Alternatives to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Community Edition

A free Windows application for backing up Microsoft 365 mail, SharePoint and OneDrive for small organizations. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Community Edition.

  • NAKIVO Backup & Replication

    Backup and replication for virtual machines, physical servers and Microsoft 365.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsLinuxSelf-hosted

    NAKIVO Backup & Replication covers Microsoft 365 alongside virtual machines and physical servers in one console, but its free edition limits workload count and retention.

  • BDRShield

    Hybrid backup platform for files, servers, VMs and SaaS with a free edition.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsLinux

    BDRShield backs up SaaS apps together with files, servers and VMs and runs on Windows and Linux, though full cloud-managed features require a paid tier.

  • IDrive 360

    Endpoint cloud backup service for businesses, MSPs and IT teams, managed from a central console.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    IDrive 360 offers Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace backup as paid add-ons to its cloud endpoint service, storing data in IDrive's cloud rather than on your own Windows server.

  • CrashPlan

    Endpoint and server cloud backup platform for businesses, with ransomware recovery and legal hold.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    CrashPlan covers SaaS data along with endpoints and servers on a paid cloud platform, adding ransomware recovery and legal hold, with larger deployments sold through quotes.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.