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SafeGuard v1.2.0|WP Staging Pro v6.7.0|Apr 5, 2026, 06:21 AM

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Speed (different scopes)

SafeGuard

4.4svs9.6s

Not comparable — plugins back up different data

Storage (different scopes)

SafeGuard

36 MBvs33 MB

Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes

Best Overall

Not Directly Comparable

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.

Backup Scope

SafeGuard

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

WP Staging Pro

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-config

Overall Median Times

SafeGuard

Backup

3.9s

Restore

0.5s

WP Staging Pro

Backup

6.8s

Restore

2.8s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting

SafeGuardTotal: 4.6s

Backup

4.0s

Restore

0.6s

WP Staging ProTotal: 9.8s

Backup

6.9s

Restore

Backup Size & Efficiency

SafeGuard

Data backed up109.0 MB

Archive size36.0 MBZIP

Compression3:1

Throughput26.6 MB/s

Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

WP Staging Pro

Data backed up56.0 MB

Archive size33.0 MBWPSTG

Compression1.7:1

Throughput8.1 MB/s

Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

Category	SafeGuard		WP Staging Pro		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	5	248.1 KB	0	0 B	-5
Plugins	2,236	21.0 MB	0	0 B	-2,236
Themes	394	14.4 MB	0	0 B	-394
Uploads	24	968.9 KB	5

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 6 (median)

SafeGuard

SCAN

0.1s

VERIFY

0.1s

Iteration Results

18 iterations across 6 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
1	SafeGuard	4.0s	0.5s	4.5s	36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified

Downloads

Raw Logs (ZIP)Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — SafeGuard (TXT)File Inventory — WP Staging Pro (TXT)

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2Median	SafeGuard	4.0s	0.6s	4.6s	36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
2Median	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.9s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

3	SafeGuard	4.1s	0.6s	4.7s	36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
3	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.9s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
4Median	SafeGuard	4.0s	0.6s	4.6s	36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
4Median	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.8s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
5	SafeGuard	4.0s	0.6s	4.6s	36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
5	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.9s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
6	SafeGuard	3.9s	0.6s	4.5s	36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
6	WP Staging Pro	6.7s	2.9s	9.6s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
16Median	SafeGuard	3.9s	0.5s	4.4s	36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
16Median	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.9s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
17	SafeGuard	3.9s	0.5s	4.4s	36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
17	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.8s	9.6s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
18	SafeGuard	4.1s	0.5s	4.6s	36.0 MBZIPdefN/ 109.0 MB	3.0:1	Verified
18	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.8s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified