# Kopia vs Velero

| Attribute | Kopia | Velero |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49.7 (28% (low)) | 53.9 (16% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 38 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 39 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,968 | 10,254 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Open-source backup software that creates encrypted, deduplicated backups to your choice of cloud storage providers. Offers both a graphical interface and command-line tools for Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. | 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. |
| integrations.count | 5 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Azure Blob Storage"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Pushover"},{"name":"Webhook"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Go | Go |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://kopia.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:35:02.044Z"}` | `{"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 |
| release.cadence_days | 21 | 15 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.23.1","date":"2026-06-16T01:27:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.23.0","date":"2026-05-12T00:08:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.22.3","date":"2025-12-02T06:37:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.22.2","date":"2025-11-26T07:29:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.22.1","date":"2025-11-25T04:45:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.22.0","date":"2025-11-18T00:28:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.21.1","date":"2025-07-22T01:40:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.21.0","date":"2025-07-20T00:30:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.20.1","date":"2025-05-26T00:07:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.20.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.20.0","date":"2025-05-20T18:50:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.19.0","date":"2025-01-24T01:49:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.18.2","date":"2024-11-21T00:13:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.18.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.18.1","date":"2024-11-17T18:59:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.18.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.18.0","date":"2024-11-16T23:39:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.17.0","date":"2024-04-16T03:46:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.16.1","date":"2024-03-26T03:32:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.16.0","date":"2024-03-23T16:59:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.15.0","date":"2023-10-22T03:20:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.14.1","date":"2023-09-18T00:07:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/kopia/kopia/releases/tag/v0.14.0","date":"2023-09-16T18:51:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.14.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.18.2","date":"2026-06-26T07:27:14Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.18.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.18.2-rc.2","date":"2026-06-24T10:16:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.18.2-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.18.2-rc.1","date":"2026-06-18T08:49:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.18.2-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.18.1","date":"2026-05-19T08:45:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.18.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.18.1-rc.2","date":"2026-05-15T09:24:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.18.1-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.18.1-rc.1","date":"2026-04-27T14:34:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.18.1-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.18.0","date":"2026-03-06T06:33:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.18.0-rc.2","date":"2026-03-03T08:00:38Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.18.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.18.0-rc.1","date":"2026-02-13T09:49:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.18.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.17.2","date":"2026-01-16T03:56:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.17.2-rc.2","date":"2026-01-13T04:07:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.17.2-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.17.2-rc.1","date":"2025-12-31T06:21:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.17.2-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.17.1","date":"2025-11-07T08:18:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.17.1-rc.1","date":"2025-11-04T07:45:44Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.17.1-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.17.0","date":"2025-09-15T07:43:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.17.0-rc.2","date":"2025-09-12T09:47:48Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.17.0-rc.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.17.0-rc.1","date":"2025-08-28T08:31:10Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.17.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.16.2","date":"2025-07-30T09:32:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.16.2-rc.1","date":"2025-07-28T07:20:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v1.16.2-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/velero-io/velero/releases/tag/v1.16.1","date":"2025-05-19T03:55:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.16.1"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 6.4 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fkopia%2Fkopia&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"CRITICAL"}` | `{"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 | Kopia | 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 2026-09-01T17:30:54.892Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*