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.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | Duplicator | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 1.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Plugins | 8,751 | 112.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -8,751 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -390 |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 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 | Duplicator | 18.2s | 5.8s | 24.0s | 100.0 MBZIPdefX/ 245.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
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⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 144.7 MB |
| -256 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 0 | 0 B | 0 | 0 B | = |
| Other | 654 | 39.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -654 |
| Total | 12,839 | 243.0 MB | 5 | 144.7 MB | -12,834 |
WP Staging Pro | 7.5s | 3.4s | 10.9s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 21.1s | 6.3s | 27.4s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 3.5s | 11.9s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 21.5s | 6.4s | 27.8s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 3.4s | 11.9s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 17.5s | 6.0s | 23.4s | 100.0 MBZIPdefX/ 245.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.5s | 3.4s | 10.9s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator | 19.8s | 6.1s | 25.9s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.5s | 3.4s | 10.9s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | Duplicator | 19.8s | 5.9s | 25.7s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.5s | 3.4s | 10.9s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 17.5s | 6.0s | 23.5s | 100.0 MBZIPdefX/ 245.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.5s | 3.4s | 10.9s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 19.8s | 6.0s | 25.8s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.4s | 3.4s | 10.8s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator | 19.8s | 6.0s | 25.9s | 106.0 MBZIPdefX/ 270.0 MB | 2.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.5s | 3.4s | 10.9s | 145.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 184.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |