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 | 218.4 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Plugins | 5,596 | 69.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -5,596 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -390 |
| Uploads | 49 | 2.0 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 5 (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 | 9.8s | 5.3s | 15.1s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
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⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 63.1 MB |
| -44 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 0 | 0 B | 0 | 0 B | = |
| Other | 670 | 9.8 MB | 0 | 0 B | -670 |
| Total | 9,488 | 152.4 MB | 5 | 63.1 MB | -9,483 |
WP Staging Pro | 6.7s | 2.3s | 9.0s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator Pro | 9.9s | 5.9s | 15.7s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.6s | 9.5s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 11.3s | 5.4s | 16.6s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.7s | 2.3s | 9.0s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | Duplicator Pro | 9.9s | 5.7s | 15.6s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.3s | 9.1s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.6s | 15.4s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.3s | 9.1s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 9.9s | 6.2s | 16.1s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.6s | 9.5s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.7s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.7s | 2.7s | 9.4s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | Duplicator Pro | 9.9s | 5.6s | 15.5s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.9s | 2.3s | 9.2s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 9.8s | 5.6s | 15.4s | 56.0 MBZIPdefX/ 171.0 MB | 3.0:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.8s | 2.9s | 9.7s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |