What is Plakar?
Plakar is an open-source backup and restore solution designed to simplify data protection for businesses of all sizes. It protects anything—from local files to multi-cloud AI pipelines—while keeping every snapshot lean, encrypted, and instantly recoverable.
Problem
Users need to protect data across diverse environments (local files, multi-cloud AI pipelines) but struggle with complex, slow, and insecure traditional backup solutions that lack encryption and efficient snapshot management.
Solution
An open-source backup platform enabling users to protect anything from local files to multi-cloud AI pipelines with lean, encrypted snapshots and instant recovery.
Customers
Businesses of all sizes, especially those managing multi-cloud infrastructure or AI pipelines requiring scalable, secure data protection.
Unique Features
Open-source, cross-environment compatibility (local/cloud), space-efficient snapshots, encryption, instant recovery, and lightweight design.
User Comments
Simplifies multi-cloud backup workflows
Cost-effective alternative to proprietary solutions
Fast recovery times critical for AI pipelines
Easy encryption setup
Transparent open-source model
Traction
Launched on ProductHunt (specific metrics unavailable), positioned in the growing $13.41B data backup market (Statista, 2023).
Market Size
The global data backup and recovery market was valued at $13.41 billion in 2023 (Statista).
