A successful backup is not proof of recoverability
SQL Recovery Assurance runs real restore-validation against your SQL Server backups — on your storage, under your encryption keys — so "Verified Recoverable" means what it says.
The recovery readiness standard
The 5-level Verified Recovery status
A successful backup is not proof a database can be recovered. Only a completed restore-validation workflow earns the “Verified Recoverable” status — levels 3 and 4 below. Nothing below level 3 may ever carry that label.
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0
File Present
The backup object or file exists in storage.
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1
Metadata Readable
SQL Server can read the backup header and file list.
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2
VERIFYONLY Passed
RESTORE VERIFYONLY succeeds — not the same as a real restore.
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3
Actual Restore Passed
The database is restored into an isolated test environment. Verified Recoverable.
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4
Integrity Verified
Restore succeeds and DBCC CHECKDB also passes. Verified Recoverable.
Capabilities
Built around one question: can you actually restore it?
Early-stage product — capabilities and pricing may change as we validate the workflow with early-access users.
Storage-agnostic, no lock-in
Backups write to native SQL Server formats on storage you choose and control. Nothing is held hostage by a proprietary format or a subscription that lapses.
Customer-controlled encryption
Encryption keys stay under your control, not ours. No customer SQL backup file is ever uploaded to a vendor cloud.
FCI and Always On aware scheduling
Backup policy understands standalone instances, Failover Cluster Instances and Always On Availability Groups — including which replica should take the backup.
Recovery-chain visualization
See the full chain — full, differential and log backups — needed to hit a given recovery point, before you ever need it under pressure.
Automated restore verification
Scheduled RESTORE VERIFYONLY and real restores into an isolated environment, with DBCC CHECKDB evidence — not just a green tick on a backup job.
Built for disconnected environments
Fully disconnected deployment with a signed offline licence for on-premises or air-gapped SQL Server estates — no mandatory internet dependency.
Who it's for
Suitable for
SQL Server DBAs
Evidence of recoverability you can hand to an auditor, a manager, or your future self at 2am.
Managed service providers
Consistent, auditable recovery status across every client SQL Server estate you manage.
IT teams without a full-time DBA
Automated verification does the checking a dedicated DBA would do manually, on a schedule.
Early access pricing
Indicative editions
SQL Recovery Assurance is still in development — these per-instance, per-month figures are an early indication, not a published price list, and are subject to change before general availability. Storage and any third-party service costs are separate.
Essential
~US$29 / instance / month
Core policy-driven backup with basic monitoring.
- SQL discovery
- Full / differential / log backup policies
- Compression and checksum
- Customer-controlled storage and retention
- Basic reports and email alerts
Professional
~US$69 / instance / month
Everything in Essential, plus the verification engine.
- Automated restore verification
- DBCC CHECKDB evidence
- Multi-destination and off-site replication
- Recovery Readiness dashboard
- Point-in-time restore wizard
Enterprise
~US$129+ / instance / month
Everything in Professional, for multi-site and MSP estates.
- FCI / Always On advanced awareness
- Central multi-site management
- Enterprise RBAC and SSO
- SLA reporting, API and webhooks
- Priority support
SQL Recovery Assurance is in active development
We're working with a small number of early-access DBAs and IT teams to shape the product against real SQL Server estates. Tell us about yours and we'll let you know where it fits.
Request early access