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Best K8up Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from Kubernetes backup software ranked against K8up on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Velero Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.6
    K8up vs Velero
  2. 2
    Google Kubernetes Engine Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $0.10/mo6.5
    K8up vs Google Kubernetes Engine
  3. 3
    Afi Kubernetes Backup Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $140/mo6.4
    K8up vs Afi Kubernetes Backup
  4. 4
    KubeSphere Backup Free plan Web $65/mo6.4
    K8up vs KubeSphere Backup
  5. 5
    Plakar Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.4
    K8up vs Plakar
  6. 6
    Storware Backup & Recovery Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.4
    K8up vs Storware Backup & Recovery
  7. 7
    Veeam Agent for Mac Free plan Mac Free6.4
    K8up vs Veeam Agent for Mac
  8. 8
    Vinchin Backup & Recovery Free plan LinuxWin Free6.4
    K8up vs Vinchin Backup & Recovery
  9. 9
    KubeStash Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.3
    K8up vs KubeStash
  10. 10
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.3
    K8up vs Rancher Backup and Restore Operator
  11. 11
    Stash Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.3
    K8up vs Stash
  12. 12
    Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes Free plan Web Free6.3
    K8up vs Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes
  13. 13
    VolSync Free plan self-hosted Free6.3
    K8up vs VolSync
  14. 14
    Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 5.4
    K8up vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
  15. 15
    Trilio Site Recovery apiLinuxself-hosted 5.4
    K8up vs Trilio Site Recovery
  16. 16
    Bacula Enterprise Free trial AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted 5.2
    K8up vs Bacula Enterprise
  17. 17
    Cohesity SiteContinuity apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.2
    K8up vs Cohesity SiteContinuity
  18. 18
    Retour Web 5.2
    K8up vs Retour
  19. 19
    Bnkr Web 5.1
    K8up vs Bnkr
  20. 21
    Portworx Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.1
    K8up vs Portworx Enterprise

K8up 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
9KubeStash6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
10Rancher Backup and Restore Operator6.3Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
11Stash6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
12Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes6.3Free planFreeWeb
13VolSync6.3Free planFreeself-hosted
14Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management5.4No—API, Web
15Trilio Site Recovery5.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted
16Bacula Enterprise5.2No—Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Cohesity SiteContinuity5.2No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Retour5.2No—Web
19Bnkr5.1No—Web
21Portworx Enterprise5.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about K8up alternatives

What is the best alternative to K8up?

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 K8up?

Velero is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 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.