Afi Kubernetes Backup vs Bnkr

Afi Kubernetes Backup automates backup and recovery for distributed Kubernetes applications. It can protect etcd, namespace metadata and dependencies, infrastructure configurations, persistent volumes, and databases. Backups are scheduled and application-consistent, and full-text search can locate recovery points or individual items. Users can restore or replicate a whole cluster or selected components to the same or a different target environment. Afi automatically discovers Kubernetes resources and adjusts protection as infrastructure changes. Deployment choices include a cloud-hosted dashboard and on-premises-only or hybrid arrangements for air-gapped environments. Customers can use their own storage or Afi storage with selectable regions and residency policies. Named integrations and identity options include Terraform, CircleCI, Jenkins, OpenID, Azure AD, GCP, AWS, and Okta. Pricing is $140 a month, billed at $140 per protected node per month; backup storage is $60 per one terabyte per month. There is no storage charge when using your own storage. Free licenses at free are available by request for environments protecting less than 10 nodes.

Bnkr is a free, open-source Kubernetes backup and migration application focused on valuable data inside a cluster rather than the whole cluster. It backs up files in Pods, Deployments, and StatefulSets, plus MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB databases. Schedules can run hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or through a cron formula, and manual backup and restore are available. Email notifications report successful or failed backups and migrations to multiple recipients. Bnkr describes bidirectional migration of files and supported databases between Kubernetes, servers, and S3. The project runs as a single-binary web server and can be deployed in Kubernetes with a service account able to access backup data. Its README recommends the official image because some dependencies are external tools. Bnkr is available on the web or for self-hosting, uses the MIT license, and lists more than 20 themes. The free plan is listed at free, with no usage limit stated.