# BorgBackup vs Velero

| Attribute | BorgBackup | Velero |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 76.2 (12% (low)) | 53.9 (16% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,653 | 10,254 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | BorgBackup is an open-source backup program that eliminates duplicate data to reduce storage requirements and encrypts everything client-side with authenticated encryption, making it suitable for backing up to untrusted storage destinations. | 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. |
| language.primary | Python | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","sourceUrl":"https://www.borgbackup.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:08:28.569Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://velero.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:36:47.363Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| release.cadence_days | 21 | 15 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b23","date":"2026-08-23T14:52:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b23"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b22","date":"2026-07-22T12:43:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b22"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.4.5","date":"2026-07-18T22:36:16Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.4.4","date":"2026-03-19T08:18:05Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b21","date":"2026-03-15T18:49:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b21"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b20","date":"2025-12-24T01:22:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b20"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.4.3","date":"2025-12-02T07:43:18Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.4.2","date":"2025-10-31T18:39:02Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.2.9","date":"2025-08-05T01:22:07Z","type":"stable","version":"1.2.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b19","date":"2025-08-02T12:36:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b19"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b18","date":"2025-06-19T12:09:51Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b18"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b17","date":"2025-05-23T04:38:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b17"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b16","date":"2025-05-06T12:24:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b16"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b15","date":"2025-04-22T11:46:55Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b15"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/1.4.1","date":"2025-04-18T20:03:23Z","type":"stable","version":"1.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b14","date":"2024-11-17T00:19:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b14"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b13","date":"2024-10-31T22:53:38Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b13"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b12","date":"2024-10-03T10:47:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b12"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b11","date":"2024-09-26T18:03:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b11"},{"url":"https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b10","date":"2024-09-09T20:29:20Z","type":"prerelease","version":"2.0.0b10"}]` | 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|
| security.scorecard | 6 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=borgbackup&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"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 | BorgBackup | Velero |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Backup method | - | - |
| Immutable storage | - | - |
| Air gapped copy | - | - |
| Dr orchestration failover | - | - |
| Instant recovery | - | - |
| Ransomware anomaly detection | - | - |
| Granular item recovery | - | - |
| Kubernetes backup | - | - |
| Multi cloud support | - | - |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Multi tenant msp | - | - |
| Deduplication compression | - | - |
| Licensing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:30:54.094Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*