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 | 88 | 921.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -88 |
| Plugins | 14,747 | 141.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -14,747 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 267 | 21.4 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 15 (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 | BackupBuddy | 11.9s | 16.1s | 28.0s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 140.2 MB |
| -262 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 20 | 183.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -20 |
| Total | 18,251 | 234.4 MB | 5 | 140.2 MB | -18,246 |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.7s | 15.5s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 12.0s | 7.8s | 19.8s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.6s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 12.2s | 8.5s | 20.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.5s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.3s | 18.9s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.7s | 15.5s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.1s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 7.1s | 15.9s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.0s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.7s | 15.6s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.3s | 18.9s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 6.6s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.1s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 6.7s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.3s | 18.8s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 7.0s | 15.8s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Failed |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.3s | 18.9s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.2s | 15.1s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.2s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.4s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Failed | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.1s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.5s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Median | BackupBuddy | 10.7s | 7.9s | 18.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 6.8s | 15.5s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 8.2s | 18.8s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 7.1s | 15.9s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.0s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.6s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | BackupBuddy | 10.5s | 8.2s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.6s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackupBuddy | 10.4s | 8.2s | 18.7s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.6s | 15.5s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 7.9s | 18.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 288.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.4s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |