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 | BackupBuddy | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 0 | 0 B | 0 | 0 B | = |
| Plugins | 9,276 | 59.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -9,276 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -390 |
| Uploads | 52 | 4.2 MB | 5 | 32.6 MB | |
Iteration 6 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 37.3s | 42.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 |
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)
| -47 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Other | 19 | 184.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -19 |
| Total | 12,520 | 134.8 MB | 5 | 32.6 MB | -12,515 |
WP Staging Pro | 6.4s | 2.2s | 8.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 5.5s | 36.7s | 42.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.7s | 2.4s | 9.0s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 37.5s | 42.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.5s | 2.1s | 8.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 36.8s | 42.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.6s | 2.5s | 9.1s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackupBuddy | 5.3s | 36.3s | 41.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.4s | 2.2s | 8.6s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 5.4s | 35.6s | 40.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.5s | 2.4s | 9.0s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 35.5s | 40.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.6s | 2.2s | 8.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 36.5s | 41.7s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.6s | 2.2s | 8.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackupBuddy | 5.2s | 36.1s | 41.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 167.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.5s | 2.2s | 8.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |