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Veeam Agents for Microsoft Windows and Linux
Avoid upfront costs with subscription licensing
Veeam provides flexible pricing and licensing models for Veeam Agents for Microsoft Windows and Linux that enable you to find the best fit for both your technical requirements and budgetary needs. Each license also includes 24x7 maintenance (technical support and product updates).
3-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION LICENSE A subscription license allows you to avoid upfront capital expenditure costs and get started with minimal financial risk. There are one- to five-year subscription licenses available and you can choose to pay for these licenses on an annual or upfront basis and benefit from savings of up to 25% by committing to a longer subscription paid upfront. Subscription licenses include built-in Production 24x7 support and are licensed per workstation or server. – save 15% 1 Includes Production 24x7 support |
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Workstation |
$25.67 USD per year $42.50 USD per year |
| Server |
$127.50 USD per year |
- Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
- Veeam Agent for Linux
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Free | Workstation |
Server |
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| Backup types |
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| Entire computer |
Perform image-based backups from inside the guest, both at the file level and the volume level. |
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| System state |
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| Volume level |
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| File level |
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| Bare-metal recovery |
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| Restore to same or dissimilar hardware |
Restore your entire system to the same or different hardware. |
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| Restore to a smaller or larger disk |
Resize volumes during restores with both shrink and expand options supported. |
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| Volume-level recovery |
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| Volume-level recovery |
Restore a failed drive or partition. |
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| File-level recovery |
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| File-level recovery |
Restore individual files in minutes. |
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| Veeam Recovery Media |
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| Bootable recovery media |
Create a bootable recovery image of your computer that includes recovery tools you can leverage should your computer fail to start. |
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| Collect drivers from original OS |
Include original operating system drivers. |
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| Password loss protection NEW |
Ensure seamless bare-metal recovery from encrypted backups by including decryption keys to your recovery media. |
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| Application-aware processing |
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| Application-aware processing NEW |
Create application-consistent backups with advanced application-aware processing (including transaction log truncation). |
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| File indexing and search NEW |
A catalog of files enables effortless search of individual files, so you can find and restore a file without knowing its precise location or when it was deleted. |
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| Transaction log backup NEW |
Achieve low RPOs for Microsoft SQL and Oracle databases. |
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| Backup targets |
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| Local storage |
Back up to locally attached storage |
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| Rotated USB media |
Store your backup files on several external hard drives |
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| Shared folder |
Back up to an SMB share |
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| Veeam backup repository 4 |
Take full advantage of Veeam backup repositories as target locations for your Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows backup jobs. |
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| Veeam Cloud Connect repository NEW |
Get your backups off site with fully integrated, fast and secure backup and restore from the cloud through a Veeam-powered service provider of your choice. |
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| Microsoft OneDrive 5 NEW | Partially supported |
Back up your desktop or laptop directly to Microsoft OneDrive storage. The Free Edition provides operating system back up only. |
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| Endpoint protection for mobile users |
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| Backup cache NEW |
Back up to a local cache when the specified target is not available and sync your cached backups once the connection has been re-established |
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| Backup options |
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| Synthetic full NEW |
Eliminate the need for periodic full backups by creating forever-incremental backups that save time and storage. |
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| Active full NEW |
Meet your company policies by scheduling periodic active full backups in the backup job’s settings. |
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| Standalone full |
Save a full backup not affected by retention to any location at any time. |
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| Source-side encryption NEW |
Secure backup data and network transfers with source-side encryption without any negative impact on backup processing |
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| Compression and deduplication NEW |
Decrease backup storage requirements and network traffic with built-in deduplication. Multiple compression options let you balance storage consumption with performance. |
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| Changed block tracking (CBT) driver 5 NEW | Optimize back up performance for mission critical server workloads. |
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| Retention |
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| Days when computer was used |
Get user-friendly retention based on days when your computer was running. |
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| Restore points NEW |
Leverage server-based retention logic to protect your most critical server applications |
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| Schedule |
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| Daily schedule and backup events |
Protect laptops and desktops daily or based on user activity via backup events. |
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| Continuous, daily, weekly and monthly schedule NEW |
Choose from flexible options designed to back up your critical application servers as frequently as required. |
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| Adjustable backup window NEW |
Define the time intervals for your backup jobs to avoid unwanted overhead for production applications |
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| Job progress and status |
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| Tray application |
Track the current state of your backup jobs without touching the UI. |
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| Built-in email notifications |
Receive backup job status reports via email without having to log onto each protected Windows instance to view its protection status. |
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| Deployment and configuration |
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| Silent installation and upgrade |
Deploy or upgrade your agents in unattended mode. |
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| Configuration API NEW |
Configure your agents with the help of a simple command-line interface. |
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| Integration with Veeam Backup & Replication™ 1,3,4 |
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| Agent Management 2 NEW | Deploy and manage backup agents via the Veeam Backup & Replication server. Please note: The license must be installed on the Veeam Backup & Replication server to enable agent management functionality. |
