# Duplicati vs Velero

| Attribute | Duplicati | Velero |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 53 (78% (high)) | 55.6 (58% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 15,086 | 10,338 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A centralized platform for managing backups across on-premises servers and cloud services with end-to-end encryption, multi-site management, and support for multiple storage backends. It is indexed under Backup Recovery.","source":"https://www.duplicati.com","question":"What is Duplicati?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Duplicati offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.duplicati.com","question":"Is Duplicati free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Duplicati can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.duplicati.com","question":"Can Duplicati be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Duplicati, including AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Wasabi Hot Storage, Backblaze B2, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SFTP and SMB, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.duplicati.com","question":"What does Duplicati integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Duplicati is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.duplicati.com","question":"Where is Duplicati available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Backup Recovery.","source":"https://velero.io","question":"What is Velero?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Velero is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://velero.io","question":"Is Velero free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Velero supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://velero.io","question":"What platforms does Velero support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Velero can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://velero.io","question":"Can Velero be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Velero is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero","question":"Is Velero open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"backup_method":"hybrid","air_gapped_copy":true,"licensing_model":"subscription-flat","deployment_model":"hybrid","multi_tenant_msp":true,"immutable_storage":true,"multi_cloud_support":true,"granular_item_recovery":true}` | `{"backup_method":"hybrid","kubernetes_backup":true,"granular_item_recovery":true,"deduplication_compression":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"AWS S3"},{"name":"Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"Wasabi Hot Storage"},{"name":"Backblaze B2"},{"name":"Microsoft 365"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"SFTP"},{"name":"SMB"},{"name":"Duplicati Storage"},{"name":"WebDAV"}]` | - |
| language.primary | C# | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.duplicati.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T21:32:03.713Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://velero.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:36:47.363Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 6 | 12 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 5.7 | 6.9 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=cronce%2Fduplicati&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fvelero-io%2Fvelero&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Backup Recovery)

| Capability | Duplicati | Velero |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Backup method | Hybrid | Hybrid |
| Immutable storage | ✓ | - |
| Air gapped copy | ✓ | - |
| Dr orchestration failover | - | - |
| Instant recovery | - | - |
| Ransomware anomaly detection | - | - |
| Granular item recovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kubernetes backup | - | ✓ |
| Multi cloud support | ✓ | - |
| Deployment model | Hybrid | - |
| Multi tenant msp | ✓ | - |
| Deduplication compression | - | ✓ |
| Licensing model | Subscription flat | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:16:19.317Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*