Pluton is available in two editions: the free open-source edition and the Pluton PRO edition. Below is a complete overview of every feature across both editions.
Backup Plans
| Feature | Open Source | PRO |
|---|
| Incremental backups | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backup Replication (for 3-2-1 backups) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Block-level deduplication | ✅ | ✅ |
| AES-256 encryption at rest | ✅ | ✅ |
| Built-in compression | ✅ | ✅ |
| Flexible scheduling | ✅ | ✅ |
| Selective backup with include/exclude patterns | ✅ | ✅ |
| Automatic retention & pruning policies | ✅ | ✅ |
| Manual prune / cleanup | ✅ | ✅ |
| Configurable retry on failure | ✅ | ✅ |
| Pause / resume plans | ✅ | ✅ |
| Real-time progress tracking (%, speed, ETA) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backup event stages | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backup history | ✅ | ✅ |
| Backup Plan logs | ✅ | ✅ |
| Repository lock management | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tags for plan organization | ✅ | ✅ |
| Performance tuning | ✅ | ✅ |
| Download full snapshots as TAR | ✅ | ✅ |
| Pre/post backup scripts | ✅ | ✅ |
Storage Destinations
| Feature | Open Source | PRO |
|---|
| Local storage (pre-configured) | ✅ | ✅ |
| 70+ cloud storage providers | ✅ | ✅ |
| Storage connectivity verification | ✅ | ✅ |
| Storage tags & organization | ✅ | ✅ |
| Storage usage statistics | ✅ | ✅ |
Snapshot Management
| Feature | Open Source | PRO |
|---|
| Browse snapshot contents | — | ✅ |
| Search files across snapshots | — | ✅ |
| Download individual files/folders from snapshots | — | ✅ |
| Preview files (images, text, video) from snapshots | — | ✅ |
| Compare two snapshots (added, modified, removed) | — | ✅ |
| Compare snapshot with current source | — | ✅ |
| Compare snapshot with custom path | — | ✅ |
Restore
| Feature | Open Source | PRO |
|---|
| Restore to original location | ✅ | ✅ |
| Restore to custom location | ✅ | ✅ |
| Overwrite behavior options | ✅ | ✅ |
| 4-step guided restore wizard | ✅ | ✅ |
| Selective file/folder restore | ✅ | ✅ |
| Restore preview before execution | ✅ | ✅ |
| Real-time restore progress | ✅ | ✅ |
| Restore history | ✅ | ✅ |
| Cancel active restore | ✅ | ✅ |
| Selective file restore | — | ✅ |
Sync Backup Plans
Real-time synchronization of machine data to cloud storage via Rclone. Data is synced without encryption or compression, providing direct access to files in your cloud storage.
| Feature | Open Source | PRO |
|---|
| Sync backup plans (Rclone-based) | — | ✅ |
| High-frequency scheduling (as low as every 5 minutes) | — | ✅ |
| Bi-directional sync with conflict resolution | — | ✅ |
| Revision history with configurable retention | — | ✅ |
| Change tracking (added, modified, removed) | — | ✅ |
| Sync strategies (one-way, with revisions, copy-only) | — | ✅ |
| Checksum-based sync strategy | — | ✅ |
| Max duration / max transfer limits | — | ✅ |
| Sync integrity verification | — | ✅ |
Full Server Backups
Complete system-level backup using ReaR + Restic for bare-metal disaster recovery.
| Feature | Open Source | PRO |
|---|
| Full server backup plans (OS, bootloader, partitions, data) | — | ✅ |
| Bootable ISO creation for bare-metal restore | — | ✅ |
| Incremental server backups | — | ✅ |
| Disk layout change detection | — | ✅ |
| Automatic filesystem discovery | — | ✅ |
| Selective filesystem backup | — | ✅ |
| ISO encryption | — | ✅ |
| Hardware migration support | — | ✅ |
Automated Recovery Testing
| Feature | Open Source | PRO |
|---|
| Periodic automated snapshot integrity verification | — | ✅ |
| Configurable check intervals (hours, days, weeks) | — | ✅ |
| Multiple check methods (metadata, 5%-50% sampling, full) | — | ✅ |
| Integrity error notifications | — | ✅ |
Devices & Multi-Device Management
| Feature | Open Source | PRO |
|---|
| Local device (main server) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Add remote devices for centralized backup management | — | ✅ |
| Lightweight Pluton Agent | — | ✅ |
| Agent autonomous operation | — | ✅ |
| Remote file browser | — | ✅ |
| Remote file download from snapshots | — | ✅ |
| CLI wrappers (prestic / prclone) on agents | — | ✅ |
Notifications & Reporting
| Feature | Open Source | PRO |
|---|
| Email notifications (SMTP) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Webhook notifications | — | ✅ |
| Ntfy push notifications | — | ✅ |
| 3rd-party email integrations (SendGrid, Mailgun etc) | — | ✅ |
| Global email report digest (daily, weekly, monthly) | — | ✅ |
Security
| Feature | Open Source | PRO |
|---|
| JWT-based authentication | ✅ | ✅ |
| Encryption key management | ✅ | ✅ |
| HTTPS via reverse proxy (nginx, Traefik, Caddy) | ✅ | ✅ |
| File browser access control | ✅ | ✅ |
| Event script disable flag | ✅ | ✅ |
| Two-factor authentication (2FA) with recovery codes | — | ✅ |