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Best N2WS Backup & Recovery Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from Kubernetes backup software ranked against N2WS Backup & Recovery on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes Free plan Web Free8.1
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes
  2. 2
    Stash Free plan apiself-hosted Free7.8
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Stash
  3. 3
    CloudCasa Free trial apiself-hostedWeb $69/mo7.4
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs CloudCasa
  4. 4
    Retour Web 7.0
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Retour
  5. 5
    Velero Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Velero
  6. 6
    Afi Kubernetes Backup Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $140/mo7.0
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Afi Kubernetes Backup
  7. 7
    Bacula Enterprise Free trial AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted 7.0
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Bacula Enterprise
  8. 8
    AWS Backup for Amazon EKS apiWeb 6.7
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs AWS Backup for Amazon EKS
  9. 9
    Cohesity Kubernetes Backup and Recovery Free trial self-hostedWeb 6.7
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Cohesity Kubernetes Backup and Recovery
  10. 10
    KubeStash 6.5
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs KubeStash
  11. 11
    Storware Backup & Recovery Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Storware Backup & Recovery
  12. 12
    NetApp Backup and Recovery Web 6.4
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs NetApp Backup and Recovery
  13. 13
    K8up 6.2
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs K8up
  14. 14
    Plakar Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.1
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Plakar
  15. 15
    VolSync Free plan self-hosted Free6.0
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs VolSync
  16. 16
    Vinchin Backup & Recovery Free plan LinuxWin Free6.0
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Vinchin Backup & Recovery
  17. 17
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free5.7
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Rancher Backup and Restore Operator
  18. 18
    Bnkr Web 5.6
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Bnkr
  19. 20
    HYCU R-Cloud Web 4.9
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs HYCU R-Cloud
  20. 21
    Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 4.4
    N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines

N2WS Backup & Recovery alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes8.1Free planFreeWeb
2Stash7.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
3CloudCasa7.4No$69/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
4Retour7.0No—Web
5Velero7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Afi Kubernetes Backup7.0Free plan$140/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
7Bacula Enterprise7.0No—Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8AWS Backup for Amazon EKS6.7No—API, Web
9Cohesity Kubernetes Backup and Recovery6.7No—self-hosted, Web
10KubeStash6.5No——
11Storware Backup & Recovery6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
12NetApp Backup and Recovery6.4No—Web
13K8up6.2No——
14Plakar6.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15VolSync6.0Free planFreeself-hosted
16Vinchin Backup & Recovery6.0Free planFreeLinux, Windows
17Rancher Backup and Restore Operator5.7Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
18Bnkr5.6No—Web
20HYCU R-Cloud4.9No—Web
21Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines4.4No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about N2WS Backup & Recovery alternatives

What is the best alternative to N2WS Backup & Recovery?

Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes, number 1 in Kubernetes backup software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Stash, CloudCasa, Retour and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to N2WS Backup & Recovery?

Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 9 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.