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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 144 | 2.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -144 |
| Plugins | 8,503 | 108.2 MB | 0 | 0 B | -8,503 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 7 (median)
18 iterations across 6 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 | Duplicator | 24.4s | 5.6s | 30.1s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 140.2 MB |
| -256 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -4 |
| Other | 589 | 38.7 MB | 0 | 0 B | -589 |
| Total | 12,628 | 238.1 MB | 5 | 140.2 MB | -12,623 |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.7s | 15.6s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 56.7s | 22.5s | 1m 19.2s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.5s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 1m 30.9s | 33.1s | 2m 4.0s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 6.5s | 15.2s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 23.5s | 5.4s | 28.9s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.6s | 15.5s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator | 48.2s | 10.7s | 58.9s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.5s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 6 | Duplicator | 1m 27.6s | 33.6s | 2m 1.1s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.8s | 15.6s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 23.4s | 5.5s | 28.9s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.5s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 48.6s | 10.5s | 59.0s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.7s | 15.6s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 9 | Duplicator | 1m 15.4s | 16.0s | 1m 31.4s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.6s | 15.5s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator | 23.3s | 5.5s | 28.8s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.8s | 15.7s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | Duplicator | 48.2s | 10.6s | 58.8s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.7s | 15.6s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 12 | Duplicator | 1m 29.2s | 33.6s | 2m 2.8s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.0s | 6.8s | 15.7s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator | 23.8s | 5.5s | 29.3s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 6.5s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Failed | |
| 14Median | Duplicator | 47.9s | 10.6s | 58.6s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.5s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 15 | Duplicator | 1m 16.1s | 15.2s | 1m 31.3s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.6s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator | 23.2s | 5.2s | 28.5s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.8s | 15.5s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | Duplicator | 48.0s | 10.2s | 58.2s | 193.0 MBZIPdefX/ 503.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.6s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 18 | Duplicator | 1m 16.6s | 15.3s | 1m 31.9s | 289.0 MBZIPdefX/ 767.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 6.7s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Failed |