Stash by AppsCode

Overview: Stash is a cloud-native data backup and recovery solution for Kubernetes workloads, databases, and volumes.

Strengths:

• Supports various databases including PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch

• Incremental backups to reduce storage and time

• Encryption and deduplication

• Multiple storage backend support

• Kubernetes-native CRDs for configuration

Limitations:

• Requires Stash operator installation

• Community edition has limited features

• Configuration via YAML can be complex

• Less mature than Velero

Use Cases:

• Need for incremental backups

• Database-specific backup requirements

• Organizations comfortable with Kubernetes operators

• Cost-sensitive environments (community edition available)

Documentation: https://stash.run/docs/