UpdraftPlus vs WP Staging Pro — Draw

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UpdraftPlusPROvsWP Staging ProPRO

UpdraftPlus v1.24.2|WP Staging Pro v6.7.0|Apr 5, 2026, 07:00 AM

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Speed Result

DRAW

UpdraftPlus9.3s

WP Staging Pro9.6s

Storage (different scopes)

UpdraftPlus

40 MBvs33 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

UpdraftPlus

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-configWP Core

WP Staging Pro

DBPluginsThemesUploadswp-config

Overall Median Times

UpdraftPlus

Backup

6.9s

Restore

2.5s

WP Staging Pro

Backup

6.7s

Restore

2.8s

Per-Profile Median Times

Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.

Shared Hosting

UpdraftPlusTotal: 9.7s

Backup

7.0s

Restore

2.6s

WP Staging ProTotal: 9.7s

Backup

6.8s

Restore

Backup Size & Efficiency

UpdraftPlus

Data backed up125.0 MB

Archive size40.0 MBGZ

Compression3.1:1

Throughput17.5 MB/s

Compression methodgzip

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	UpdraftPlus		WP Staging Pro		Diff
	Files	Size	Files	Size	Files
Database	11	111.5 KB	0	0 B	-11
Plugins	3,446	32.9 MB	0	0 B	-3,446
Themes	394	14.4 MB	0	0 B	-394
Uploads	24	968.9 KB	5

Phase Breakdown

Iteration 7 (median)

UpdraftPlus

SCAN

0.0s

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	UpdraftPlus	7.1s	2.7s	9.8s	40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB	3.1:1	Verified

Downloads

Metrics (CSV)Full Results (JSON)File Inventory — UpdraftPlus (TXT)File Inventory — WP Staging Pro (TXT)

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2Median	UpdraftPlus	7.0s	2.6s	9.7s	40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB	3.1:1	Verified
2Median	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.9s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
7Median	UpdraftPlus	6.8s	2.6s	9.3s	40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB	3.1:1	Verified
7Median	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.9s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
8	UpdraftPlus	6.9s	2.6s	9.5s	40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB	3.1:1	Verified
8	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	3.0s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
9	UpdraftPlus	6.9s	2.5s	9.3s	40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB	3.1:1	Verified
9	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.9s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
10Median	UpdraftPlus	6.9s	2.6s	9.5s	40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB	3.1:1	Verified
10Median	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	2.9s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
11	UpdraftPlus	7.1s	2.6s	9.7s	40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB	3.1:1	Verified
11	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.9s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
12	UpdraftPlus	6.9s	2.6s	9.5s	40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB	3.1:1	Verified
12	WP Staging Pro	6.7s	2.9s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

#	Plugin	Backup	Restore	Total	Archive / Raw	Compression	Verify
16Median	UpdraftPlus	6.9s	2.5s	9.4s	40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB	3.1:1	Verified
16Median	WP Staging Pro	6.9s	3.0s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
17	UpdraftPlus	6.9s	2.5s	9.4s	40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB	3.1:1	Verified
17	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	3.0s	9.8s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified
18	UpdraftPlus	7.1s	2.7s	9.8s	40.0 MBGZgzip/ 125.0 MB	3.1:1	Verified
18	WP Staging Pro	6.8s	2.9s	9.7s	33.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB	1.7:1	Verified

UpdraftPlus vs WP Staging Pro Backup Speed Battle

UpdraftPlusPROvsWP Staging ProPRO

Backup Scope

Overall Median Times

Per-Profile Median Times

Backup Size & Efficiency

Backup Inventory

Phase Breakdown

Iteration Results

Downloads

Community Governance