FailZero
FailZero is a Linux disaster recovery service for files, databases, containers, virtual machines, and other listed workloads.
What FailZero is
FailZero is a Linux disaster recovery service for files, databases, containers, virtual machines, and other listed workloads. It uses runbooks and genesisctl to conduct recovery drills that restore services, switch DNS, check health, and create evidence artifacts. Data protection options include ZFS snapshots with send and receive, rsync trees, and S3 mirroring, with immutable retention and verification. Database recovery covers PostgreSQL and MySQL/MariaDB replication, WAL or binlog archiving, and point-in-time recovery drills. Listed applications range from Docker/Compose, Kubernetes basics, Mastodon, Matrix, and WordPress to LAMP/LEMP and radio or streaming tools. Reports are available through Telegram and the CLI. FailZero lists ZFS mirrors, hot S3 object storage in Newark, and cold S3 storage in Seattle, while also allowing clients to bring their own cloud. Starter costs $149/mo for one app stack, a monthly drill, and RPO up to 24 hours. Pro costs $399/mo for up to three stacks and bi-weekly drills. Enterprise offers unlimited stacks, weekly drills, custom RTO/RPO, and on-call service, with price not listed.
Good
- Recovery drills restore services and check health.
- Supports ZFS, rsync, and S3 protection approaches.
- Database point-in-time recovery drills are listed.
- Clients can bring their own cloud.
- Starter includes a monthly drill and RPO up to 24 hours.
Watch out
- Starter covers one app stack.
- Niche or closed stacks require partner integration.
- No free plan is listed.
Who it suits
FailZero is intended for customers seeking recovery planning for files, databases, containers, virtual machines, or listed application stacks. The site highlights indie hosting providers and customizable blueprints for radio and streaming, social and web, hosting providers, and custom stacks.
Verdict
FailZero pairs data protection options with scheduled drills and recovery runbooks across a range of workloads. Its entry plan starts at $149/mo, while customers with niche or closed stacks should note the partner-integration requirement.
Plans and prices
From FailZero's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $149 a month | 1 app stack · monthly drill · RPO ≤ 24h · runbook and restore test · monthly report · email support · $149/mo |
| Pro | $399 a month | Up to 3 app stacks · bi-weekly drill · RPO ≤ 6h · PostgreSQL/MySQL PITR · evidence bundles · Telegram alerts · priority support · $399/mo |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited stacks · weekly drills · custom RTO/RPO · on-call · compliance artifacts · on-premises plus cloud hybrid · Let's talk |
The facts
Each one read from FailZero's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application restoration
- Compose bundles, Helm charts and Ansible playbooks can rebuild application environments with health checks, configuration templates and secret handling.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Application support
- Listed examples include Docker/Compose, Kubernetes basics, Mastodon, Matrix, WordPress, DirectAdmin, LAMP/LEMP, AzuraCast, Icecast/SHOUTcast, and SPL.checked 7 Oct 2026
- External platform claim
- The separate FailZero.io site lists AWS and Google Cloud support, with Azure marked as planned for 2026.checked 15 Oct 2026
What it does
- Automation tool
- The genesisctl tool runs drills, rotates snapshots and sends Telegram or command-line reports.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Bring-your-own-cloud
- Customers can use their own cloud storage in addition to the provider's ZFS and S3 locations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Closed-stack limitation
- SAP, Exchange and Oracle workloads are described as requiring partner integration rather than native support.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance paperwork
- FailZero says it can scope data classes and retention for BAA or DPA agreements, with compliance reporting available on Enterprise.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Database recovery
- The service lists PostgreSQL and MySQL/MariaDB replicas, WAL or binlog archiving and point-in-time-recovery drills.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data protection
- The service supports ZFS snapshots and send/receive, rsync trees, or S3 mirroring, with immutable retention and verification.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Drill evidence
- Scheduled drills produce pass/fail gates and evidence bundles containing logs, hashes, screenshots and timestamps.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Enterprise pricing limitation
- Enterprise pricing is not published and requires a conversation with the provider.checked 15 Oct 2026
- External audit claim
- The separate FailZero.io site says each failover is recorded with trigger identity, timing, executed steps and results.checked 15 Oct 2026
- External identity note
- A separate FailZero.io site advertises a different automatic-failover product using an npx @failzero/cli command, so the two domains should not be assumed to describe the same implementation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- External performance claim
- The separate FailZero.io site advertises 90-second detection and roughly three-minute recovery for its own service.checked 15 Oct 2026
- External workflow claim
- The separate FailZero.io site describes optional human approval through Slack or webhooks before failover execution.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent review coverage
- The opened TrustRadius homepage displays featured products and review counts but no FailZero listing in the visible catalog.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed technologies include Docker/Compose, Kubernetes basics, Helm, Ansible, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, S3, Telegram and SMB/NFS.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrity controls
- The site advertises immutable retention, hash verification and signed hash manifests.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- The site highlights indie hosting providers and offers customizable blueprints for radio and streaming, social and web, hosting providers, and custom stacks.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Limit: domain reuse
- Arch Linux lists failzero.net as the hostname for a Tier 2 Canadian mirror, showing that the domain name also appears in an unrelated infrastructure context.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: name collision
- LinkedIn's FailZero company page identifies a Palm City firearms brand owned by UCT Coatings, not the disaster-recovery service at failzero.net.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: unrelated mirror outages
- Arch Linux's mirror page records connection timeouts and no-route errors for stygian.failzero.net in July 2026; this concerns the mirror service, not the DRaaS product.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Network failover
- Failover workflows include VRRP pairs, DNS switching, TTL-aware cutovers and health-driven routing.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Limit: misleading company metadata
- That LinkedIn page gives the firearms brand 51–200 employees, Palm City headquarters and a 2008 founding year; those details are not established for failzero.net.checked 15 Oct 2026
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