Backup for GKE vs Retour

Backup for GKE8.6Visit Retour7.2Visit

Higher score Backup for GKE #5 in Kubernetes Backup Software 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Google Cloud

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Retour #19 in Kubernetes Backup Software 7.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Retour

• Backup for GKE fits best

  GKE users seeking low entry pricing

• Retour fits best

  Teams needing advanced restore validation

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Side by side

Feature	Backup for GKE 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Retour 7.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	7.2
Ranking	#5 in Kubernetes Backup Software	#19 in Kubernetes Backup Software
Best for	GKE users seeking low entry pricing	Teams needing advanced restore validation
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.04/GB/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs, Community	Email, Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	60+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Backup for GKE 3/3 · Retour 3/3
Persistent volume backup	✓	✓
Cross-cluster restore	✓	✓
Immutable backups	✓	✓
Specs
Application consistency	Both	Both
Backup frequency	Scheduled	Scheduled
Retention options	Custom	Custom
Our review
Pros	Starts at $9 per namespace per month Supports cross-cluster and cross-project restores Offers RPO-based scheduling, retention locks, and restore rules	Restore drills use scratch namespaces and check pods for validation. Cross-cluster restoration supports namespace and storage-class mapping. Object Lock, deduplication, and database hooks strengthen recovery workflows.
Cons	Coverage centers on Google Kubernetes Engine clusters Persistent volume support is documented for Persistent Disk volumes There is no free plan	Proprietary licensing requires contacting the vendor. Pricing is handled through contact sales rather than published plans. Incremental deduplication depends on the optional Kopia engine.
Our verdict	Backup for GKE is a managed Google Cloud service for backing up and restoring Kubernetes workloads and persistent data in Google Kubernetes Engine clusters. It suits teams that need namespace- or application-based protection, scheduled… Read the review →	Retour is a proprietary Kubernetes backup and disaster-recovery product from The Backup Company for production environments across cloud and on-premises infrastructure. It uses Kubernetes custom resources to define backups, restores,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Backup for GKE — where it wins

  • Starts at $9 per namespace per month
  • Supports cross-cluster and cross-project restores
  • Offers RPO-based scheduling, retention locks, and restore rules

  Where it doesn't

  • Coverage centers on Google Kubernetes Engine clusters
  • Persistent volume support is documented for Persistent Disk volumes
  • There is no free plan

• Retour — where it wins

  • Restore drills use scratch namespaces and check pods for validation.
  • Cross-cluster restoration supports namespace and storage-class mapping.
  • Object Lock, deduplication, and database hooks strengthen recovery workflows.

  Where it doesn't

  • Proprietary licensing requires contacting the vendor.
  • Pricing is handled through contact sales rather than published plans.
  • Incremental deduplication depends on the optional Kopia engine.

• Backup for GKE8.6/10 · Paid

  A focused GKE backup service with low namespace-based entry pricing.

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• Retour7.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad Kubernetes backup suite built for teams that need restore validation and cross-cluster recovery.

  Visit RetourFull verdict →