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Veeam Backup & Replication Community EditionBackupChain
Freemium

Free for up to 10 instances; larger deployments need a paid license.

 Paid

Paid software with a perpetual license and no subscription required.

Windows Windows
  • Backs up VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines
  • Also covers physical and cloud workloads
  • Hyper-V and live virtual machine backup
  • Deduplication and delta compression
  • Limited to 10 instances in the free edition
  • Sign-in required to download
  • Windows only
  • Aimed at IT professionals rather than home users
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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