Plakar is an open-source backup and restore platform that creates immutable, self-contained backups for modern infrastructure and AI workflows. The platform supports deduplication, instant recovery, and granular restores across various storage types, enabling data protection, versioning, and reusability for AI training and audits. Plakar helps teams in regulated industries maintain data integrity, traceability, and rollback capabilities.
Funding
$3M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Modern infrastructure and AI workflows require robust data protection, versioning, and reusability, but traditional backup solutions often lack the necessary features for data integrity, traceability, and efficient rollback capabilities. Existing systems can be complex to set up, slow to execute, and expensive to maintain, hindering agility and increasing operational overhead.
Solution
Plakar is an open-source backup and restore platform designed to create immutable, self-contained backups, addressing the challenges of modern data protection. By leveraging deduplication, compression, and encryption, Plakar ensures data integrity and security while minimizing storage footprint. The platform offers instant recovery and granular restores across various storage types, enabling efficient data versioning and reusability for AI training and audits. Plakar's architecture, built on the Kloset technology, encapsulates each backup into a self-contained, queryable data asset, simplifying data management and ensuring long-term accessibility.
Target Audience
Plakar is designed for engineers, SREs, sysadmins, and platform engineers who require reliable, secure, and efficient backup solutions for their infrastructure and AI workflows.
Features
- Creates immutable snapshots with context and integrity using Kloset technology
- Supports cross-platform backup and restore functionality
- Offers deduplication and compression algorithms to minimize storage requirements
- Provides end-to-end encryption for data security
- Includes CLI, API, and UI interfaces for flexible management
- Enables browsing of backups without requiring restoration
- Supports integration with various storage connectors, including S3, local storage, SFTP, and cloud storage
- Offers threat detection capabilities to identify suspicious activity