Veeam Kasten
Built for Kubernetes resilience and freedom. Modern data protection that keeps containerized applications and VMs on Kubernetes portable, resilient, and secure.
- Recover entire applications, fast
- Ensure security and resilience
- Enable application mobility across platforms
- Manage VMs on Kubernetes
Benefits
Built for Innovation, Ready for Anything
Whether you run containers, modernize virtual machines, or both, Veeam Kasten delivers modern data protection that keeps Kubernetes applications resilient, portable, and secure across every environment. No fragile scripts or legacy baggage, just a future-ready foundation that simplifies operations and accelerates innovation.
Restore What Matters, Fast
Quickly and reliably restore entire applications, including data, metadata, and configurations, so teams bounce back fast and stay focused on innovation.
Resilience You Can Rely On
Defend against ransomware, data loss, and human error with immutable, encrypted backups and policy-driven automation, without security gaps.
Expansive Portability, Minus the Pain
Simplify application mobility across clouds, clusters, and Kubernetes distributions to support hybrid strategies and future-proof deployments.
The State of Kubernetes Protection
Containers in Production
87% of companies are running or planning to run containers in productionDo Not Forget Backups
26% only back up the storage or underlying database componentsPrioritize Tools
25% back up containers using a purpose-built toolUnderstand Stateful Data
3% say they have no stateful data and do not back up containersSource: Veeam 2024 Data Protection Trends Report
Why Back Up Kubernetes
Containers Move Fast. Stop Data Loss Faster.
Kubernetes is the backbone of modern infrastructure. But with agility comes risk, requiring resilience from Day 0 to prevent loss. Without purpose-built protection, recovery is complicated and costly.
Veeam Kasten delivers secure, Kubernetes-native protection and application mobility for enterprise-scale distributions and platforms. Proven to recover entire applications quickly and reliably, Veeam Kasten gives operations and app teams the confidence to withstand the unexpected.
Watch the VideoCapabilities
See why enterprises choose Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes: the leading platform to secure, scale, and simplify modern infrastructure.
Efficiently manage entire application protection, including data inside and outside the cluster, at enterprise scale.
Maintain total control over which artifacts and data to restore, including data-only restore for running applications.
Recreate entire application stacks into the same namespace, or a new one, automatically.
Safeguard data with air-gapped, immutable, and encrypted storage, including Veeam Vault as a fully managed cloud target.
Granularly assign permissions to data protection operations and resources on a per-application level.
Ingest and aggregate SIEM data for governance and real-time threat detection, investigation, and analysis.
Mobilize applications across namespaces, clusters, and clouds for DR, test/dev, and performance testing.
Easily modify the specific contents of Kubernetes resources when restoring or migrating across environments.
Seamlessly migrate between federated and non-federated clusters.
Automate policy-driven backup and lifecycle management for KubeVirt VMs on Kubernetes.
Start with VM protection and add cloud-native applications as your business requirements evolve.
Manage protection of all VM applications on a single platform and pay only for what you need.
Get critical insights into data protection operations via a state-of-the-art management interface.
Confidently deploy, update, and safeguard critical workloads, accelerating innovation while minimizing risk.
Provide simple, efficient operational control and a smooth experience for new and experienced administrators.
Veeam Kasten v8.5
The latest release advances enterprise-scale Kubernetes and VM data protection with new automation, security, and AI workload capabilities.
- Advanced VM Policy and Restore Control
- Enterprise Scale and Automation
- Secure, Seamless Operations
- AI Workload Protection
- Freedom of Choice
How It Works
Effortless Kubernetes protection, from click to recovery. Explore intuitive, end-to-end protection of your entire application stack, from data to configurations.
Inside the Dashboard
Get hands-on with how simple Kubernetes protection can be. This interactive demo walks you through the Kasten UI, showing how to view your environment, define policies, and activate application-centric protection across your infrastructure in just a few clicks.
Unified Protection for VMs and Containers
Easily protect virtual machines running on or alongside Kubernetes with visibility, automation, and the same policy-driven approach used for containerized workloads.
Smooth Transitions Across Environments
Gain the flexibility and agility required to scale to the cloud with a simple solution for backup, DR, data security, and cross-region migrations, without infrastructure overhead.
Cloud-Native Ecosystem
Data protection and management solutions across the Kubernetes ecosystem.
Packaging Options
Buying Veeam Kasten is simple and node-based. The full Enterprise Edition is available through multiple procurement channels: direct, partner, or marketplace (for example AWS, Azure, Red Hat, SUSE).
