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Stash

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Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
Community EditionFree · Open source Stash · free for everyone · cloud storage backend · no on-prem storage backend · no database backup · no auto-backup, batch backup/restore or PITRFree
Enterprise EditionPAYG or Annual Subscription · Production workloads · on-prem storage backend · database backup · auto-backup · batch backup/restore · PITROn request

As stash.run lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Facts from Stash's own pages

Database support
Stash supports MariaDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Percona XtraDB and Etcd databases. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
Declarative API
Stash uses Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions to specify backup targets and backup or restore behavior. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
Deduplication
Stash uploads only differences since the last backup using Content Defined Chunking. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
Deployment model
Stash is a Kubernetes operator that uses restic or Kubernetes CSI Driver VolumeSnapshotter functionality. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
Encryption
Stash encrypts backed-up data with AES-256. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
Kubernetes platforms
The site documents deployment on EKS, GKE, AKS and on-premises Kubernetes clusters. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
Maker
AppsCode Inc. was founded by Tamal Saha in 2016 and has offices in the USA and Bangladesh. · appscode.com, 30 Sept 2026
Monitoring
Stash provides native Prometheus monitoring support and Grafana dashboards for operational metrics. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
Security controls
Stash has built-in support for RBAC, Open Policy Agent, Pod Security Policy and Network Policy. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
Storage integrations
Supported storage backends include AWS S3, Minio, Rook, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, OpenStack Swift, DigitalOcean Spaces, Backblaze B2, REST Server and Kubernetes persistent volumes. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
Support
The site advertises 24/7 expert support and support tiers with self-service, 8x5 or 24x7 coverage. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
Virtual machines
Stash protects virtual machines running on Kubernetes with scheduled backups, snapshot verification and on-demand restores. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
Volume backup
Stash backs up volumes mounted in Deployments, DaemonSets, StatefulSets, ReplicaSets, ReplicationControllers and OpenShift DeploymentConfigs, plus stand-alone PVCs with ReadWriteMany access. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026
What it does
Stash is a cloud-native data backup and recovery solution for Kubernetes workloads. · stash.run, 30 Sept 2026

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