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Synology Active Backup for Business vs Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition: catalog facts
Synology Active Backup for Business	Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition
Free License-free package, but it requires a compatible Synology NAS.	Freemium Free for up to 10 instances; larger deployments need a paid license.
Windows, macOS, Self-hosted	Windows
Bare-metal recovery with bootable USB or ISO media Global deduplication across all backed-up machines	Backs up VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines Also covers physical and cloud workloads
Only runs on Synology NAS hardware Aimed at business environments rather than casual users	Limited to 10 instances in the free edition Sign-in required to download
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License: Proprietary	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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