Best Container Backup Software in 2026
18 container backup software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Kubernetes support | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CloudCasa | 9.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $69/mo | No | 69 /mo | — | View |
| 2 |  Stash | 8.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 3 | AWS Backup for Amazon EKS | 7.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 4 |  Rancher | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 5 | Bacula Enterprise | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 6 | Afi Kubernetes Backup | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | 140 /mo | — | View |
| 7 | Retour | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 8 |  HYCU for Kubernetes | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | Yes | View |
| 9 | Cohesity Kubernetes Backup and Recovery | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 10 |  KubeSphere Backup | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 65 /mo | Yes | View |
| 11 |  Commvault Cloud Kubernetes Backup | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $90/mo | No | — | Yes | View |
| 12 |  Velero | 5.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 13 | Plakar | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 14 |  Vinchin Backup & Recovery | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 15 | Bnkr | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 16 |  KubeStash | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 17 |  K8up | 5.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 18 | Zerto | 4.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which container backup software is ranked first on Inferse?
CloudCasa is ranked #1 of 18 with a score of 9.0. Stash is second and AWS Backup for Amazon EKS third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 18 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, CloudCasa has the lowest first paid tier we found: $69/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.