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Veeam Backup & Replication vs Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition: catalog facts
Veeam Backup & Replication	Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition
Freemium A free Community Edition is available; the full product is sold as part of the paid Veeam…	Freemium Free for up to 10 instances; larger deployments need a paid license.
Windows	Windows
Covers virtual machines, physical machines, NAS shares and cloud workloads Free Community Edition for small setups and home labs	Backs up VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines Also covers physical and cloud workloads
Backup server runs on Windows only Aimed at business infrastructure, so setup is more involved than desktop backup tools	Limited to 10 instances in the free edition Sign-in required to download
Downloadable app	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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