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.
A crash is scoped to the hosting tier it happened on: the plugin loses that tier but is still measured on the tiers it survives.
⚠️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 | 2.8 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Plugins | 13,150 | 142.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -13,150 |
| Themes | 558 | 18.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -558 |
| Uploads | 259 | 9.5 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 5 (median)
6 iterations across 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 12.1s | 32.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 162.0 MB |
| -254 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 0 | 0 B | 0 | 0 B | = |
| Other | 680 | 17.1 MB | 0 | 0 B | -680 |
| Total | 17,430 | 247.9 MB | 5 | 162.0 MB | -17,425 |
WP Staging Pro | 9.9s | 9.8s | 19.6s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 13.1s | 33.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.7s | 9.6s | 19.3s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 4 | Duplicator Pro | 21.7s | 12.6s | 34.2s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.1s | 10.0s | 20.1s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 12.4s | 32.5s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.7s | 9.9s | 19.6s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.2s | 13.0s | 33.2s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.0s | 9.6s | 19.6s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 21.4s | 13.1s | 34.4s | 98.0 MBZIPdefX/ 286.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.9s | 9.5s | 19.4s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |