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 | BackWPup | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 165.0 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Plugins | 2,137 | 17.2 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,137 |
| Themes | 390 | 13.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -390 |
| Uploads | 31 | 973.0 KB | 5 | ||
Iteration 6 (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 | BackWPup | 1.2s | 4.1s | 5.3s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
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)
| 32.6 MB |
| -26 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 22 | 190.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -22 |
| Total | 5,365 | 89.5 MB | 5 | 32.6 MB | -5,360 |
WP Staging Pro | 6.1s | 1.4s | 7.5s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| 2 | BackWPup | 1.3s | 3.9s | 5.2s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.0s | 1.4s | 7.4s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | BackWPup | 1.3s | 4.0s | 5.2s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.1s | 1.4s | 7.5s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | BackWPup | 1.2s | 4.0s | 5.2s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.1s | 1.4s | 7.5s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | BackWPup | 1.2s | 4.2s | 5.4s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.1s | 1.4s | 7.5s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | BackWPup | 1.2s | 4.0s | 5.3s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.0s | 1.4s | 7.4s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 1.2s | 4.0s | 5.2s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.1s | 1.4s | 7.5s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | BackWPup | 1.2s | 4.1s | 5.3s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.1s | 1.4s | 7.5s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified | |
| 9Median | BackWPup | 1.2s | 4.0s | 5.2s | 94.0 MBTARnone/ 145.0 MB | 1.5:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 6.1s | 1.5s | 7.5s | 33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 57.0 MB | 1.7:1 | Verified |