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DuplicatorFREEvsWP Staging ProPRO

Duplicator v1.5.9|WP Staging Pro v6.7.0|Apr 6, 2026, 10:41 AM

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Speed (different scopes)

WP Staging Pro

10.2svs15.5s

Not comparable — plugins back up different data

Storage (different scopes)

Duplicator

56 MBvs59 MB

Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes

Best Overall

Not Directly Comparable

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.

Backup Scope

Duplicator

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

WP Staging Pro

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-config

Overall Median Times

Duplicator

Backup

12.3s

Restore

3.1s

WP Staging Pro

Backup

7.0s

Restore

3.1s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting

DuplicatorTotal: 37.7s

Backup

25.4s

Restore

12.3s

WP Staging ProTotal: 10.3s

Backup

7.2s

Restore

Backup Size & Efficiency

Duplicator

Data backed up146.0 MB

Archive size56.0 MBZIP

Compression2.9:1

Throughput11.8 MB/s

Compression methodDEFLATE Extra

WP Staging Pro

Data backed up85.0 MB

Archive size59.0 MBWPSTG

Compression1.4:1

Throughput11.7 MB/s

Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

Category	Duplicator		WP Staging Pro		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	126	1.5 MB	0	0 B	-126
Plugins	3,708	51.2 MB	0	0 B	-3,708
Themes	394	14.4 MB	0	0 B	-394
Uploads	49	2.0 MB	5

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

Duplicator

SCAN

0.3s

VERIFY

0.0s

Iteration Results

18 iterations across 6 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
1	Duplicator	12.3s	3.4s	15.7s	56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 146.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified

Downloads

Raw Logs (ZIP)Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — Duplicator (TXT)File Inventory — WP Staging Pro (TXT)

Community Governance

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2Median	Duplicator	25.4s	12.3s	37.7s	111.0 MBZIPdefX/ 316.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
2Median	WP Staging Pro	7.3s	3.4s	10.7s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified

3	Duplicator	45.6s	20.1s	1m 5.8s	166.0 MBZIPdefX/ 486.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
3	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
4	Duplicator	12.3s	3.3s	15.6s	56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 146.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
4	WP Staging Pro	7.1s	3.3s	10.4s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
5Median	Duplicator	24.2s	6.1s	30.3s	111.0 MBZIPdefX/ 316.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
5Median	WP Staging Pro	7.1s	3.2s	10.3s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
6	Duplicator	37.7s	9.0s	46.7s	166.0 MBZIPdefX/ 486.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
6	WP Staging Pro	7.0s	3.3s	10.3s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
10	Duplicator	12.4s	3.1s	15.5s	56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 146.0 MB	2.6:1	Verified
10	WP Staging Pro	7.1s	3.2s	10.3s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
11Median	Duplicator	24.1s	5.8s	30.0s	111.0 MBZIPdefX/ 316.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
11Median	WP Staging Pro	7.0s	3.1s	10.2s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
12	Duplicator	37.6s	8.9s	46.5s	166.0 MBZIPdefX/ 486.0 MB	2.9:1	Verified
12	WP Staging Pro	7.1s	3.2s	10.3s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified

Duplicator vs WP Staging Pro Backup Speed Battle

DuplicatorFREEvsWP Staging ProPRO

Backup Scope

Overall Median Times

Per-Profile Median Times

Backup Size & Efficiency

Backup Inventory

Phase Breakdown

Iteration Results

Downloads

Community Governance