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 | SafeGuard | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 19 | 313.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -19 |
| Plugins | 3,074 | 46.2 MB | 0 | 0 B | -3,074 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 14 (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 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 58.5 MB |
| -44 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 17 | 178.9 KB | 0 | 0 B | -17 |
| Total | 6,288 | 119.0 MB | 5 | 58.5 MB | -6,283 |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.3s | 10.4s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 2 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.2s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.2s | 3.1s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | SafeGuard | 5.1s | 0.6s | 5.8s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.1s | 10.2s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.4s | 10.5s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.0s | 10.1s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.1s | 10.2s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.1s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | SafeGuard | 4.8s | 0.6s | 5.5s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.0s | 10.1s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.7s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.2s | 10.2s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.2s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.1s | 10.2s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.0s | 3.3s | 10.4s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.0s | 10.1s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | SafeGuard | 4.9s | 0.6s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.2s | 3.1s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.7s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.0s | 3.3s | 10.3s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | SafeGuard | 5.0s | 0.7s | 5.6s | 45.0 MBZIPdefN/ 138.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.2s | 3.2s | 10.4s | 59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |