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Veeam Backup & Replication vs Synology Active Backup for Business: catalog facts
Veeam Backup & Replication	Synology Active Backup for Business
Freemium A free Community Edition is available; the full product is sold as part of the paid Veeam…	Free License-free package, but it requires a compatible Synology NAS.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Self-hosted
Covers virtual machines, physical machines, NAS shares and cloud workloads Free Community Edition for small setups and home labs	Bare-metal recovery with bootable USB or ISO media Global deduplication across all backed-up machines
Backup server runs on Windows only Aimed at business infrastructure, so setup is more involved than desktop backup tools	Only runs on Synology NAS hardware Aimed at business environments rather than casual users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Closed source
License: Proprietary	License: Proprietary
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is 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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