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 | UpdraftPlus | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 30 | 526.4 KB | 0 | 0 B | -30 |
| Plugins | 11,794 | 134.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -11,794 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -562 |
| Uploads | 266 | 9.6 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UpdraftPlus | 19.1s | 11.6s | 30.6s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 272.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
⚠️ Free version — cannot back up WordPress core files (wp-admin, wp-includes, wp-config.php)
| 158.6 MB |
| -261 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,728 |
| wp-config | 3 | 14.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -3 |
| Other | 26 | 6.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -26 |
| Total | 15,409 | 225.8 MB | 5 | 158.6 MB | -15,404 |
| 10.6s |
| 0.0s |
| 10.6s |
| 159.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB |
| 1.3:1 |
| Verified |
| 2 | UpdraftPlus | 19.2s | 11.8s | 31.0s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 272.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.9s | 0.0s | 10.9s | 159.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | UpdraftPlus | 19.1s | 11.8s | 30.9s | 93.0 MBGZgzip/ 272.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.5s | 0.0s | 10.5s | 159.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |