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 | Duplicator | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 130 | 2.0 MB | 0 | 0 B | -130 |
| Plugins | 6,376 | 84.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -6,376 |
| Themes | 1,169 | 38.0 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1,169 |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 10 (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 | 22.8s | 4.9s | 27.7s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Not backing up wp-config.php or WP core files (wp-admin, wp-includes)
| 122.4 MB |
| -52 |
| WP Core | 2,733 | 55.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,733 |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -4 |
| Other | 587 | 38.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -587 |
| Total | 11,056 | 220.4 MB | 5 | 122.4 MB | -11,051 |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.8s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 52.4s | 20.2s | 1m 12.6s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.7s | 14.0s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 1m 23.8s | 29.0s | 1m 52.8s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 6.1s | 14.5s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Duplicator | 22.2s | 5.0s | 27.3s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.8s | 14.2s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5Median | Duplicator | 45.7s | 9.4s | 55.1s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.9s | 14.2s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | Duplicator | 1m 10.4s | 30.1s | 1m 40.5s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Duplicator | 22.3s | 5.1s | 27.4s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.2s | 5.9s | 14.1s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | Duplicator | 45.9s | 9.3s | 55.2s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.9s | 14.2s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | Duplicator | 1m 11.1s | 13.9s | 1m 24.9s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.8s | 14.2s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Duplicator | 22.3s | 4.8s | 27.1s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 11Median | Duplicator | 45.7s | 9.0s | 54.7s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 5.8s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 12 | Duplicator | 1m 10.9s | 28.1s | 1m 38.9s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 6.1s | 14.6s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Duplicator | 22.2s | 4.8s | 27.1s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 5.8s | 14.1s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 14Median | Duplicator | 45.9s | 8.9s | 54.8s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.9s | 14.3s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 15 | Duplicator | 1m 11.1s | 13.7s | 1m 24.8s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.4s | 6.2s | 14.6s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Duplicator | 22.7s | 4.9s | 27.6s | 80.0 MBZIPdefX/ 219.0 MB | 2.7:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.5s | 6.2s | 14.7s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 17Median | Duplicator | 45.4s | 8.8s | 54.2s | 159.0 MBZIPdefX/ 462.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.9s | 14.1s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 18 | Duplicator | 1m 10.1s | 13.8s | 1m 23.9s | 238.0 MBZIPdefX/ 706.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.3s | 5.8s | 14.1s | 123.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 158.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |