Not comparable — plugins back up different data
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 | BackWPup | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 16 | 236.3 KB | 0 | 0 B | -16 |
| Plugins | 2,824 | 42.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,824 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 56 | 2.0 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 16 (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 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.5s | 6.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 58.5 MB |
| -51 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -4 |
| Other | 20 | 182.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -20 |
| Total | 6,047 | 115.3 MB | 5 | 58.5 MB | -6,042 |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.3s | 10.4s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.6s | 6.6s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.0s | 3.3s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 3.7s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.2s | 3.4s | 10.6s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.7s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.2s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.6s | 6.5s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.4s | 10.5s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | ||
| 6 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.9s | 6.9s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.2s | 3.0s | 10.2s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.4s | 6.4s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.0s | 3.3s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.4s | 6.4s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.3s | 10.4s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | ||
| 9 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.9s | 6.9s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.0s | 3.2s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | BackWPup | 3.1s | 3.7s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.3s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.6s | 6.4s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 3.1s | 10.0s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackWPup | 3.2s | 3.9s | 7.0s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.2s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.6s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.1s | 10.2s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.8s | 6.8s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.0s | 10.1s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | ||
| 15 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 3.6s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.2s | 3.3s | 10.6s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.5s | 6.4s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.0s | 3.1s | 10.1s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackWPup | 2.9s | 3.3s | 6.2s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.3s | 10.4s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | ||
| 18 | BackWPup | 3.0s | 3.7s | 6.7s | 120.0 MBTARnone/ 170.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.2s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |