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.
| Category | UpdraftPlus | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 43 | 231.3 KB | 0 | 0 B | -43 |
| Plugins | 9,076 | 115.0 MB | 0 | 0 B | -9,076 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 3 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UpdraftPlus | 14.9s | 6.7s | 21.6s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Failed |
⚠️ Free version — cannot back up WordPress core files (wp-admin, wp-includes, wp-config.php)
| 140.1 MB |
| -256 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,728 |
| wp-config | 3 | 14.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -3 |
| Other | 27 | 6.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -27 |
| Total | 12,532 | 209.7 MB | 5 | 140.1 MB | -12,527 |
| 9.0s |
| 0.0s |
| 9.0s |
| 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB |
| 1.3:1 |
| Verified |
| 2 | UpdraftPlus | 15.0s | 7.1s | 22.1s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.2s | 0.0s | 9.2s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | UpdraftPlus | 15.0s | 7.0s | 22.0s | 87.0 MBGZgzip/ 247.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.0s | 0.0s | 9.0s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |