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 Pro | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 172 | 1.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -172 |
| Plugins | 9,955 | 121.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -9,955 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 12 (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 | 21.7s | 8.5s | 30.2s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 140.2 MB |
| -256 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 5 | 17.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -5 |
| Other | 597 | 16.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -597 |
| Total | 14,117 | 227.9 MB | 5 | 140.2 MB | -14,112 |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.5s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Failed |
| 2Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 8.7s | 29.6s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.6s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 8.8s | 29.7s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 6.6s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator Pro | 21.1s | 6.4s | 27.5s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.0s | 6.5s | 15.5s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.0s | 27.0s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.5s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.6s | 6.2s | 26.8s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.8s | 15.7s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.7s | 6.4s | 27.1s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.9s | 6.5s | 15.5s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.4s | 27.3s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.8s | 15.6s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.2s | 27.1s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 6.7s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.5s | 27.4s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.1s | 6.4s | 15.5s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.5s | 27.4s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.2s | 15.0s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 12 | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.2s | 27.0s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.5s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator Pro | 20.8s | 6.3s | 27.1s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.7s | 15.4s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | Duplicator Pro | 21.2s | 6.3s | 27.5s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.3s | 15.1s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 15 | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.4s | 27.4s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.6s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator Pro | 20.8s | 6.3s | 27.1s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.5s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 17 | Duplicator Pro | 21.0s | 6.6s | 27.6s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 6.6s | 15.3s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 18Median | Duplicator Pro | 20.9s | 6.1s | 27.0s | 91.0 MBZIPdefX/ 258.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.8s | 6.8s | 15.6s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 |