#11 in Storage & CDNUpdated 2026-08

Pluton

by Pluton · Self-hosted open-source encrypted backups to your own cloud storage

48.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Pluton is a self-hosted backup tool that runs scheduled incremental backups from your machines to your own cloud storage, encrypting and compressing data on the device first using the Restic engine. It connects to over 70 storage providers, and handles replication across several destinations, retention rules, guided restores, logging and notifications via Slack, Discord, email or NTFY.

Best for: Individuals and small teams wanting self-hosted, encrypted backups to their own cloud storage
Pricing: Free open-source edition; PRO is $59/year including 5 remote machines ($12/year per extra machine), with a Business plan listed at $99/year but marked coming soon.
Runs on: WebWindowsLinuxSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Free open-source tier includes scheduling, retention and 2FA
Connects to 70+ cloud storage providers, no vendor lock-in
Data encrypted on-device before upload, using the Restic engine
Runs from Docker or a standalone binary, ~50MB idle memory

Trade-offs

No cloud offering — you host, update and maintain it yourself
PRO and Business editions are closed-source
Business tier is marked Coming Soon, so not yet buyable
PRO covers 5 remote machines; each extra one is $12/year

Pricing

Published plans from Pluton’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Pluton pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Basic Open Source	—free	Periodic incremental backups and multi-storage replication Connect to 70+ cloud storage providers Snapshot retention, event notifications, auto-retry of failures Pre/post backup scripts and 2FA
PRO	—per year, 5 remote machines included	Everything in Basic, priced at $59/year Manage remote machine backups and real-time sync Full Linux server backups and backup of cloud storage content Snapshot browsing/download, comparison, automated recovery testing
Business	—per year, 5 remote machines included	Everything in PRO, listed at $99/year, marked Coming Soon Database and virtual machine backup Role-based access and third-party secret providers White-labelling and priority support

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 10 out of 100
Documentation: 65 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 85 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 65 out of 100
Operational trust: 25 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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