SmiKar

What SmiKar does

SmiKar Software is an Australian independent software vendor (ISV) specializing in archiving solutions for the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Melbourne, the company serves enterprise IT leaders managing large Microsoft 365 estates who need to reduce storage costs while retaining data sovereignty. Its core product, Squirrel, automatically moves inactive SharePoint Online documents into the customer's own Azure Blob Storage account with AES encryption, compression, tiered storage optimization (Hot, Cool, Cold, Archive), self-service restore, and recycle bin capture. Chipmunk, the second product, preserves OneDrive, Exchange Online, and Teams data when employees depart, while SharePoint Storage Explorer is a free administrator tool that functions as a product-led growth entry point. An optional Nutshell AI module adds document summarization and preserves Microsoft Copilot grounding on archived content.

The technology architecture is distinctive in that SmiKar never holds a copy of customer data — archives are written directly into customer-owned Azure subscriptions. This customer-tenant data sovereignty model, combined with deep integration into Microsoft Purview for retention and compliance, and alignment with GDPR, forms the company's core positioning against generalist archival or HSM vendors. Revenue is generated through annual subscriptions to Squirrel and Chipmunk, with Chipmunk also distributed via Azure Marketplace to leverage existing Microsoft enterprise agreements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. SmiKar holds registered Microsoft Partner status and lists Chipmunk as an Azure Marketplace verified vendor.

Commercial reach is documented through three enterprise case studies spanning consumer healthcare (a Fortune 500 brand owner archiving at petabyte scale), global engineering (a FTSE 250 group), and mid-market financial services (a 20 TB deployment), collectively demonstrating $2.1M+ in annual Microsoft 365 storage savings for customers. The company markets primarily through technical content (blog, newsletter) and demo-driven enterprise sales, with the website indicating a global customer base despite a 1–10 employee headcount and Australia domicile. No institutional funding, parent company, or acquisition activity is disclosed.

Name

SmiKar

Legal name

SmiKar Software

Website

https://smikar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SmiKar Software is an Australian Microsoft 365 ISV that provides Squirrel (SharePoint archiving) and Chipmunk (departed-user archiving) products, writing archives directly into customer-owned Azure Blob Storage to cut storage costs while preserving data sovereignty for enterprise IT leaders worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Data Archiving Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAMAMAE

File Storage, Sync & Sharing

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Collaboration, Productivity & Work Platforms

SECONDARYHDABAAAK

Cloud Storage Core Services (Object/Block/File Storage as a Service)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Cloud & Data Center Infrastructure/Public Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS)

Keywords

• SharePoint archiving software
• Microsoft 365 archiving
• Departed user archiving
• Azure Blob Storage archiving
• Enterprise data archiving

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Squirrel Subscription: Annual subscription for SharePoint archiving platform with storage cost savings passed through based on customer's Azure storage tiers used.
2. Chipmunk Subscription: Annual subscription for departed-user archiving, procured via Azure Marketplace under customer Microsoft enterprise agreements.
3. SharePoint Storage Explorer: Free tool provided at no charge to attract and convert SharePoint administrators into paid product customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SmiKar provides purpose-built archiving software for Microsoft 365 environments. Its Squirrel platform automatically moves inactive SharePoint documents into the customer's own Azure Blob Storage, while Chipmunk archives OneDrive, Exchange Online, and Teams data for departed users. A free SharePoint Storage Explorer tool and optional Nutshell AI summarization module round out the offering, all designed to reduce storage costs while keeping data within the customer's Azure tenant.

Product overview

SmiKar offers a unified archiving stack for Microsoft 365 consisting of three focused products: Squirrel (SharePoint Online archiving), Chipmunk (departed-user archiving), and SharePoint Storage Explorer (free admin tool). All archived data is stored in the customer's own Azure Blob Storage account rather than SmiKar's infrastructure. Squirrel provides the core archiving capability with optional Nutshell AI for document summarization and Microsoft Copilot grounding. Chipmunk handles automated retention of departed employee data across OneDrive, Exchange Online, and Teams. The free SharePoint Storage Explorer complements the paid products by helping admins visualize usage and plan archiving strategies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Squirrel: SharePoint Online archiving platform that automatically moves inactive SharePoint documents to Azure Blob Storage in customer-owned subscriptions. Features AI document summarisation, self-service restore, and recycle bin capture.
• Chipmunk
• SharePoint Storage Explorer
• Nutshell AI

Products and services

• Squirrel SharePoint Online archiving solution that automatically moves inactive SharePoint documents to Azure Blob Storage in the customer's own subscription. Features include AI document summarization via Nutshell AI, self-service restore, recycle bin capture, and encryption/compression before upload. Designed for enterprise IT teams managing Microsoft 365 at scale.
• Chipmunk

Quantifiable outcome

• $2.1M+ annual Microsoft 365 SharePoint storage savings documented in customer case studies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationRegistered Microsoft Partner and Azure Marketplace verified vendor. SmiKar products (Squirrel, Chipmunk) are purpose-built for Microsoft 365 ecosystem with deep integration into Azure Blob Storage, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Exchange Online, and Teams. Products listed in Azure Marketplace for simplified enterprise procurement.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationSmiKar archiving solutions write directly into customer Azure Blob Storage accounts. Architecture enables use of Azure tiered storage (Hot, Cool, Cold, Archive) for up to 90% cost reduction. AES encryption and compression integrated with Azure infrastructure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AvePoint: AvePoint is the largest independent Microsoft 365 data management ISV, offering archiving, governance, and migration solutions for SharePoint, Teams, and Exchange. Directly competes with SmiKar in the SharePoint Online archiving category and is named as a competitor in SmiKar's own buyer checklist.
• Archive360: Archive360 provides Microsoft 365 archiving and compliance solutions, including SharePoint archiving to Azure and other cloud destinations. Named explicitly as a competitor in SmiKar's SharePoint Archiving Buyer's Checklist, competing on similar archiving scenarios.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft 365 Archive: Microsoft's native SharePoint Online archiving feature, built into the Microsoft 365 platform. Listed by SmiKar as the primary incumbent alternative for customers evaluating archiving solutions within their existing Microsoft estate.
• Druva: Druva provides SaaS-based data protection and archiving across Microsoft 365, including SharePoint and Exchange, with cloud-native architecture on AWS. Comparable as a cloud-native archiving ISV targeting enterprise IT buyers.
• Veritas Technologies: Veritas (now part of Cohesity) is a long-standing enterprise archiving and information governance vendor with Microsoft 365 support. Comparable as an incumbent archiving solution addressing enterprise compliance and e-discovery needs.
• OpenText: OpenText offers enterprise information management and archiving including Microsoft 365 data archiving via its OpenText Cloud Editions. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping archiving and governance capabilities for enterprise IT.
• Quest Software (Metallic): Quest's Metallic business offers SaaS-based Microsoft 365 backup and archiving with similar enterprise IT buyer focus. Comparable as a SaaS-delivered incumbent data protection vendor in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Netwrix (formerly Stealthbits): Netwrix provides data security and governance solutions for Microsoft 365 environments including SharePoint data classification and access governance. Comparable as a Microsoft 365 specialist addressing enterprise IT data management challenges.
• SharePoint/Microsoft 365 ISV (regional): Gimmal (and similar Microsoft 365 records management specialists) offer SharePoint archiving and compliance features targeting regulated industries. Comparable as a niche specialist in the same SharePoint archiving market segment.

Others

• Microsoft (Azure Storage / Azure Marketplace): Microsoft Azure provides the underlying Blob Storage infrastructure and Marketplace channel on which SmiKar's products depend. Relevant as both a critical ecosystem partner and the source of competitive native archiving features.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/smikar_software
• Facebookfacebook.com/smikarsoftware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/smikar-software

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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