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Stash

Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Community Edition | Free · Open source Stash · free for everyone · cloud storage backend · no on-prem storage backend · no database backup · no auto-backup, batch backup/restore or PITR | Free |
| Enterprise Edition | PAYG or Annual Subscription · Production workloads · on-prem storage backend · database backup · auto-backup · batch backup/restore · PITR | On 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
Where Stash stands on Freedom251
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