Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes vs NetBackup Kubernetes Data Protection

Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes9.4Visit NetBackup Kubernetes Data Protection8.3Visit

Higher score Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes #1 in Kubernetes Backup Software 9.4/10 Free plan · 60-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Veeam Kasten

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NetBackup Kubernetes Data Protection #8 in Kubernetes Backup Software 8.3/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Cohesity

• Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes fits best

  Broad Kubernetes backup with a free starting tier

• NetBackup Kubernetes Data Protection fits best

  Large enterprises needing cross-distribution recovery

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Side by side

Feature	Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes 9.4/10 Visit ↗	NetBackup Kubernetes Data Protection 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.3
Ranking	#1 in Kubernetes Backup Software	#8 in Kubernetes Backup Software
Best for	Broad Kubernetes backup with a free starting tier	Large enterprises needing cross-distribution recovery
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	60 days	30 days
Free trial length	60 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Community, Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	12 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise, Mid-market
Features Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes 0/3 · NetBackup Kubernetes Data Protection 3/3
Persistent volume backup	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Cross-cluster restore	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Immutable backups	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Application consistency	Not checked yet	Application-consistent
Backup frequency	Not checked yet	Scheduled
Retention options	Not checked yet	Custom
Our review
Pros	Policy-driven backup with granular and data-only restore Cross-cluster, cross-region and cross-cloud application mobility Failover testing, orchestration, immutable and encrypted backups	Application-consistent backups with persistent volume and workload protection Cross-cluster and cross-distribution recovery across Kubernetes environments Immutable storage, deduplication, tiering, and RBAC-enabled recovery
Cons	The free plan covers five nodes Paid pricing is contact-sales and node-based Deployment requires a Kubernetes cluster	Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than a listed entry tier No free plan is offered Trial terms should be clarified before adoption
Our verdict	Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes is a Kubernetes-native data protection platform for organizations running containerized applications, virtual machines and AI workloads on Kubernetes. It combines policy-driven backup and recovery with… Read the review →	NetBackup Kubernetes Data Protection is Cohesity’s Kubernetes-native backup and recovery capability for enterprise environments. It protects applications, namespaces, operational metadata, persistent state, and volumes across on-premises… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes — where it wins

  • Policy-driven backup with granular and data-only restore
  • Cross-cluster, cross-region and cross-cloud application mobility
  • Failover testing, orchestration, immutable and encrypted backups

  Where it doesn't

  • The free plan covers five nodes
  • Paid pricing is contact-sales and node-based
  • Deployment requires a Kubernetes cluster

• NetBackup Kubernetes Data Protection — where it wins

  • Application-consistent backups with persistent volume and workload protection
  • Cross-cluster and cross-distribution recovery across Kubernetes environments
  • Immutable storage, deduplication, tiering, and RBAC-enabled recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than a listed entry tier
  • No free plan is offered
  • Trial terms should be clarified before adoption

• Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes9.4/10 · Free plan · 60-day trial

  A broad Kubernetes protection platform with a useful free tier and enterprise coverage.

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• NetBackup Kubernetes Data Protection8.3/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad Kubernetes protection platform for enterprise, cross-distribution recovery.

  Visit CohesityFull verdict →