BackupSentry

BackupSentry is a web app + lightweight desktop agent that continuously verifies your backups are actually restorable. Instead of trusting “last backup succeeded,” it runs scheduled, isolated restore drills: it pulls a random sample of files, databases, or VM snapshots from your existing backup provider, restores them into a sandbox, and validates integrity with checksums, schema checks, and boot tests. It then produces an audit trail with pass/fail evidence, time-to-restore metrics, and clear remediation steps (e.g., missing encryption keys, broken retention, corrupted chains). The product is intentionally narrow: it doesn’t replace your backup tool; it makes your current one trustworthy. It supports common stacks (Windows/macOS endpoints, Linux servers, PostgreSQL/MySQL, S3-compatible object storage) and sends alerts to Slack/Teams when restore confidence drops. Expect some setup and permissions work—this is not “one-click,” but it’s far cheaper than learning your backups are useless during an incident.