Velero

Funded

Backup, restore, and migrate Kubernetes cluster resources and volumes.

About Velero

Velero is a specialized enterprise solution designed to protect Kubernetes environments through backup, disaster recovery, and migration capabilities. It enables organizations to safely back up Kubernetes cluster resources and persistent volumes, ensuring business continuity in case of infrastructure failures, data corruption, or service outages. Velero supports granular backup options, including entire clusters, namespaces, or label selectors, and offers scheduled backups with customizable pre- and post-backup hooks for operational flexibility.

Targeted at enterprises managing Kubernetes infrastructure, Velero facilitates cluster portability by enabling seamless migration of Kubernetes resources between clusters. Its data protection features include retention schedules and disaster recovery mechanisms that reduce recovery time objectives. While Velero is an open source project backed by VMware, the vendor profile here reflects a commercial offering with subscription pricing, community-driven enhancements, and dedicated technical leadership, making it suitable for organizations seeking robust Kubernetes backup and migration solutions with enterprise-grade support.

Key Capabilities

✓Cluster-wide Kubernetes resource and volume backup
✓Scheduled automated backups with retention policies
✓Disaster recovery to minimize downtime
✓Kubernetes resource migration between clusters
✓Pre and post-backup custom operation hooks

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