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Carbon Data Layer

Ch 246.3of 36 Data Version Control Tools
  1. 1Runs onNot stated by the maker
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3Data scopefiles + tables
  4. 4Snapshot granularityfile + table
  5. 5Storage backendboth
  6. 6Deployment modelboth
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Overview

Carbon Data Layer is ranked #24 of 36 in data version control tools on Specifiction.

Carbon Data Layer plans and pricing

All plans
Carbon Not published Pricing by inquiry; book a demo to discuss your lab, instruments, workflows, and compliance needs carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on data version control tools

Data scope
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Snapshot granularity
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Storage backend
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Deployment model
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Facts

Purpose
Carbon’s Data Layer captures research instrument readouts as versioned datasets for querying, sharing, and analysis.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Lineage
Each dataset records the instrument, run, and configuration that produced it.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Database
Each team gets a managed Postgres database with a visual data model and support for images, files, and waveforms as first-class types.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Pipeline
Instrument output becomes queryable by Carbon’s analysis and applications systems.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Governance
The platform lets teams grant access to shared data, and records reads and writes against a name.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Access controls
Carbon describes role-based and resource-level permissions that scope access to instruments and datasets, with an audit trail for commands, edits, and access decisions.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Security
Carbon says deployments can run on-premise inside the customer’s boundary with segmented networks and limited egress.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
The hardware control system supports SCPI over VISA, Modbus TCP/RTU, NI-DAQmx, and HTTP.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Instrument profiles
Teams can use shared, versioned YAML profiles for instruments and extend them for their hardware.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Analysis
Carbon provides a Python-first workspace on instrument datasets, with pandas, NumPy, collaborative editing, and managed compute.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
AI agent
Carbon’s AI agent plans instrument calls from natural-language instructions, shows planned steps, and acts through permissions scoped to the user’s role.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Who it is for
Carbon presents the platform for biotech and life sciences, electronics and hardware R&D, academic and research labs, and material science and energy teams.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Support and deployment
Carbon says engagements start with forward-deployed engineers who map instruments and workflows and help stand up the stack; its pricing page offers a 30-minute demo and says it will follow up within one business day.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026
Pricing availability
The pricing page asks prospective customers to book a demo or contact sales and does not display a price.carbonplatform.ai · 4 Oct 2026

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