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.
Median backup + restore time broken down by hosting profile.
| Category | UpdraftPlus | WP Staging Pro | Diff | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Size | Files | Size | Files | |
| Database | 1 | 41.7 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Plugins | 7,217 | 95.8 MB | 0 | 0 B | -7,217 |
| Themes | 1,136 | 34.9 MB | 0 | 0 B | -1,136 |
| Uploads | 57 | 1.9 MB | 5 | ||
Iteration 4 (median)
9 iterations across 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UpdraftPlus | 9.2s | 3.4s | 12.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | 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 |
| -52 |
| WP Core | 2,782 | 57.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -2,782 |
| wp-config | 1 | 5.8 KB | 0 | 0 B | -1 |
| Other | 29 | 6.4 MB | 0 | 0 B | -29 |
| Total | 11,223 | 196.4 MB | 5 | 124.7 MB | -11,218 |
WP Staging Pro | 7.4s | 3.0s | 10.4s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 2Median | UpdraftPlus | 9.2s | 3.4s | 12.5s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.8s | 3.0s | 10.8s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| 3 | UpdraftPlus | 9.4s | 3.4s | 12.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 8.0s | 3.1s | 11.0s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Median | UpdraftPlus | 8.4s | 3.3s | 11.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.2s | 3.0s | 10.2s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 5 | UpdraftPlus | 8.4s | 3.3s | 11.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.2s | 3.0s | 10.1s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 6 | UpdraftPlus | 8.4s | 3.3s | 11.7s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.1s | 3.0s | 10.2s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |
| # | Plugin | Backup | Restore | Total | Archive / Raw | Compression | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Median | UpdraftPlus | 8.4s | 3.4s | 11.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.2s | 3.0s | 10.2s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 8 | UpdraftPlus | 8.5s | 3.4s | 11.9s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.2s | 3.0s | 10.2s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified | |
| 9 | UpdraftPlus | 8.5s | 3.3s | 11.8s | 72.0 MBGZgzip/ 231.0 MB | 3.2:1 | Verified |
WP Staging Pro | 7.2s | 3.0s | 10.1s | 125.0 MBWPSTGnone/ 161.0 MB | 1.3:1 | Verified |