plugins back up different data

Storage Result

DRAW

BackWPup198 MB

WP Staging Pro141 MB

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

BackWPup

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

WP Staging Pro

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-config

Overall Median Times

BackWPup

Backup

4.6s

Restore

6.3s

WP Staging Pro

Backup

8.7s

Restore

6.4s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting

BackWPupTotal: 13.4s

Backup

5.9s

Restore

7.4s

WP Staging ProTotal: 15.3s

Backup

8.8s

Restore

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup

Data backed up264.0 MB

Archive size198.0 MBTAR

Compression1.3:1

Throughput45.0 MB/s

Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

WP Staging Pro

Data backed up179.0 MB

Archive size141.0 MBWPSTG

Compression1.3:1

Throughput20.0 MB/s

Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

Category	BackWPup		WP Staging Pro		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	34	683.2 KB	0	0 B	-34
Plugins	7,616	99.5 MB	0	0 B	-7,616
Themes	394	14.4 MB	0	0 B	-394
Uploads	268	18.2 MB	5

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 15 (median)

BackWPup

INIT

0.0s

SCAN

0.7s

VERIFY

0.0s

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	BackWPup	6.0s	7.4s	13.4s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

Downloads

Raw Logs (ZIP)Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackWPup (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

BackWPupTotal: 11.3s

Backup

4.8s

Restore

6.5s

WP Staging ProTotal: 15.5s

Backup

8.7s

Restore

6.6s

VPS Basic

BackWPupTotal: 11.2s

Backup

4.7s

Restore

6.4s

WP Staging ProTotal: 15.5s

Backup

8.9s

Restore

6.6s

VPS Standard

BackWPupTotal: 11.2s

Backup

4.8s

Restore

6.4s

WP Staging ProTotal: 15.4s

Backup

8.8s

Restore

6.5s

Dedicated Server

BackWPupTotal: 11.0s

Backup

4.6s

Restore

6.4s

WP Staging ProTotal: 15.4s

Backup

8.8s

Restore

6.6s

High Performance

BackWPupTotal: 11.3s

Backup

4.8s

Restore

6.5s

WP Staging ProTotal: 15.4s

Backup

8.8s

Restore

6.6s

Managed WordPress3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
4	BackWPup	4.8s	6.6s	11.4s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
4	WP Staging Pro	9.0s	6.6s	15.6s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
5Median	BackWPup	4.8s	6.5s	11.3s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
5Median	WP Staging Pro	8.7s	6.8s	15.5s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1
6	BackWPup	4.7s	6.4s	11.2s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
6	WP Staging Pro	8.7s	6.6s	15.3s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

VPS Basic3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
7Median	BackWPup	4.7s	6.3s	11.0s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
7Median	WP Staging Pro	8.9s	6.6s	15.5s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
8	BackWPup	4.9s	6.4s	11.2s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
8	WP Staging Pro	8.9s	6.8s	15.7s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Failed
9	BackWPup	4.7s	6.6s	11.3s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
9	WP Staging Pro	8.8s	6.1s	14.9s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

VPS Standard3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
10	BackWPup	5.1s	6.3s	11.4s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
10	WP Staging Pro	8.8s	6.6s	15.4s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
11Median	BackWPup	4.8s	6.4s	11.2s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
11Median	WP Staging Pro	9.0s	6.5s	15.4s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1
12	BackWPup	4.8s	6.4s	11.2s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
12	WP Staging Pro	8.8s	6.4s	15.1s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

Dedicated Server3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
13	BackWPup	4.6s	6.5s	11.1s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
13	WP Staging Pro	8.8s	6.7s	15.5s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Failed
14Median	BackWPup	4.6s	6.4s	11.0s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
14Median	WP Staging Pro	8.9s	6.5s	15.4s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1
15	BackWPup	4.5s	6.3s	10.8s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
15	WP Staging Pro	8.8s	6.6s	15.4s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

High Performance3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
16Median	BackWPup	4.7s	6.6s	11.3s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
16Median	WP Staging Pro	8.8s	6.6s	15.4s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Failed
17	BackWPup	4.8s	6.4s	11.2s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
17	WP Staging Pro	8.8s	6.6s	15.4s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
18	BackWPup	4.8s	6.5s	11.3s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
18	WP Staging Pro	8.9s	6.7s	15.7s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

2	BackWPup	5.7s	7.1s	12.8s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
2	WP Staging Pro	8.7s	6.6s	15.3s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

3Median	BackWPup	5.9s	7.5s	13.4s	198.0 MBTARnone/ 264.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
3Median	WP Staging Pro	8.8s	6.5s	15.3s	141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

BackWPup vs WP Staging Pro Backup Speed Battle

BackWPupFREEvsWP Staging ProPRO

Backup Scope

Overall Median Times

Per-Profile Median Times

Backup Size & Efficiency

Backup Inventory

Phase Breakdown

Iteration Results

Downloads

Community Governance