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 | BackupBuddy | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 74 | 362.4 KB | 0 | 0 B | -74 |
| Plugins | 12,620 | 117.7 MB | 0 | 0 B | -12,620 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1,169 |
| Uploads | 63 | 5.0 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 4 (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 | BackupBuddy | 10.6s | 6.9s | 17.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 122.4 MB |
| -58 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 18 | 178.9 KB | 0 | 0 B | -18 |
| Total | 16,679 | 217.2 MB | 5 | 122.4 MB | -16,674 |
WP Staging Pro | 8.2s | 5.8s | 14.0s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.9s | 16.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.2s | 5.8s | 14.1s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.8s | 16.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.9s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.5s | 16.6s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.9s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 10.1s | 7.0s | 17.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 6.2s | 14.5s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 10.1s | 6.8s | 16.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.9s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackupBuddy | 10.1s | 6.7s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 6.0s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.8s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.2s | 6.1s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.8s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10Median | BackupBuddy | 10.2s | 6.6s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 11 | BackupBuddy | 10.1s | 7.0s | 17.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.9s | 14.2s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | BackupBuddy | 9.8s | 7.0s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 6.0s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BackupBuddy | 9.8s | 6.8s | 16.6s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 6.0s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.8s | 16.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 6.0s | 14.6s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | BackupBuddy | 10.1s | 6.9s | 17.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 6.1s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 6.6s | 16.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.9s | 14.2s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | BackupBuddy | 10.2s | 6.6s | 16.8s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 6.6s | 16.6s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |