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 | UpdraftPlus | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 11 | 111.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -11 |
| Plugins | 3,443 | 32.8 MB | 0 | 0 B | -3,443 |
| Themes | 394 | 14.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -394 |
| Uploads | 24 | 968.9 KB | 5 | ||
Iteration 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Median | UpdraftPlus | 8.1s | 3.0s | 11.1s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 124.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
⚠️ Free version — cannot back up WordPress core files (wp-admin, wp-includes, wp-config.php)
| 31.9 MB |
| -19 |
| WP Core | 2,728 | 55.3 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,728 |
| wp-config | 3 | 14.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -3 |
| Other | 17 | 177.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -17 |
| Total | 6,620 | 103.8 MB | 5 | 31.9 MB | -6,615 |
WP Staging Pro | 7.0s | 0.0s | 7.0s | 32.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.8:1 | Verified |
| 2 | UpdraftPlus | 8.2s | 3.0s | 11.2s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 124.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 0.0s | 7.1s | 32.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.8:1 | Verified |
| 3 | UpdraftPlus | 7.9s | 3.0s | 10.9s | 40.0 MBGZgzip/ 124.0 MB | 3.1:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.0s | 0.0s | 7.0s | 32.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 56.0 MB | 1.8:1 | Verified |