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| Managed Jobs |
Control and manage backup activity for servers and failover clusters. |
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| Managed policies |
Create and distribute backup job configuration across laptops and desktops. |
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| Application item recovery NEW |
Partially supported |
Partially supported | Utilize Veeam Explorers™ to search for and restore items from Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, SQL Server and Oracle. |
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| Export as virtual disk |
Restore computer disks as VMDK, VHD or VHDX files. |
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| Instant Restore to Microsoft Hyper-V VM NEW |
Quickly restore service to users by starting a virtual machine (VM) directly from a Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows backup file. |
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| Veeam Restore to Microsoft Azure NEW |
Restore or migrate on-premises, Windows-based physical servers, workstations and endpoints directly into Microsoft Azure. |
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| Search and 1-Click restore NEW |
Partially supported | Restore guest files and VMs with a single click through a web UI. |
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| Self-service portal NEW |
Partially supported |
Partially supported |
File restore portal with automatic backup detection and automatic delegation based on local administrator group membership |
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| Supported OS |
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| Windows 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 and 10 April 2018 Update |
Upgrade with confidence through full support for the latest Microsoft operating systems. |
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| Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 1803 |
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| Technical Support |
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| 24.7.365 technical support NEW |
best effort |
Get enterprise-class technical support when you need it. |
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1 Requires Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 2 or later
2 Requires Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 3 or later
3 FREE licenses cannot be mixed with purchased licenses within the same installation of Veeam Backup & Replication
4 Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows FREE requires a valid Veeam Backup & Replication license in order to use a Veeam backup repository as a target location
5 Requires Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows 2.2 to be installed on the workstation operating system
| Feature |
Workstation |
Server |
| Backup |
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| Entire computer |
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| Volume level |
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| File level |
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| Built-in volume snapshots |
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| Built-in changed block tracking (CBT) driver |
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| Manual active-full backup via CLI |
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| Recovery |
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| Bare-metal recovery |
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| Volume-level recovery |
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| File-level recovery |
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| Export as virtual disk |
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| Veeam Recovery Media |
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| Bootable recovery media |
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| Push files to recovery media NEW |
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| Collect drivers from original OS |
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| Backup targets |
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| Local storage |
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| Shared folder |
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| Veeam backup repository 1,2 |
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| Veeam Cloud Connect repository 3 NEW |
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| Veeam Scale-out Backup Repository 3 NEW |
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| Backup options |
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| Support for multiple jobs |
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| Source-side encryption NEW |
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| File indexing and search 2 |
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| Compression |
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| Pre-freeze/post-thaw snapshot scripts |
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| Pre/post job scripts |
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| Schedule |
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| Deployment and configuration |
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| Prebuilt, digitally signed binaries 6 NEW |
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| Configuration, backup, and recovery via console UI or command line |
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| Integration with Veeam Backup & Replication 1,2,3 |
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| Centralized Management NEW |
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| License distribution server |
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| Export as virtual disk |
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| Direct Restore to Microsoft Azure |
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| Search and 1-Click restore |
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| Supported distributions |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 – 7.5 |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4, 12 (SP1 – SP3) |
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| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 11 SP4, 12 (SP1-SP3) |
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| Oracle Linux RHCK 6.0 - 7.5 |
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| Oracle Linux UEK R1 - R4 U7 |
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| Debian 6.0 – 9.4 |
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| Ubuntu 10.04 – 18.04 |
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| CentOS 6.0 - 7.5 |
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| Fedora 23 – 28 |
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| openSUSE 11.3 – 15 |
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| openSUSE Leap 42.2, 42.3 |
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| Technical support |
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| 24.7.365 technical support |
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1 Veeam Agent for Linux FREE requires a valid Veeam Backup & Replication license to use a Veeam backup repository as a target location
2 Requires Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 2 or later
3 Requires Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 3 or later
4 FREE licenses cannot be mixed with Workstation and/or Server licenses within the same installation of Veeam Backup & Replication
5 Please check Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 3 User Guide for the full list of distributions supported for auto-deploy
6 No binaries are provided for Fedora, openSUSE 11.3 – 13.2, Oracle Linux distributions
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Licensing and renewal
Veeam Agents for Microsoft Windows and Linux are licensed per deployed agent, regardless if they are deployed for public cloud instances, physical servers or workstations. Licenses can be purchased upfront or paid for annually and include 24x7 maintenance (enterprise-class technical support and product updates) equal to the term of the subscription — from one year to five years. FREE version licenses of Veeam Agents for Microsoft Windows and Linux will be supported through Veeam’s FREE product support policy.
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