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BackupBuddyPROvsWP Staging ProPRO

BackupBuddy v9.1.5|WP Staging Pro v6.7.0|Apr 6, 2026, 03:03 AM

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Speed (different scopes)

WP Staging Pro

10.1svs11.8s

Not comparable — plugins back up different data

Storage (different scopes)

BackupBuddy

56 MBvs59 MB

Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes

Best Overall

Not Directly Comparable

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.

Backup Scope

BackupBuddy

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

WP Staging Pro

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-config

Overall Median Times

BackupBuddy

Backup

6.8s

Restore

4.9s

WP Staging Pro

Backup

6.9s

Restore

3.0s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting

BackupBuddyTotal: 12.1s

Backup

6.9s

Restore

5.2s

WP Staging ProTotal: 10.3s

Backup

7.1s

Restore

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackupBuddy

Data backed up194.0 MB

Archive size56.0 MBZIP

Compression3.4:1

Throughput27.4 MB/s

Compression methodDEFLATE Normal (Level 6)

WP Staging Pro

Data backed up85.0 MB

Archive size59.0 MBWPSTG

Compression1.4:1

Throughput11.8 MB/s

Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

Category	BackupBuddy		WP Staging Pro		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	46	359.2 KB	0	0 B	-46
Plugins	9,953	84.6 MB	0	0 B	-9,953
Themes	394	14.4 MB	0	0 B	-394
Uploads	55	5.2 MB	5

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 6 (median)

BackupBuddy

SCAN

6.2s

VERIFY

0.0s

Iteration Results

18 iterations across 6 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
1	BackupBuddy	7.0s	5.2s	12.2s	56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB	3.4:1	Verified

Downloads

Raw Logs (ZIP)Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackupBuddy (TXT)File Inventory — WP Staging Pro (TXT)

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2	BackupBuddy	6.9s	5.1s	12.0s	56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB	3.4:1	Verified
2	WP Staging Pro	7.1s	3.1s	10.2s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified

3Median	BackupBuddy	6.9s	5.2s	12.1s	56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB	3.4:1	Verified
3Median	WP Staging Pro	7.1s	3.2s	10.3s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
7	BackupBuddy	7.0s	5.3s	12.3s	56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB	3.4:1	Verified
7	WP Staging Pro	7.2s	3.2s	10.4s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
8Median	BackupBuddy	7.0s	5.2s	12.1s	56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB	3.4:1	Verified
8Median	WP Staging Pro	7.2s	3.3s	10.5s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
9	BackupBuddy	7.1s	5.3s	12.3s	56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB	3.4:1	Verified
9	WP Staging Pro	7.0s	3.3s	10.2s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
16	BackupBuddy	6.9s	5.0s	11.9s	56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB	3.4:1	Verified
16	WP Staging Pro	7.0s	3.3s	10.3s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
17	BackupBuddy	6.9s	5.0s	11.9s	56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB	3.4:1	Verified
17	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	3.2s	10.1s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
18Median	BackupBuddy	6.9s	5.1s	12.0s	56.0 MBZIPdefN/ 194.0 MB	3.4:1	Verified
18Median	WP Staging Pro	7.1s	3.0s	10.2s	59.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 85.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified