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3-2-1 Backup Solution

Achieve ransomware resilience with Zmanda

Stop overpaying for complex, proprietary backup. Zmanda Pro delivers a complete, flexible, and immutable 3-2-1-1-0 strategy for your entire hybrid environment—at a fraction of the cost.

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A backup strategy that’s
ready for tomorrow's threats

The 3-2-1 rule is a great foundation, but evolving threats demand more. Modern ransomware actively targets and encrypts backups, making a simple off-site copy dangerously insufficient. The 3-2-1-1-0 rule adds true resiliency: an immutable or offline copy (the extra '1') and zero-error, verified backups (the '0').

Zmanda Pro was built for this new reality, making a complete, automated 3-2-1-1-0 strategy simple, secure, and affordable.

How Zmanda achieves 3-2-1-1-0 backup strategy

Create 3 copies

Easily create and manage backups across your entire environment—physical, virtual, cloud, and SaaS.

  • Production data remains untouched
  • Local backup for instant recovery
  • Third copy with intelligent versioning

On 2 different media

Eliminate single points of failure. Zmanda natively supports disk, tape, and every major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, Wasabi), letting you hit this rule without vendor lock-in.

  • On-prem disk/NAS for speed
  • Cloud or tape for redundancy
  • No media-specific vulnerabilities

1 Off-site copy

Disaster-proof your data. Seamlessly replicate backups to the cloud or a secondary DR site with our robust hybrid-cloud architecture, protecting you from localized disasters.

  • Geographic isolation from primary site
  • Automated cloud replication
  • Flexible DR site options

1 Immutable/Air-gapped copy

Make one copy of your data truly ransomware-proof. Zmanda's 3-2-1 backup tool provides native support for immutable cloud storage via Object Lock and air-gapped protection through tape or fully offline deployments.

  • Unchangeable for set retention period
  • Physically or logically isolated
  • Immune to encryption attacks
  • Native Object Lock support, ZFS snapshots

0 errors

Zmanda ensures your backups are valid and error-free with automated data integrity checks and non-disruptive restore simulations.

  • Automated integrity verification
  • Non-disruptive restore testing
  • SHA-256 and ZFS checksums
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See how Zmanda fares against the competitors

Product Core value proposition Pricing model Comments
zmanda-pro-logo Cost-effective 3-2-1-1-0
resilience & data freedom		 Per-workload basis.
Predictable TCO		 Achieve the same or better resilience
at 50% less cost. Broader workload
support and no vendor lock-in.
veeam-logo-immutable Reliable VM & cloud data
management		 Per workload/TB basis.
Higher cost		 High total cost of ownership and
‘Veeam tax’, complexity,
primarily VMware-centric.
acronis-logo Integrated cybersecurity
& data protection		 Per-server/device basis.
Bundled suite cost		 Feature bloat, potential vendor lock-
in, jack-of-all-trades.

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Number of Workloads to
Back Up

MINIMUM 10 WORKLOADS

Microsoft 365 Backup
(Per User)

MINIMUM 10 USERS

NAS and File Share TB to
Back Up

Zmanda Cloud Storage
Capacity (TB)

Business

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Case study

How Rutgers University saved tens of thousands of dollars and eliminated backup crashes

“Faced with an unstable legacy system for our 60TB Isilon storage environment, we turned to Zmanda for a stable, cost-effective solution.

The result: zero crashes since 2010 and massive budget savings.”

Read the full story

What our clients say

“46% cost reduction
with Zmanda”

No more surprise costs. Zmanda's pricing is transparent - we know exactly what we'll pay next year. Plus, no mandatory training, no overhead!

Sr. DB Advisory

Financial Services

“Big cost reduction
with Zmanda”

No more surprise costs. Zmanda's pricing is transparent - we know exactly what we'll pay next year. Plus, no overhead!

Sr. Manager

Data center solutions

“Helps me be
efficient in my role”

Zmanda's monitoring alerts, reporting, and third-party integrations have boosted my efficiency. The support team is responsive and reliable, ensuring our security and compliance needs are met.

Sr. DB Advisory

Financial Services

“Zmanda’s software
and customer support
has been great”

Zmanda has spent time helping with any bugs, explaining errors, and adding necessary features so we can continue to transition from our old backup software to Zmanda Enterprise.

Their effort has helped to keep our backups rolling!

Systems Programmer

Researchgate

“Good software,
impeccable support
experience”

Zmanda’s support is outstanding and the software is incredibly easy to use. It works reliably with exceptional flexibility. We’re able to use it across all our different setups.

Chief Executive Officer

Computer & Network Security

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Schedule a personalized 30-minute demo with one of our experts to see how Zmanda Pro’s 3-2-1 backup can protect your specific environment.

FAQs

While you can technically achieve 3-2-1 with multiple vendors, it creates management nightmares and coverage gaps. Zmanda Pro's 3-2-1 backup software provides all three copies, both media types, and offsite storage through a single platform. This means one dashboard, one support team, and guaranteed compatibility between all components. Plus, our unified approach costs 70% less than managing separate vendors.

No. Zmanda Pro's 3-2-1 backup tool works with your existing storage infrastructure. If you have local disk/NAS and any cloud account (or tape), you're already set. We support all major storage types and cloud providers, so you can use what you already own with our 3-2-1 backup software.

The modern 3-2-1-1-0 rule adds an immutable copy (the extra "1") and verified backups (the "0"). Zmanda Pro's 3-2-1 backup tool handles both automatically—creating immutable backups via Object Lock or ZFS snapshots, and running automated verification checks. You don't need to configure anything extra; it's built into our standard 3-2-1 implementation.

That's exactly why we built Zmanda Pro as a complete platform, not just a 3-2-1 backup tool. You get bare metal recovery, granular file restore, cross-platform recovery, and disaster recovery capabilities all included. The 3-2-1 framework is your foundation, but you have enterprise-grade features when you need them.

Most customers achieve full 3-2-1 compliance within one business day using our 3-2-1 backup software. Our setup wizard walks you through connecting your three storage targets, configuring retention policies, and scheduling your first backups. If you need help, our 24/7 support team can guide you through the entire process.

Yes, our 3-2-1 backup tool is built for hybrid environments. You can keep one copy on local storage for fast recovery, another on NAS or SAN, and automatically replicate the third to your preferred cloud provider. The 3-2-1 backup software manages all three copies through a single interface, whether they're on-prem, in the cloud, or both.

Zmanda Pro's 3-2-1 backup software uses intelligent replication that automatically maintains consistency across all three copies. After the initial backup, only changed blocks are synchronized between copies, reducing bandwidth usage by up to 95%. The system continuously monitors all copies and alerts you if any discrepancies are detected.

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