Comparison

Duplicati vs Velero

No clear leader: Velero (55.6) and Duplicati (53.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Duplicati53
Velero56
Score
vioscaleAI score
Duplicati53 / 100high · 78%
Velero56 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tier
Duplicati✓
Velero✓
Model
Duplicatiopen_source
Price level
Duplicatifree
Velerofree
Transparent
Duplicati✓
Velero–
Integrations
Count
Duplicati6
Velero–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Duplicati0
Velero0
Github stars
Duplicati15,086
Velero10,338
Activity
Commits last 30d
Duplicati100
Velero100
Release
Cadence days
Duplicati6
Velero12
History
Duplicati20 items
Velero20 items
License
Spdx
Duplicati–
Language
Primary
DuplicatiC#
VeleroGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Duplicati5 items
Velero5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for backup recovery. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Backup method
DuplicatiHybrid
VeleroHybrid
Immutable storage
Duplicati✓
Velero-
Air gapped copy
Duplicati✓
Velero-
Dr orchestration failover
Duplicati-
Velero-
Instant recovery
Duplicati-
Velero-
Ransomware anomaly detection
Duplicati-
Velero-
Granular item recovery
Duplicati✓
Velero✓
Kubernetes backup
Duplicati-
Velero✓
Multi cloud support
Duplicati✓
Velero-
Deployment model
DuplicatiHybrid
Velero-
Multi tenant msp
Duplicati✓
Velero-
Deduplication compression
Duplicati-
Velero✓
Licensing model
DuplicatiSubscription flat
Velero-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Duplicati

An open-source backup platform that encrypts and stores data across multiple cloud and on-premises storage options, with centralized management for backing up local machines, servers, and cloud services.

Independently observed

Velero

A community-driven platform that provides backup, disaster recovery, and cluster migration capabilities for Kubernetes resources and persistent volumes, deployable on cloud infrastructure or on-premises.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Duplicati

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Velero

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
CLI
Duplicati–
Velero✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Duplicati✗
Velero✓
Self-hosted
Duplicati✓
Velero✓
On-premise
Duplicati✗
Velero✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Duplicati

10 total
  • AWS S3
  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Wasabi Hot Storage
  • Backblaze B2
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace
  • SFTP
  • SMB
  • Duplicati Storage
  • WebDAV
Independently observed

Velero

Not documented yet.

Still deciding?

Duplicati or Velero: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.