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BackWPupFREEvsWP Staging ProPRO

BackWPup v4.1.2|WP Staging Pro v6.7.0|Apr 5, 2026, 01:54 AM

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Speed (different scopes)

BackWPup

5.7svs9.6s

Not comparable — plugins back up different data

Storage (different scopes)

WP Staging Pro

33 MBvs93 MB

Compared by compression ratio — different raw data sizes

Best Overall

Not Directly Comparable

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.

Backup Scope

BackWPup

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

WP Staging Pro

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-config

Overall Median Times

BackWPup

Backup

2.5s

Restore

3.0s

WP Staging Pro

Backup

6.7s

Restore

2.8s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting

BackWPupTotal: 6.0s

Backup

2.7s

Restore

3.3s

WP Staging ProTotal: 9.7s

Backup

6.8s

Restore

Backup Size & Efficiency

BackWPup

Data backed up142.0 MB

Archive size93.0 MBTAR

Compression1.5:1

Throughput50.3 MB/s

Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

WP Staging Pro

Data backed up56.0 MB

Archive size33.0 MBWPSTG

Compression1.7:1

Throughput8.1 MB/s

Compression methodN/A (uncompressed format)

Backup Inventory

Category	BackWPup		WP Staging Pro		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	2	171.3 KB	0	0 B	-2
Plugins	1,986	17.3 MB	0	0 B	-1,986
Themes	394	14.4 MB	0	0 B	-394
Uploads	31	973.1 KB	5

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 8 (median)

BackWPup

INIT

0.0s

SCAN

0.3s

VERIFY

0.0s

Iteration Results

18 iterations across 6 hosting profiles -- median highlighted per profile. Compression shows archive-to-raw ratio (higher = better). * = no compression detected.

Shared Hosting3 iterations

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
1	BackWPup	2.8s	3.3s	6.1s	93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB	1.5:1	Verified

Downloads

Raw Logs (ZIP)Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — BackWPup (TXT)File Inventory — WP Staging Pro (TXT)

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2Median	BackWPup	2.7s	3.3s	5.9s	93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB	1.5:1	Verified
2Median	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	3.0s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

3	BackWPup	2.7s	3.4s	6.0s	93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB	1.5:1	Verified
3	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.8s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
7Median	BackWPup	2.6s	3.1s	5.7s	93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB	1.5:1	Verified
7Median	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	3.0s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
8	BackWPup	2.7s	3.0s	5.7s	93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB	1.5:1	Verified
8	WP Staging Pro	6.7s	2.9s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
9	BackWPup	2.5s	3.3s	5.8s	93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB	1.5:1	Verified
9	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.9s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
13	BackWPup	2.4s	3.0s	5.4s	93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB	1.5:1	Verified
13	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	3.1s	10.0s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
14	BackWPup	2.8s	3.3s	6.1s	93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB	1.5:1	Verified
14	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.9s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
15Median	BackWPup	2.8s	3.1s	5.9s	93.0 MBTARnone/ 142.0 MB	1.5:1	Verified
15Median	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.8s	9.6s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified