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 | 32 | 287.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -32 |
| Plugins | 9,115 | 59.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -9,115 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 30 | 4.1 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 4 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 4.4s | 10.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 32.0 MB |
| -25 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 0 | 0 B | -18 |
| Total | 12,324 | 134.3 MB | 5 | 32.0 MB | -12,319 |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 3.0s | 9.9s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.6s | 10.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 3.0s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.7s | 10.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 3.0s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 4.5s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.7s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.6s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.9s | 9.9s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.6s | 10.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.7s | 10.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 4.8s | 10.8s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.8s | 9.6s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.6s | 10.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.9s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.5s | 10.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.9s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.6s | 10.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.6s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 12Median | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.4s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.6s | 10.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.9s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 4.4s | 10.1s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.5s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.9s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.5s | 10.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.8s | 9.6s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 4.4s | 10.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 3.0s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 4.8s | 10.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 165.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |