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 | BackWPup | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 2.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Plugins | 10,548 | 119.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -10,548 |
| Themes | 558 | 18.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -558 |
| Uploads | 266 | 9.5 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 7 (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 | BackWPup | 4.9s | 14.6s | 19.5s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | 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 |
| -261 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 23 | 208.4 KB | 0 | 0 B | -23 |
| Total | 14,180 | 208.1 MB | 5 | 162.0 MB | -14,175 |
WP Staging Pro | 9.1s | 5.6s | 14.7s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | BackWPup | 4.8s | 14.8s | 19.7s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.8s | 5.5s | 15.3s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackWPup | 4.9s | 15.0s | 19.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.0s | 5.5s | 15.6s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 3.1s | 13.3s | 16.4s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.6s | 14.0s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 3.1s | 13.3s | 16.5s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.5s | 14.1s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 6 | BackWPup | 3.4s | 13.4s | 16.9s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 5.7s | 14.2s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | BackWPup | 3.3s | 13.0s | 16.3s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 5.5s | 14.0s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 3.2s | 13.0s | 16.2s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.5s | 14.0s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackWPup | 3.5s | 13.1s | 16.6s | 219.0 MBTARnone/ 293.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 5.5s | 14.1s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |