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FailZero
What FailZero is
FailZero is a Linux disaster recovery service for protecting and restoring files, databases, containers, virtual machines, and other listed workloads. Its runbooks and genesisctl support 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. For PostgreSQL and MySQL/MariaDB, it lists replication, WAL or binlog archiving, and point-in-time recovery drills. Supported application examples include Docker/Compose, Kubernetes basics, Mastodon, Matrix, WordPress, DirectAdmin, LAMP/LEMP, AzuraCast, Icecast/SHOUTcast, and SPL. Reports are available through Telegram and the CLI. FailZero lists ZFS mirrors, hot S3 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, monthly drills, and RPO up to 24 hours. Pro costs $399/mo for up to three stacks, bi-weekly drills, database point-in-time recovery, and priority support. Enterprise adds unlimited stacks, weekly drills, custom RTO/RPO, on-call service, compliance artifacts, and on-premises plus cloud hybrid deployment, with pricing discussed directly.
Who it suits
FailZero is presented for indie hosting providers and teams managing files, databases, containers, virtual machines, or supported application stacks. It may fit organizations that need scheduled recovery drills, runbooks, and evidence artifacts, including radio and streaming, social and web, and hosting-provider workloads.
What it does well
- Supports recovery drills that restore services and switch DNS.
- Offers ZFS, rsync, and S3 data protection options.
- Database recovery includes point-in-time drills for PostgreSQL and MySQL/MariaDB.
- Clients can bring their own cloud.
- Starter includes a monthly drill and email support.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- Starter is limited to one app stack and monthly drills.
- Niche or closed stacks such as SAP, Exchange, and Oracle require partner integration.
- Enterprise pricing is discussed directly.
Limits
Starter costs $149 a month and covers one app stack, a monthly drill, and RPO ≤ 24h. Pro costs $399 a month and covers up to three stacks, bi-weekly drills, and RPO ≤ 6h.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $149/mo · 1 app stack · monthly drill · RPO ≤ 24h · runbook and restore test · monthly report · email support | $149 a month |
| Pro | $399/mo · Up to 3 app stacks · bi-weekly drill · RPO ≤ 6h · PostgreSQL/MySQL PITR · evidence bundles · Telegram alerts · priority support | $399 a month |
| Enterprise | Let's talk · Unlimited stacks · weekly drills · custom RTO/RPO · on-call · compliance artifacts · on-premises plus cloud hybrid | On request |
As failzero.net lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit https://failzero.net/.
- Choose Starter at $149/mo, Pro at $399/mo, or contact FailZero about Enterprise.
- Select a supported workload and recovery approach.
- Configure a runbook and recovery drill.
- Use FailZero on Linux in a hybrid deployment.
Verdict
Choose FailZero if you need Linux disaster recovery with runbooks, tested failovers, and evidence artifacts for supported workloads. Look elsewhere if your stack depends on niche or closed systems without partner integration, or if you need more stacks than the Starter plan allows.
Questions
How much does FailZero cost?
Starter is $149 a month and Pro is $399 a month. Enterprise pricing is discussed directly.
Is there a free plan?
No. FailZero is a paid service.
What platform does FailZero support?
Linux is listed as its platform.
Is FailZero open source?
It describes itself as an open-infrastructure disaster recovery service; no open-source status is stated.
What workloads can it protect?
Listed workloads include files, shares, databases, containers, virtual machines, Docker/Compose apps, LAMP/LEMP, and SMB/NFS.
What is included with Starter?
Starter includes one app stack, a monthly drill, RPO ≤ 24h, a runbook and restore test, a monthly report, and email support.
Facts from FailZero's own pages
- Application restoration
- Compose bundles, Helm charts and Ansible playbooks can rebuild application environments with health checks, configuration templates and secret handling. · failzero.net, 15 Oct 2026
- Application support
- Listed examples include Docker/Compose, Kubernetes basics, Mastodon, Matrix, WordPress, DirectAdmin, LAMP/LEMP, AzuraCast, Icecast/SHOUTcast, and SPL. · failzero.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Automation tool
- The genesisctl tool runs drills, rotates snapshots and sends Telegram or command-line reports. · failzero.net, 15 Oct 2026
- Bring-your-own-cloud
- Customers can use their own cloud storage in addition to the provider's ZFS and S3 locations. · failzero.net, 15 Oct 2026
- Closed-stack limitation
- SAP, Exchange and Oracle workloads are described as requiring partner integration rather than native support. · failzero.net, 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. · failzero.net, 15 Oct 2026
- Database recovery
- The service lists PostgreSQL and MySQL/MariaDB replicas, WAL or binlog archiving and point-in-time-recovery drills. · failzero.net, 15 Oct 2026
- Data protection
- The service supports ZFS snapshots and send/receive, rsync trees, or S3 mirroring, with immutable retention and verification. · failzero.net, 7 Oct 2026
- Drill evidence
- Scheduled drills produce pass/fail gates and evidence bundles containing logs, hashes, screenshots and timestamps. · failzero.net, 15 Oct 2026
- Enterprise pricing limitation
- Enterprise pricing is not published and requires a conversation with the provider. · failzero.net, 15 Oct 2026
- External audit claim
- The separate FailZero.io site says each failover is recorded with trigger identity, timing, executed steps and results. · failzero.io, 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. · failzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
- External performance claim
- The separate FailZero.io site advertises 90-second detection and roughly three-minute recovery for its own service. · failzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
- External platform claim
- The separate FailZero.io site lists AWS and Google Cloud support, with Azure marked as planned for 2026. · failzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
- External workflow claim
- The separate FailZero.io site describes optional human approval through Slack or webhooks before failover execution. · failzero.io, 15 Oct 2026
- Independent review coverage
- The opened TrustRadius homepage displays featured products and review counts but no FailZero listing in the visible catalog. · trustradius.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed technologies include Docker/Compose, Kubernetes basics, Helm, Ansible, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, S3, Telegram and SMB/NFS. · failzero.net, 15 Oct 2026
- Integrity controls
- The site advertises immutable retention, hash verification and signed hash manifests. · failzero.net, 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. · failzero.net, 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. · archlinux.org, 15 Oct 2026
- 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. · linkedin.com, 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. · linkedin.com, 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. · archlinux.org, 15 Oct 2026
- Network failover
- Failover workflows include VRRP pairs, DNS switching, TTL-aware cutovers and health-driven routing. · failzero.net, 15 Oct 2026
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