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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
    Bacula Enterprise Free trial AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted 6.9
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Bacula Enterprise
  2. 2
    KubeSphere Backup Free plan Web $65/mo6.4
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs KubeSphere Backup
  3. 3
    Velero Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.4
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Velero
  4. 4
    Afi Kubernetes Backup Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $140/mo6.3
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Afi Kubernetes Backup
  5. 5
    Google Kubernetes Engine Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin $0.10/mo6.3
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Google Kubernetes Engine
  6. 6
    Veeam Agent for Mac Free plan Mac Free6.3
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Veeam Agent for Mac
  7. 7
    KubeStash Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.2
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs KubeStash
  8. 9
    Stash Free plan apiself-hosted Free6.2
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Stash
  9. 10
    Storware Backup & Recovery Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Storware Backup & Recovery
  10. 11
    Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes Free plan Web Free6.2
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes
  11. 12
    VolSync Free plan self-hosted Free6.2
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs VolSync
  12. 13
    Plakar Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.1
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Plakar
  13. 14
    Vinchin Backup & Recovery Free plan LinuxWin Free6.1
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Vinchin Backup & Recovery
  14. 15
    Retour self-hostedWeb 5.8
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Retour
  15. 16
    Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management apiWeb 5.7
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management
  16. 17
    Cohesity SiteContinuity apiLinuxself-hostedWebWin 5.6
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Cohesity SiteContinuity
  17. 18
    NetApp Disaster Recovery Free trial Web $0.03/mo5.6
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs NetApp Disaster Recovery
  18. 19
    Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.6
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines
  19. 20
    Rubrik Data Security Posture Management Web 5.6
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Rubrik Data Security Posture Management
  20. 21
    Trilio Site Recovery apiLinuxself-hosted 5.6
    Rancher Backup and Restore Operator vs Trilio Site Recovery

Rancher Backup and Restore Operator alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Bacula Enterprise6.9No—Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2KubeSphere Backup6.4Free plan$65/moWeb
3Velero6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
4Afi Kubernetes Backup6.3Free plan$140/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
5Google Kubernetes Engine6.3Free plan$0.10/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Veeam Agent for Mac6.3Free planFreeMac
7KubeStash6.2Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
9Stash6.2Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted
10Storware Backup & Recovery6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
11Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes6.2Free planFreeWeb
12VolSync6.2Free planFreeself-hosted
13Plakar6.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
14Vinchin Backup & Recovery6.1Free planFreeLinux, Windows
15Retour5.8No—self-hosted, Web
16Dell APEX AIOps Incident Management5.7No—API, Web
17Cohesity SiteContinuity5.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18NetApp Disaster Recovery5.6No$0.03/moWeb
19Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines5.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20Rubrik Data Security Posture Management5.6No—Web
21Trilio Site Recovery5.6No—API, Linux, self-hosted
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Questions about Rancher Backup and Restore Operator alternatives

What is the best alternative to Rancher Backup and Restore Operator?

Bacula Enterprise, number 1 in Kubernetes backup software with a score of 6.9 out of 10. The others here: KubeSphere Backup, Velero, Afi Kubernetes Backup and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Rancher Backup and Restore Operator?

KubeSphere Backup 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.