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Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition vs BDRShield: catalog facts
Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition	BDRShield
Freemium Free for up to 10 instances; larger deployments need a paid license.	Freemium Free editions available, with paid cloud-managed hybrid backup tiers.
Windows	Windows, Linux
Backs up VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines Also covers physical and cloud workloads	Covers a wide range of workloads, from physical servers to VMs to SaaS apps, in one product Free editions available for smaller-scale use
Limited to 10 instances in the free edition Sign-in required to download	Full cloud-managed features require a paid tier Aimed more at IT administrators than casual 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	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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