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Best KubeStash Alternatives in 2026

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

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

KubeStash 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
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
20K8up5.1No——
21Portworx Enterprise5.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about KubeStash alternatives

What is the best alternative to KubeStash?

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 KubeStash?

Velero is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.