Open Source Comet Backup Alternatives

Backup for lazy smart engineers - Plakar delivers encrypted, queryable backups designed for engineers who value their time and data. With CLI, API and UI interfaces, clean defaults, and easy deployment, you can create your first backup in seconds.

Key Features:

• Quick Setup: Install and run with no setup hassle or obscure commands
• Multiple Interfaces: CLI, API, and embedded web interface for easy backup management
• Advanced Technology: End-to-end encryption with unmatched deduplication and compression algorithms
• Searchable Backups: Browse your backups without restoring them first
• Massive Scale Support: Handle exabytes of data with minimal RAM usage
• Multi-Source Storage: Unified backups from cloud to on-prem, databases to SaaS and object storage

Built on Kloset Technology: Each backup is encapsulated into a self-contained, immutable, structured data asset - like containers for your data. Kloset packages data with context, structure, metadata, and integrity, ensuring your backups remain accessible for decades.

Proven Results: Teams report transforming their backup strategy from hours to minutes at 30% of previous costs with more restore points. Cryptography audit passed, trusted by critical infrastructure teams worldwide.

Pluton is a free, open-source backup solution that gives you complete control over your data protection. Unlike cloud-dependent alternatives, this self-hosted platform encrypts your data on your device before upload, ensuring privacy and security throughout the backup process.

Key capabilities include:

• 70+ cloud storage integrations - Connect to Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Google Drive, and dozens of other providers without vendor lock-in
• End-to-end encryption and compression - Built on the proven Restic engine to keep data private while minimizing storage needs
• Automated incremental backups - Schedule periodic backups that only save changes, reducing transfer times and storage usage
• 3-2-1 backup strategy - Implement multiple copies across different storage locations with built-in replication
• Lightweight deployment - Runs on minimal hardware (50MB idle memory) via Docker or standalone executable on any operating system
• Real-time monitoring - Track backup progress, access detailed logs, and receive instant notifications via Slack, Discord, email, or push notifications
• Flexible restoration - Browse backup snapshots like a file manager, restore entire snapshots or specific files, or download as TAR archives
• Smart retention policies - Automatically manage storage by defining rules to keep, prune, and rotate old snapshots
• Advanced automation - Execute custom scripts before or after backups for database dumps or system maintenance
• Enhanced security - Two-factor authentication protects your backup infrastructure

Set up your first backup in under 5 minutes with an intuitive interface designed for both simplicity and power. Your data stays on your infrastructure, never passing through third-party servers.