Subscription-Based
For containerized VM-based applications and their data
- Protect nodes running on OpenShift Virtualization Engine (OVE)
- One, three, or five year subscription
- Unlimited nodes
- 24.7.365 support available
Subscription-Based
For your entire Kubernetes environment at scale
- Protect all nodes
- One, three, or five year subscription
- Unlimited nodes
- 24.7.365 support available
Scalable Data Protection, Simple Pricing
Experience full enterprise capabilities with a free trial, then move to a flexible, subscription-based plan ready to scale with your environment. Purchase directly through Veeam, your preferred partner, or select cloud marketplaces.
| Veeam Kasten for Modern Virtualization | Veeam Kasten Enterprise | |
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| License Cost | Subscription based | Subscription based |
| License Duration | Subscription based | Subscription based |
| Maximum Nodes | No limit | No limit |
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| Upgradeable to Full Containerized Apps Protection | ||
| Intuitive GUI | ||
| Integration with VBR and Veeam Vault (separate licenses required) |
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| On-premises, cloud, and edge | ||
| Data Protection Assessment | ||
| Veeam Kasten-Assisted Deployment | ||
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Frequently Asked Questions
Veeam Kasten is a Kubernetes-native data protection platform that simplifies backup, disaster recovery, application mobility, and ransomware protection. Designed for enterprise scalability, it offers an intuitive UI and policy-driven automation to secure modern workloads.
Veeam Kasten is the new name for Kasten K10. It is the same leading Kubernetes data protection and application mobility solution, now with a name that reflects its place in the Veeam platform.
Veeam Kasten is integrated with leading Kubernetes distributions, including Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS, Red Hat OpenShift, SUSE Rancher, Nutanix Kubernetes Platform, and more. It also supports upstream Kubernetes, relational and NoSQL systems, and various managed services across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Veeam Kasten runs on your Kubernetes cluster in its own namespace. Installation is streamlined via a single Helm command or through Marketplace integrations with our Kubernetes platform partners. For air-gapped or private networks, Veeam Kasten supports offline installations.
Veeam Kasten offers a modern, intuitive GUI, a powerful command-line interface (CLI), and a cloud-native API. The graphical dashboard provides real-time visibility into application compliance across clusters and full control over data management tasks. Access is role-based, and users can easily switch between the GUI and CLI using reusable command breadcrumbs. And yes, dark mode is supported.
Security features include end-to-end encryption, immutable backups, granular Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and support for multi-tenant environments. It also integrates with SIEM systems for real-time threat detection and compliance monitoring.
Veeam Kasten integrates natively with Kubernetes to automatically detect and catalog all applications running in your cluster, with no manual tagging or scripting required. It treats the application as the primary unit of protection, capturing everything from persistent data across volumes and databases to Kubernetes-native objects like ConfigMaps and Secrets. This ensures complete, consistent protection with zero guesswork.
Yes, Veeam Kasten provides a centralized dashboard for managing multiple Kubernetes clusters. This allows for global policy enforcement, real-time status monitoring, and streamlined operations at scale.
Absolutely. Veeam Kasten extends its Kubernetes-native protection to include virtual machines running in or alongside containerized environments. This includes an integration with Veeam Data Platform for file-level recovery of KubeVirt VMs, plus support for targets including S3, Azure Blob, Veeam Vault, and NFS. You get the same reliable backup, recovery, and application mobility for VMs as you get with containers.
Yes, because stateful applications retain critical data that must be protected. Stateless apps can be redeployed without data loss, while stateful applications rely on persistent storage like databases or volumes. Veeam Kasten automatically identifies application components and ensures that stateful data, along with related configurations, are consistently captured and protected.
Veeam Kasten supports file, block, and object storage with a wide array of vendors across on-premises and cloud environments. It interfaces with storage via the Container Storage Interface (CSI) and offers direct integrations for efficient operations.
Veeam Kasten is supported by Veeam Vault, a fully managed, pre-secured cloud storage resource. It eliminates the headaches of managing infrastructure and unpredictable cloud cost models.
Veeam Kasten for Modern Virtualization is an edition of Veeam Kasten tailored specifically for protection of VM-based applications and their data on Kubernetes. It delivers secure, resilient data protection and application mobility at scale and is upgradeable to Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes at a modest price premium.
There are three pricing options: Veeam Kasten Enterprise Trial (500 nodes free for 60 days), Veeam Kasten for Modern Virtualization, and Veeam Kasten Enterprise Edition. Both paid editions use simple, node-based pricing. As an authorized Veeam reseller, VMBackupWorks can help you scope and quote the right edition. Contact our sales team to get started.
Multi-Cluster Manager enables licensing all clusters in the same multi-cluster system with a single license. Multi-cluster licensing is also a benefit for MSPs that manage multiple customer Kubernetes deployments, making it easier to serve multiple license agreements from the same user interface.