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Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition vs Synology Active Backup for Business: catalog facts
Veeam Backup & Replication Community Edition	Synology Active Backup for Business
Freemium Free for up to 10 instances; larger deployments need a paid license.	Free License-free package, but it requires a compatible Synology NAS.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Self-hosted
Backs up VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines Also covers physical and cloud workloads	Bare-metal recovery with bootable USB or ISO media Global deduplication across all backed-up machines
Limited to 10 instances in the free edition Sign-in required to download	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 not stated	License: Proprietary
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 23, 2026

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