Alternatives to Sanoid

Policy-driven ZFS snapshot management and replication tools, with syncoid for sending snapshots to other machines. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Sanoid.

  • ZFS autobackup

    A command-line tool that snapshots ZFS filesystems and replicates them to other locations on a schedule.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    ZFS autobackup snapshots and replicates ZFS filesystems on a schedule, selecting datasets through a custom ZFS property rather than a separate config file.

  • ZnapZend

    A ZFS backup tool that takes scheduled snapshots and sends them to local or remote pools.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    ZnapZend stores its configuration in ZFS properties, replicates over ssh with optional mbuffer, thins old snapshots progressively, and supports pre- and post-snapshot hooks.

  • zrepl

    ZFS backup and replication daemon that snapshots datasets and replicates them between pools and hosts.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    zrepl combines automated ZFS snapshots, pruning and replication in a single daemon under the MIT license, instead of separate sanoid and syncoid tools.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.