Barracuda Backup offers businesses a flexible, reliable, and cost-effective solution to backup and restore data. Barracuda Backup can be deployed as a physical or virtual appliance on-premises, which acts as a backup target for data from a variety of different sources such as servers, virtual machines, databases, and applications.
Scalable data protection that is easy to use.
Simple to configure and manage, scalable Barracuda Backup is a secure, all-in-one solution that offers total peace of mind. The capacity-based, all-inclusive subscription model allows you to pay for only what you need to protect today, avoiding large upfront hardware costs — and everything you need is included.
Secure, reliable ransomware protection with fast recovery.
Don't let criminals hold your data hostage. With Barracuda, recovering your data is as simple as eliminating the malware, deleting the attacker-encrypted files, and restoring a good copy of your valuable data.
Flexibility of on-premises or cloud replication for protecting physical, virtual, and hybrid environments.
With cloud-based subscriptions, Barracuda Backup can securely back up and recover data including files located on virtual and physical environments.
The dashboard provides information at a glance.
Scalable data protection that is easy to use.
Barracuda offers scalable, flexible backup including physical and virtual options that include everything you need with no hidden fees. Each Barracuda Backup subscription includes the appliance with local storage, software and support, optional Barracuda cloud storage, 4-year hardware refresh, and Barracuda’s Instant Replacement service.
- Barracuda Backup easily scales so you only buy what you need right now. You can easily add extra TBs as your needs expand.
- Depending on how much you grow and how long you retain data, you can stay in the same size storage unit for years. This will significantly reduce your need for hardware upgrades and painful data migrations.
- You own the hardware which means that you can depreciate the value of the appliance over time.*
Deployment, configuration, and ongoing management are all controlled via a centralized cloud-based console. You can manage the health of all backed up servers, network traffic utilization, and detailed reports for your global network all from a single pane of glass.
* Check with your tax professional for more details on depreciation.
The user interface makes finding and restoring your data easy.
Secure, reliable ransomware protection.
Most cybersecurity experts agree that the number one priority in ransomware protection is the ability to recover from ransomware with a good backup. But you also need to make sure that your backup is secure. Barracuda Backup’s ransomware protection features include:
- Immutable backups
- Multifactor authentication
- End-to-end encryption
- Role-based access controls
- No network sharing protocols
Protect all your critical data.
Flexible on-premises or cloud replication.
User error, malicious deletion, natural disasters, and cyberattacks can all threaten your data and therefore your business. Barracuda can securely back up and recover data including files located on physical and virtual environments, such as:
- VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V
- Microsoft Windows, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft Windows, SQL data, and Microsoft Exchange
- Network-attached storage
Backed up data can be replicated to the off-site location of your choice, including to secure Barracuda Cloud Storage or another physical location.
Barracuda Backup simplifies the data recovery process, ensuring that businesses can quickly bounce back from any data loss incident. With its versatile recovery options, users can restore individual files, entire directories, or even complete systems with just a few clicks. The solution supports granular recovery capabilities, which are essential for minimizing downtime and disruption in today’s fast-paced business environments.
Whether you need to recover data from physical servers, virtual machines, or Microsoft-based applications, Barracuda Backup provides a streamlined and efficient approach to data restoration, making it easier than ever to maintain business continuity and operational resilience.
Barracuda: Your trusted partner in cybersecurity.
Effective data protection requires more than just a good backup system, and Barracuda is more than just a data backup company. For even more protection, consider Barracuda Email Protection, the industry’s most complete email security platform. We also offer a full line of email security, archiving, firewall, and content security products.
- Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup. Protect your Microsoft 365 environment including emails, attachments, calendars, contacts, and tasks, as well as Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, OneNote, and Entra ID.
All products are supported by our award-winning 24x7 technical support staffed by in-house engineers with no phone trees.
Frequently asked questions
Barracuda Backup is a comprehensive data protection solution that provides reliable backup and fast recovery for on-premises physical and virtual environments. It helps protect critical data and enables rapid recovery from ransomware attacks, data loss, system failures, and other unexpected events.
Barracuda Backup uses a combination of on-premises and cloud technologies. It can be deployed as a physical or virtual appliance that backs up data from servers, virtual machines, databases, and applications.
Barracuda Backup captures data from physical and virtual environments and stores it on a local physical or virtual backup appliance. The system then replicates a secure copy of the data to Barracuda Cloud Storage or to another Barracuda Backup appliance at a location of your choice.
The solution uses advanced deduplication and compression to reduce storage requirements and optimize bandwidth usage.
Barracuda Backup supports a wide range of platforms, including Windows, Linux, macOS, VMware, Hyper-V, and network-attached storage (NAS).
Barracuda Backup supports off-site replication to Barracuda Cloud Storage or to another Barracuda Backup physical or virtual appliance.
Barracuda recommends following the 3-2-1 backup rule as part of a strong data protection and disaster recovery strategy. This means maintaining three copies of your data, storing them on two different types of media, and keeping at least one copy off-site.
Barracuda Backup is designed to scale as your data and business grow. It is available in four hardware models and as a virtual appliance, supporting a wide range of environments and storage requirements.
Licensing is based on the amount of front-end data protected, using a per-terabyte subscription model. This allows you to start with the capacity you need today and easily add additional licenses as your data grows, without replacing hardware or shipping new appliances.
Barracuda Backup is an all-in-one solution that includes appliance hardware, software, support, Barracuda Cloud Storage, and Barracuda’s Instant Replacement service.
For organizations that prefer not to use cloud storage, Barracuda Backup also supports replication between physical and virtual appliances using a subscription without Barracuda Cloud Storage.