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 | 1 | 233.3 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Plugins | 8,267 | 102.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -8,267 |
| Themes | 1,136 | 34.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1,136 |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 7 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplicator Pro | 19.0s | 8.1s | 27.0s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
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⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 124.7 MB |
| -52 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 0 | 0 B | 0 | 0 B | = |
| Other | 680 | 16.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -680 |
| Total | 12,923 | 213.4 MB | 5 | 124.7 MB | -12,918 |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 4.3s | 12.6s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator Pro | 21.1s | 9.4s | 30.5s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.3s | 4.5s | 14.8s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 22.7s | 9.6s | 32.3s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 13.3s | 5.0s | 18.3s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator Pro | 17.7s | 7.9s | 25.6s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.0s | 4.9s | 12.9s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator Pro | 17.4s | 8.7s | 26.1s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.9s | 4.8s | 12.7s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 17.5s | 8.3s | 25.9s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.8s | 5.1s | 12.9s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | Duplicator Pro | 17.5s | 8.1s | 25.6s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.9s | 4.7s | 12.6s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | Duplicator Pro | 17.5s | 8.4s | 25.8s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.1s | 4.7s | 12.8s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 17.5s | 7.3s | 24.8s | 77.0 MBZIPdefX/ 241.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.7s | 4.8s | 12.5s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |