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Best Velero Alternatives in 2026

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

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

Velero alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
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
20K8up5.1No——
21Portworx Enterprise5.1No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Velero alternatives

What is the best alternative to Velero?

Google Kubernetes Engine, number 2 in Kubernetes backup software with a score of 6.5 out of 10. The others here: Afi Kubernetes Backup, KubeSphere Backup, Plakar and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Velero?

Google Kubernetes Engine 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.