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 | Duplicator Pro | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 159 | 1.7 MB | 0 | 0 B | -159 |
| Plugins | 12,673 | 141.0 MB | 0 | 0 B | -12,673 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -562 |
| Uploads | 267 | 9.7 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 10 (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 | Duplicator Pro | 24.7s | 14.1s | 38.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 157.4 MB |
| -262 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -5 |
| Other | 596 | 16.8 MB | 0 | 0 B | -596 |
| Total | 16,995 | 244.5 MB | 5 | 157.4 MB | -16,990 |
WP Staging Pro | 10.9s | 9.6s | 20.5s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator Pro | 24.7s | 13.8s | 38.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.7s | 10.4s | 21.1s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 24.9s | 14.3s | 39.1s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.8s | 9.9s | 20.7s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | Duplicator Pro | 23.2s | 7.7s | 30.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.1s | 9.9s | 20.0s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.7s | 30.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.1s | 10.1s | 20.2s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.8s | 30.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.3s | 10.3s | 20.5s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 7.7s | 30.9s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.3s | 9.0s | 19.3s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.8s | 30.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.4s | 10.1s | 20.5s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 7.6s | 30.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.1s | 9.9s | 20.0s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 7.6s | 30.7s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.1s | 9.8s | 20.0s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 7.9s | 31.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.2s | 9.8s | 20.0s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 12 | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 8.1s | 31.2s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.1s | 9.8s | 19.9s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.8s | 30.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.1s | 9.8s | 19.9s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 14 | Duplicator Pro | 23.0s | 7.8s | 30.8s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.3s | 9.7s | 19.9s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 15Median | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 8.0s | 31.1s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.0s | 9.6s | 19.6s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 8.0s | 31.0s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.0s | 9.8s | 19.8s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | Duplicator Pro | 22.9s | 7.8s | 30.6s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.3s | 9.7s | 20.1s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | Duplicator Pro | 23.1s | 8.2s | 31.3s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 283.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.3s | 10.1s | 20.4s | 158.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |