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.
A crash is scoped to the hosting tier it happened on: the plugin loses that tier but is still measured on the tiers it survives.
⚠️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 | 194.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Plugins | 5,669 | 79.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -5,669 |
| Themes | 1,136 | 34.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1,136 |
| Uploads | 64 | 1.9 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 7 (median)
6 iterations across 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BackWPup | 2.5s | 13.1s | 15.6s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | 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)
| 124.7 MB |
| -59 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 2 | 11.6 KB | 0 | 0 B | -2 |
| Other | 22 | 191.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -22 |
| Total | 9,676 | 174.1 MB | 5 | 124.7 MB | -9,671 |
WP Staging Pro | 7.8s | 4.9s | 12.7s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 5Median | BackWPup | 2.7s | 13.8s | 16.5s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.0s | 4.8s | 12.8s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 6 | BackWPup | 2.7s | 14.3s | 17.0s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.1s | 4.8s | 12.9s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | BackWPup | 2.8s | 13.1s | 15.9s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.9s | 4.6s | 12.6s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8Median | BackWPup | 2.8s | 14.5s | 17.2s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.8s | 5.1s | 12.9s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | ||
| 9 | BackWPup | 2.8s | 15.4s | 18.2s | 182.0 MBTARnone/ 248.0 MB | 1.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.7s | 4.8s | 12.5s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |