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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 Free7.2
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Velero
  2. 2
    Google Kubernetes Engine Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $0.10/mo7.1
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Google Kubernetes Engine
  3. 3
    KubeSphere Backup Free plan Web $65/mo6.9
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs KubeSphere Backup
  4. 4
    Plakar Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Plakar
  5. 5
    Veeam Agent for Mac Free plan Mac Free6.9
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Veeam Agent for Mac
  6. 6
    Afi Kubernetes Backup Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $140/mo6.8
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Afi Kubernetes Backup
  7. 7
    Storware Backup & Recovery Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Storware Backup & Recovery
  8. 9
    Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes Free plan Web Free6.7
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes
  9. 10
    Vinchin Backup & Recovery Free plan LinuxWin Free6.7
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Vinchin Backup & Recovery
  10. 11
    Bnkr Free plan self-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Bnkr
  11. 12
    KubeStash Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.6
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs KubeStash
  12. 13
    Stash Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.6
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Stash
  13. 14
    VolSync Free plan self-hosted Free6.6
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs VolSync
  14. 15
    Bacula Enterprise Free trial AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted 6.4
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Bacula Enterprise
  15. 16
    Cohesity SiteContinuity apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 6.4
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Cohesity SiteContinuity
  16. 17
    HYCU R-Cloud Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $1.20/mo6.3
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs HYCU R-Cloud
  17. 18
    K8up apiLinuxself-hosted 6.3
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs K8up
  18. 19
    Retour self-hostedWeb 6.3
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Retour
  19. 20
    NetApp Disaster Recovery Free trial Web $0.03/mo6.2
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs NetApp Disaster Recovery
  20. 21
    Portworx Enterprise Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.2
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Portworx Enterprise

Rancher Backup and Restore Operator alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Velero7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
2Google Kubernetes Engine7.1Free plan$0.10/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3KubeSphere Backup6.9Free plan$65/moWeb
4Plakar6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5Veeam Agent for Mac6.9Free planFreeMac
6Afi Kubernetes Backup6.8Free plan$140/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
7Storware Backup & Recovery6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
9Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes6.7Free planFreeWeb
10Vinchin Backup & Recovery6.7Free planFreeLinux, Windows
11Bnkr6.6Free planFreeself-hosted, Web
12KubeStash6.6Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
13Stash6.6Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
14VolSync6.6Free planFreeself-hosted
15Bacula Enterprise6.4Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
16Cohesity SiteContinuity6.4API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17HYCU R-Cloud6.3No$1.20/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18K8up6.3API, Linux, self-hosted
19Retour6.3self-hosted, Web
20NetApp Disaster Recovery6.2No$0.03/moWeb
21Portworx Enterprise6.2NoAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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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 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Google Kubernetes Engine, KubeSphere Backup, Plakar 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 on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.