Alternatives to zrepl
ZFS backup and replication daemon that snapshots datasets and replicates them between pools and hosts. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
zrepl
ZFS backup and replication daemon that snapshots datasets and replicates them between pools and hosts.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as zrepl.
Sanoid
Policy-driven ZFS snapshot management and replication tools, with syncoid for sending snapshots to other machines.
Sanoid manages ZFS snapshot retention from a readable config file and uses its companion syncoid for incremental replication, running on Linux and FreeBSD instead of as one daemon.
ZnapZend
A ZFS backup tool that takes scheduled snapshots and sends them to local or remote pools.
ZnapZend stores its configuration in ZFS properties rather than a config file, replicates over ssh with optional mbuffer, and thins old snapshots progressively.
ZFS autobackup
A command-line tool that snapshots ZFS filesystems and replicates them to other locations on a schedule.
ZFS autobackup selects datasets through a custom ZFS property and runs as a command-line tool for scheduled snapshots and replication.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
btrbk
Backup tool for Btrfs that takes atomic snapshots and sends them incrementally to backup locations.
TrueNAS Community Edition
A free Linux-based storage operating system built on OpenZFS, with Docker apps and virtualization.
Snapper
A Linux command-line tool for creating and managing filesystem snapshots so system changes can be undone.
Timeshift
System restore for Linux: scheduled snapshots you can roll back to after an update goes wrong.
Proxmox Backup Server
Backup server for virtual machines, containers and physical hosts with deduplication.
BorgBackup
A deduplicating archiver for Linux, macOS and BSD that makes daily backups cost almost nothing beyond the day’s changes.
