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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | SafeGuard | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 183.3 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Plugins | 3,264 | 50.7 MB | 0 | 0 B | -3,264 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -390 |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 2 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.3s | 8.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 63.1 MB |
| -44 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 0 | 0 B | 0 | 0 B | = |
| Other | 19 | 187.8 KB | 0 | 0 B | -19 |
| Total | 6,505 | 124.1 MB | 5 | 63.1 MB | -6,500 |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.7s | 9.6s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 2 | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.2s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.7s | 9.5s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.7s | 8.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.7s | 9.6s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.1s | 8.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.7s | 9.6s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.2s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.8s | 9.8s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.1s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.1s | 8.4s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.8s | 9.7s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | SafeGuard | 4.2s | 4.3s | 8.5s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 3.0s | 9.9s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | SafeGuard | 4.3s | 4.3s | 8.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefN/ 144.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.0s | 2.7s | 9.7s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |