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.
| Category | BackupBuddy | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 74 | 360.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -74 |
| Plugins | 12,617 | 117.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -12,617 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1,169 |
| Uploads | 63 | 5.0 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 2 (median)
3 iterations -- median highlighted. Winner = lowest median total time. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BackupBuddy | 10.0s | 0.0s | 10.0s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Free version — cannot back up WordPress core files (wp-admin, wp-includes, wp-config.php)
| 122.3 MB |
| -58 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,728 |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 18 | 177.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -18 |
| Total | 16,671 | 216.5 MB | 5 | 122.3 MB | -16,666 |
| 8.7s |
| 0.0s |
| 8.7s |
| 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB |
| 1.3:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | BackupBuddy | 9.9s | 0.0s | 9.9s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.7s | 0.0s | 8.7s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 9.7s | 0.0s | 9.7s | 75.0 MBZIPdefN/ 267.0 MB | 3.6:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.6s | 0.0s | 8.6s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |