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 | Duplicator | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 144 | 2.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -144 |
| Plugins | 8,500 | 108.1 MB | 0 | 0 B | -8,500 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 261 | 18.2 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duplicator | 23.9s | 0.0s | 23.9s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Free version — cannot back up WordPress core files (wp-admin, wp-includes, wp-config.php)
| 140.1 MB |
| -256 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,728 |
| wp-config | 4 | 16.1 KB | 0 | 0 B | -4 |
| Other | 588 | 38.7 MB | 0 | 0 B | -588 |
| Total | 12,619 | 237.3 MB | 5 | 140.1 MB | -12,614 |
| 9.2s |
| 0.0s |
| 9.2s |
| 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB |
| 1.3:1 |
| Verified |
| 2Median | Duplicator | 23.9s | 0.0s | 23.9s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.0s | 0.0s | 9.0s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | Duplicator | 23.4s | 0.0s | 23.4s | 97.0 MBZIPdefX/ 239.0 MB | 2.4:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 9.0s | 0.0s | 9.0s | 141.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 179.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |