LedgerVault: Real-time, Schema-Aware Backup and Self-Healing for Company Files
10/10
Demand Score
Company file corruption halts billing, payroll, and reporting; every hour down is costly and risky for compliance and cash flow.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$299-1k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
90 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Always-on, versioned protection for accounting company files. An agent performs continuous, append-only snapshots with row-level checksums and referential-integrity validation. A self-healing engine d
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 3 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- QuickBooks Auto Data Recovery (ADR)
- QuickBooks File Doctor
- Rewind Backups
- Acronis
- Datto
- CrashPlan
Must-Have Features for MVP
Continuous, immutable, versioned snapshots with row-level checksums
Schema-aware validation and index rebuilds
Early-warning signals for corruption precursors
Self-healing from last-good segments with audit trail
One-click point-in-time restore to sandbox or prod
Client-side encryption and key management
Automated weekly restore tests with reports
Compliance-ready retention policies and access controls
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Deep file-format nuances and vendor changes
- Performance overhead during continuous protection
- Legal/IT concerns around data custody and encryption
- Disaster-recovery drills and proof of integrity
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Near-zero RPO/RTO demonstrated in live drills
- Successful auto-repair of common corruption cases
- Seamless deployment with minimal performance impact
- Clear auditability and compliance alignment (SOX, HIPAA as applicable)
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