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 | Duplicator | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 112 | 1.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -112 |
| Plugins | 2,870 | 26.0 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,870 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 24 | 968.9 KB | 5 | ||
Iteration 7 (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 | 10.4s | 2.8s | 13.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 32.0 MB |
| -19 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -4 |
| Other | 579 | 30.8 MB | 0 | 0 B | -579 |
| Total | 6,716 | 129.5 MB | 5 | 32.0 MB | -6,711 |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 3.0s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 20.6s | 10.3s | 30.9s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.8s | 9.6s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 37.8s | 16.4s | 54.2s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.7s | 2.8s | 9.5s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 10.7s | 2.9s | 13.6s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator | 20.1s | 5.2s | 25.3s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.9s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator | 31.1s | 7.7s | 38.8s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.7s | 9.6s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 10.5s | 2.8s | 13.3s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.7s | 2.8s | 9.5s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 20.3s | 5.2s | 25.6s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 3.0s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator | 31.1s | 8.2s | 39.3s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator | 10.0s | 2.9s | 12.9s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.0s | 2.8s | 9.8s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | Duplicator | 20.1s | 5.4s | 25.4s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.7s | 2.9s | 9.6s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | Duplicator | 31.1s | 7.7s | 38.8s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator | 10.3s | 2.9s | 13.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | Duplicator | 20.5s | 5.1s | 25.6s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.7s | 2.7s | 9.4s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | Duplicator | 31.0s | 7.6s | 38.6s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.8s | 9.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator | 10.4s | 2.9s | 13.2s | 48.0 MBZIPdefX/ 117.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | Duplicator | 20.1s | 5.1s | 25.2s | 94.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.6s | 9.4s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | Duplicator | 31.2s | 7.6s | 38.7s | 140.0 MBZIPdefX/ 400.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.7s | 9.5s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |