BackWPup wins vs WP Staging Pro

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BackWPupFREEvsWP Staging ProPRO

BackWPup v4.1.2|WP Staging Pro v6.7.0|Apr 5, 2026, 04:11 PM

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Speed (different scopes)

BackWPup

9.9svs14.2s

Not comparable — plugins back up different data

Storage Result

DRAW

BackWPup180 MB

WP Staging Pro123 MB

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

BackWPup

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

WP Staging Pro

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-config

Overall Median Times

BackWPup

Backup

4.2s

Restore

5.6s

WP Staging Pro

Backup

8.2s

Restore

5.8s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting

BackWPupTotal: 11.4s

Backup

5.2s

Restore

6.0s

WP Staging ProTotal: 14.4s

Backup

8.4s

Restore

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup

Data backed up243.0 MB

Archive size180.0 MBTAR

Compression1.4:1

Throughput46.3 MB/s

Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

WP Staging Pro

Data backed up158.0 MB

Archive size123.0 MBWPSTG

Compression1.3:1

Throughput18.6 MB/s

Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

Category	BackWPup		WP Staging Pro		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	20	248.4 KB	0	0 B	-20
Plugins	5,490	75.6 MB	0	0 B	-5,490
Themes	1,169	38.0 MB	0	0 B	-1,169
Uploads	64	1.9 MB	5

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 5 (median)

BackWPup

INIT

0.0s

SCAN

0.7s

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	BackWPup	6.0s	6.0s	12.0s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified

Downloads

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

Community Governance

Report an Issue

⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)

Managed WordPress

BackWPupTotal: 10.2s

Backup

4.3s

Restore

5.8s

WP Staging ProTotal: 14.3s

Backup

8.4s

Restore

5.9s

VPS Basic

BackWPupTotal: 10.1s

Backup

4.4s

Restore

5.7s

WP Staging ProTotal: 14.4s

Backup

8.4s

Restore

6.1s

VPS Standard

BackWPupTotal: 10.2s

Backup

4.3s

Restore

5.8s

WP Staging ProTotal: 14.4s

Backup

8.2s

Restore

6.0s

Dedicated Server

BackWPupTotal: 10.3s

Backup

4.4s

Restore

5.8s

WP Staging ProTotal: 14.2s

Backup

8.3s

Restore

5.9s

High Performance

BackWPupTotal: 10.1s

Backup

4.3s

Restore

5.8s

WP Staging ProTotal: 14.3s

Backup

8.3s

Restore

5.9s

Managed WordPress3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
4Median	BackWPup	4.5s	5.8s	10.3s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
4Median	WP Staging Pro	8.4s	5.9s	14.3s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
5	BackWPup	4.2s	5.8s	10.0s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
5	WP Staging Pro	8.3s	5.9s	14.2s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
6	BackWPup	4.3s	5.9s	10.2s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
6	WP Staging Pro	8.4s	6.1s	14.5s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

VPS Basic3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
7	BackWPup	4.3s	5.8s	10.1s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
7	WP Staging Pro	8.4s	6.1s	14.5s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
8Median	BackWPup	4.4s	5.7s	10.1s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
8Median	WP Staging Pro	8.5s	5.9s	14.4s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1
9	BackWPup	4.4s	5.6s	10.0s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
9	WP Staging Pro	8.3s	6.1s	14.3s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

VPS Standard3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
10	BackWPup	4.3s	5.9s	10.2s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
10	WP Staging Pro	8.2s	6.2s	14.4s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
11Median	BackWPup	4.1s	5.8s	9.9s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
11Median	WP Staging Pro	8.5s	6.0s	14.5s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1
12	BackWPup	4.4s	5.8s	10.3s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
12	WP Staging Pro	8.2s	5.9s	14.1s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

Dedicated Server3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
13Median	BackWPup	4.7s	5.7s	10.4s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
13Median	WP Staging Pro	8.3s	5.9s	14.2s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
14	BackWPup	4.2s	5.8s	10.0s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
14	WP Staging Pro	8.3s	5.8s	14.2s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
15	BackWPup	4.4s	5.8s	10.3s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
15	WP Staging Pro	8.4s	6.2s	14.5s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

High Performance3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
16	BackWPup	4.2s	5.6s	9.8s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
16	WP Staging Pro	8.3s	5.9s	14.3s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified
17Median	BackWPup	4.3s	5.9s	10.2s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
17Median	WP Staging Pro	8.3s	5.9s	14.2s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1
18	BackWPup	4.3s	5.8s	10.1s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
18	WP Staging Pro	8.6s	6.1s	14.7s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

2Median	BackWPup	5.2s	6.1s	11.4s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
2Median	WP Staging Pro	8.4s	6.0s	14.4s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

3	BackWPup	5.0s	6.0s	10.9s	180.0 MBTARnone/ 243.0 MB	1.4:1	Verified
3	WP Staging Pro	8.4s	5.8s	14.2s	123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB	1.3:1	Verified

BackWPup vs WP Staging Pro Backup Speed Battle

BackWPupFREEvsWP Staging ProPRO

Backup Scope

Overall Median Times

Per-Profile Median Times

Backup Size & Efficiency

Backup Inventory

Phase Breakdown

Iteration Results

Downloads

Community Governance