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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | BackupBuddy | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 0 | 0 B | 0 | 0 B | = |
| Plugins | 10,138 | 88.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -10,138 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -390 |
| Uploads | 77 | 5.4 MB | 5 | 63.1 MB | |
Iteration 8 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | BackupBuddy | 6.1s | 38.4s | 44.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 |
Raw log archive is temporarily unavailable while the benchmark cluster is offline. Metrics, results, and inventories remain downloadable.
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| -72 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Other | 19 | 184.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -19 |
| Total | 13,407 | 165.1 MB | 5 | 63.1 MB | -13,402 |
WP Staging Pro | 6.3s | 1.7s | 8.0s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackupBuddy | 6.4s | 38.6s | 45.0s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.3s | 1.7s | 8.0s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| 3 | BackupBuddy | 6.5s | 37.9s | 44.4s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.3s | 1.7s | 8.1s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackupBuddy | 6.0s | 38.3s | 44.3s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.3s | 1.7s | 8.1s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 37.4s | 43.3s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.3s | 1.7s | 7.9s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 6Median | BackupBuddy | 5.7s | 37.8s | 43.5s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.3s | 1.7s | 7.9s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackupBuddy | 5.8s | 37.2s | 43.1s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.3s | 1.7s | 8.0s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 37.2s | 43.1s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.3s | 1.7s | 8.0s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | BackupBuddy | 5.9s | 37.8s | 43.7s | 58.0 MBZIPdefN/ 199.0 MB | 3.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.3s | 1.7s | 8.0s | 64.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 90.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |