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Best Azure Backup for AKS Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from Kubernetes backup software ranked against Azure Backup for AKS on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Velero Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Velero
  2. 2
    Google Kubernetes Engine Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $0.10/mo6.5
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Google Kubernetes Engine
  3. 3
    Afi Kubernetes Backup Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $140/mo6.4
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Afi Kubernetes Backup
  4. 4
    KubeSphere Backup Free plan Web $65/mo6.4
    Azure Backup for AKS vs KubeSphere Backup
  5. 5
    Plakar Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.4
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Plakar
  6. 6
    Storware Backup & Recovery Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Storware Backup & Recovery
  7. 7
    Veeam Agent for Mac Free plan Mac Free6.4
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Veeam Agent for Mac
  8. 8
    Vinchin Backup & Recovery Free plan LinuxWin Free6.4
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Vinchin Backup & Recovery
  9. 9
    Bnkr Free plan self-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Bnkr
  10. 10
    KubeStash Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.3
    Azure Backup for AKS vs KubeStash
  11. 11
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Rancher Backup and Restore Operator
  12. 12
    Stash Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.3
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Stash
  13. 13
    Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes Free plan Web Free6.3
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes
  14. 14
    VolSync Free plan self-hosted Free6.3
    Azure Backup for AKS vs VolSync
  15. 15
    Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 5.4
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
  16. 16
    K8up apiLinuxself-hosted 5.4
    Azure Backup for AKS vs K8up
  17. 17
    Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.4
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines
  18. 18
    Retour self-hostedWeb 5.4
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Retour
  19. 19
    Trilio Site Recovery apiLinuxself-hosted 5.4
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Trilio Site Recovery
  20. 20
    Bacula Enterprise Free trial AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted 5.2
    Azure Backup for AKS vs Bacula Enterprise

Azure Backup for AKS alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Velero6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Google Kubernetes Engine6.5Free plan$0.10/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Afi Kubernetes Backup6.4Free plan$140/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
4KubeSphere Backup6.4Free plan$65/moWeb
5Plakar6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6Storware Backup & Recovery6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
7Veeam Agent for Mac6.4Free planFreeMac
8Vinchin Backup & Recovery6.4Free planFreeLinux, Windows
9Bnkr6.3Free planFreeself-hosted, Web
10KubeStash6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
11Rancher Backup and Restore Operator6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
12Stash6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
13Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes6.3Free planFreeWeb
14VolSync6.3Free planFreeself-hosted
15Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management5.4API, Web
16K8up5.4API, Linux, self-hosted
17Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines5.4API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18Retour5.4self-hosted, Web
19Trilio Site Recovery5.4API, Linux, self-hosted
20Bacula Enterprise5.2Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Azure Backup for AKS alternatives

What is the best alternative to Azure Backup for AKS?

Velero, number 1 in Kubernetes backup software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Google Kubernetes Engine, Afi Kubernetes Backup, KubeSphere Backup and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Azure Backup for AKS?

Velero is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.