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 | SafeGuard | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 24 | 1.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -24 |
| Plugins | 10,585 | 122.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -10,585 |
| Themes | 562 | 19.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -562 |
| Uploads | 266 | 9.6 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | SafeGuard | 10.1s | 1.3s | 11.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 256.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Free version — cannot back up WordPress core files (wp-admin, wp-includes, wp-config.php)
| 158.6 MB |
| -261 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,728 |
| wp-config | 2 | 8.9 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 26 | 6.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -26 |
| Total | 14,193 | 215.0 MB | 5 | 158.6 MB | -14,188 |
WP Staging Pro | 10.7s | 0.0s | 10.7s | 159.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2 | SafeGuard | 10.2s | 1.3s | 11.5s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 256.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.6s | 0.0s | 10.6s | 159.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Failed |
| 3 | SafeGuard | 10.3s | 1.4s | 11.6s | 92.0 MBZIPdefN/ 256.0 MB | 2.8:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.8s | 0.0s | 10.8s | 159.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 204.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |