Not comparable — plugins back up different data
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 | BackWPup | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 34 | 681.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -34 |
| Plugins | 7,613 | 99.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -7,613 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 268 | 18.2 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 2 (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 | BackWPup | 5.2s | 0.0s | 5.2s | 197.0 MBTARnone/ 263.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Free version — cannot back up WordPress core files (wp-admin, wp-includes, wp-config.php)
| 140.1 MB |
| -263 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,728 |
| wp-config | 4 | 20.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -4 |
| Other | 22 | 186.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -22 |
| Total | 11,063 | 188.2 MB | 5 | 140.1 MB | -11,058 |
| 9.1s |
| 0.0s |
| 9.1s |
| 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB |
| 1.3:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 5.1s | 0.0s | 5.1s | 197.0 MBTARnone/ 263.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.2s | 0.0s | 9.2s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 5.1s | 0.0s | 5.1s | 197.0 MBTARnone/ 263.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.0s | 0.0s | 9.0s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |