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Best Rancher Backup and Restore Operator Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from Kubernetes backup software ranked against Rancher Backup and Restore Operator on the same published basis.

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

Rancher Backup and Restore Operator 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
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
21Cohesity SiteContinuity5.2API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Rancher Backup and Restore Operator alternatives

What is the best alternative to Rancher Backup and Restore Operator?

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 Rancher Backup and Restore Operator?

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.