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 | UpdraftPlus | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 384.5 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Plugins | 12,099 | 135.8 MB | 0 | 0 B | -12,099 |
| Themes | 558 | 18.6 MB | 0 | 0 B | -558 |
| Uploads | 259 | 9.5 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 5 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | UpdraftPlus | 14.4s | 9.7s | 24.2s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | 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)
| 162.0 MB |
| -254 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Other | 30 | 6.5 MB | 0 | 0 B | -30 |
| Total | 15,730 | 228.1 MB | 5 | 162.0 MB | -15,725 |
WP Staging Pro | 9.9s | 10.0s | 19.9s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3Median | UpdraftPlus | 14.4s | 10.2s | 24.6s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.3s | 9.7s | 20.0s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 4 | UpdraftPlus | 15.5s | 10.1s | 25.6s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.2s | 10.5s | 20.8s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | UpdraftPlus | 14.5s | 9.9s | 24.4s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.0s | 10.0s | 20.1s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 14.7s | 10.5s | 25.2s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.3s | 10.4s | 20.7s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 7Median | UpdraftPlus | 14.2s | 10.4s | 24.6s | 94.0 MBGZgzip/ 275.0 MB | 2.9:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 10.4s | 10.1s | 20.5s | 163.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 205.0 MB | 1.3:1 |