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 | Duplicator Pro | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 158 | 1023.4 KB | 0 | 0 B | -158 |
| Plugins | 7,828 | 97.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -7,828 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1,169 |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 9 (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 | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 7.0s | 28.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 122.4 MB |
| -52 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -5 |
| Other | 595 | 16.2 MB | 0 | 0 B | -595 |
| Total | 12,545 | 210.6 MB | 5 | 122.4 MB | -12,540 |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2 | Duplicator Pro | 20.1s | 6.8s | 26.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.8s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.5s | 6.8s | 27.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.9s | 14.2s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator Pro | 20.6s | 5.9s | 26.5s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.7s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.6s | 5.7s | 26.3s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 6.0s | 14.5s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 6 | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.7s | 26.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 5.7s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 5.6s | 26.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.2s | 5.9s | 14.1s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.7s | 25.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.9s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 5.7s | 26.2s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.7s | 14.1s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 5.9s | 26.2s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.8s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.7s | 26.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 6.0s | 14.5s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 12 | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.7s | 26.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 6.0s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.8s | 26.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 5.7s | 26.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 6.1s | 14.5s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 15 | Duplicator Pro | 20.3s | 5.9s | 26.2s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.9s | 14.4s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.4s | 5.7s | 26.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | Duplicator Pro | 20.5s | 5.7s | 26.1s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.9s | 14.2s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 5.8s | 26.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefX/ 237.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |