Databasus vs Velero
Databasus and Velero are both backup software. Databasus is open source under Apache-2.0, with 9.2k GitHub stars. Velero is open source under Apache-2.0, with 10k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick Databasus when
- You run your own PostgreSQL databases and want scheduled backups and PITR managed from a UI rather than hand-built scripts.
- Pick Velero when
- You run Kubernetes in production and need cluster-level disaster recovery or migration.
Side by side
A self-hosted web tool that schedules PostgreSQL backups, physical, incremental, WAL streaming and logical, to S3, Google Drive or FTP, with point-in-time recovery and restore checks.
Backs up and restores Kubernetes cluster resources and persistent volumes, and migrates workloads between clusters, using object storage and volume snapshots.
Created in 2025 with a very fast release pace, so it has less of a track record than pgBackRest or Barman.
Restores need rehearsal, and volume backup behaviour depends on your storage provider's snapshot support.
Usable
Production-ready
Self-hosted server
Self-hosted server and command line
Go, TypeScript, PostgreSQL and Docker
Go and Kubernetes
Open source, Apache-2.0 (permissive) (both)
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice. (both)
9.2k GitHub stars
10k GitHub stars
Young: started 17 months ago, latest release v3.64.0.
Established: started 9 years ago, latest release v1.18.4.
Other comparisons
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.