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CloudCasa vs Trilio

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CloudCasa

Backup

SaaS Kubernetes backup and migration with published per-node pricing

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Trilio

Backup

Backup and recovery for OpenStack, Kubernetes and Red Hat Virtualization

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CloudCasa at $69 per node per month, a fifty-node estate costs over forty thousand dollars a year at list, which is more than many teams expect from a product marketed on its free tier.; Trilio coverage is deliberately narrow, so a mixed estate with VMware and physical servers needs a second backup product and two sets of restore procedures.
  • They diverge on capability: CloudCasa covers SaaS control plane, Trilio covers OpenStack backup.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CloudCasa and Trilio actually diverge.

Attributes where CloudCasa and Trilio differ
AttributeCloudCasaTrilio
Pricing modelPer node per monthPer node per year
PlatformsKubernetes, WebLinux, Web

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Backup).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in CloudCasa

  • SaaS control plane
  • Free tier
  • Cross-cluster restore
  • Managed service support
  • Bring your own storage
  • Velero compatibility

Only in Trilio

  • OpenStack backup
  • Kubernetes backup
  • OpenShift Virtualization
  • Open format backups
  • Incremental forever
  • Self-service restore
  • Free basic edition

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CloudCasa

  • A team wanting Kubernetes backup running this afternoon without deploying and maintaining a backup servernot Trilio
  • A small cluster of five nodes or fewer that needs real backup at no licence costnot Trilio
  • An organisation running Velero already and wanting a managed control plane and catalogue over the topnot Trilio
  • Migrating workloads between EKS and AKS where the tool must restore into a different distributionnot Trilio

Trilio

  • A telco running an OpenStack cloud whose incumbent backup vendor supports it only through generic agentsnot CloudCasa
  • An organisation migrating virtual machines from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization and needing protection on the new platform from day onenot CloudCasa
  • A research institution protecting tenant workloads where each tenant should restore its own data without a ticketnot CloudCasa
  • A platform team wanting to evaluate Kubernetes backup properly on ten nodes before committing budgetnot CloudCasa

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CloudCasa

  • At $69 per node per month, a fifty-node estate costs over forty thousand dollars a year at list, which is more than many teams expect from a product marketed on its free tier.
  • The control plane is SaaS, so cluster metadata and backup catalogues sit with the vendor, which rules it out where policy prohibits external services holding infrastructure detail.
  • Per-node pricing punishes clusters built from many small nodes, so the licensing metric can push architecture decisions in directions the platform team would not otherwise choose.
  • The free tier stops at five nodes with no intermediate step, so growth from five to six nodes moves you from nothing to a full commercial rate.
  • Catalogic is a much smaller vendor than Veeam or Commvault, which matters for procurement risk assessments and for long-term support commitments on a system you may depend on for years.

Trilio

  • Coverage is deliberately narrow, so a mixed estate with VMware and physical servers needs a second backup product and two sets of restore procedures.
  • Trilio is a small vendor next to the backup incumbents, and buyers with ten year retention obligations should assess the risk of the company being acquired or wound down.
  • Enterprise pricing is per node or per virtual machine and is not published, which makes it hard to compare against per-terabyte competitors without going through sales.
  • The free basic edition stops at ten nodes with community support only, so the step from evaluation to production is a full commercial negotiation rather than a tier upgrade.
  • Restore performance depends on the object storage or NFS target you supply, and egress charges from a cloud object store during a large recovery sit outside the vendor quote entirely.

Pricing, plan by plan

CloudCasa

Free
  • BasicFree
    • Up to 5 nodes at no cost
    • Daily backup schedules for clusters and namespaces
    • Basic and advanced restore options
  • CloudCasa Pro$69/month
    • Per node per month
    • Advanced backup policies
    • Application-aware backups
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Volume pricing negotiated
    • Dedicated support and SLAs
    • Custom retention and residency arrangements

Trilio

Free
  • Basic EditionFree
    • Up to ten nodes
    • No time limit
    • Community support only
  • Enterprise Edition$undefined/year
    • Priced per node or per virtual machine annually
    • No scale limits
    • OpenStack, Kubernetes, OpenShift and Red Hat Virtualization

Which should you pick?

Choose CloudCasa if

  • You need saas control plane.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Kubernetes, Web.
  • You also want free tier.
CloudCasa review

Choose Trilio if

  • You need openstack backup.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Web.
  • You also want kubernetes backup.
Trilio review

Questions people ask

Is CloudCasa or Trilio better?
Neither clearly leads. CloudCasa starts at Free and Trilio at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CloudCasa or Trilio?
CloudCasa starts at Free and Trilio at Free.
Does CloudCasa or Trilio run on more platforms?
CloudCasa runs on Kubernetes, Web. Trilio runs on Linux, Web.
Can I use CloudCasa for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is CloudCasa best used for?
CloudCasa is most often used for a team wanting kubernetes backup running this afternoon without deploying and maintaining a backup server, a small cluster of five nodes or fewer that needs real backup at no licence cost, an organisation running velero already and wanting a managed control plane and catalogue over the top, migrating workloads between eks and aks where the tool must restore into a different distribution. Of those, a team wanting kubernetes backup running this afternoon without deploying and maintaining a backup server and a small cluster of five nodes or fewer that needs real backup at no licence cost are not what Trilio is typically brought in for.
What can CloudCasa do that Trilio cannot?
CloudCasa covers SaaS control plane, Free tier, Cross-cluster restore, Managed service support. Trilio covers OpenStack backup, Kubernetes backup, OpenShift Virtualization, Open format backups.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

CloudCasa: What does it cost?

Free for up to five nodes. CloudCasa Pro is $69 per node per month. Enterprise arrangements are negotiated.

Trilio: Is the free edition production usable?

It is functionally complete up to ten nodes with community support only. Use it to evaluate, but understand that production incidents have no vendor behind them at that tier.

CloudCasa: Where does the backup data go?

Typically to your own S3-compatible bucket. The vendor hosts the control plane and catalogue, not necessarily your data.

Trilio: Does it support OpenShift Virtualization?

Yes, which is the main reason it appears on shortlists for organisations moving virtual machines off VMware.

CloudCasa: Does it work with Velero?

Yes. It can manage existing Velero installations, which makes it a lower-friction upgrade than a rip and replace.

Trilio: Where are backups stored?

On NFS or S3-compatible object storage you provide, in an open format rather than a proprietary vendor container.

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