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Veeam pricing varies by team size and features, ranging from $0 to $450 per month in 2026. Your actual cost depends on the tier you choose, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

  • Free tier: Yes
  • Billing: Monthly and annual (save 15-20%)
  • Hidden costs: Add ~35% for implementation, support, and training

Veeam offers 5 pricing tiers: Community Edition, Standard (VUL), Advanced (VUL), Premium (VUL), Backup Essentials (SMB). Standard paid plans include Community Edition at $0/month. The Standard (VUL) plan is growing businesses needing scalable backup across multiple workloads.

Compared to other backup & recovery software, Veeam is positioned at the premium price point.

Last verified: January 2026 | Sources: 3 pricing pages and reviews

Veeam is the market-leading backup and recovery platform for virtualized and cloud environments, protecting over 450,000 customers worldwide. The Veeam Data Platform provides comprehensive data protection for VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, physical servers, cloud workloads, Microsoft 365, and Kubernetes.

Veeam's pricing uses Universal License (VUL) subscriptions charged per workload, with three tiers: Standard ($250/workload/year), Advanced ($350), and Premium ($450). The free Community Edition protects up to 10 workloads with full features, making Veeam accessible to small businesses and home labs. Enterprise customers typically negotiate volume discounts on large deployments.

All Veeam Plans & Pricing

Plan Monthly Annual Best For
Community Edition workloads: 10 Free Free 0 Small businesses and home labs needing enterprise-grade backup for limited workloads
Standard (VUL) Contact Contact Growing businesses needing scalable backup across multiple workloads
Advanced (VUL) Contact Contact Mid-size enterprises requiring monitoring and analytics capabilities
Premium (VUL) Contact Contact Large enterprises with strict DR and compliance requirements
Backup Essentials (SMB) instances: Sold in packs of 5 Contact Contact Small businesses with 5-50 workloads seeking enterprise features
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Community Edition

  • Protect up to 10 workloads free
  • Full backup and replication for VMware/Hyper-V
  • Agent-based backup for Windows and Linux
  • Incremental backups with scheduling
  • VM replication for disaster recovery
  • Recovery verification with SureBackup
  • Cloud instance backup support

Standard (VUL)

  • Unlimited workload protection
  • Backup to local, cloud, and object storage
  • Instant VM recovery
  • Built-in deduplication and compression
  • Application-aware processing
  • Backup copy jobs for 3-2-1 rule
  • 24/7 basic support included

Advanced (VUL)

  • All Standard features
  • Veeam ONE monitoring and reporting
  • Advanced analytics and capacity planning
  • Intelligent diagnostics
  • Automated remediation actions
  • Custom reporting and dashboards
  • Enhanced support SLA

Premium (VUL)

  • All Advanced features
  • Veeam Recovery Orchestrator
  • Automated disaster recovery testing
  • Compliance documentation
  • One-click failover orchestration
  • Recovery time objective (RTO) assurance
  • Priority premium support

Backup Essentials (SMB)

  • Designed for small businesses
  • Enterprise-tier features at SMB price
  • Sold in 5-instance packs
  • Full VM and physical backup
  • Cloud tier support
  • Production support included
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Hidden Costs to Budget For

Watch for 7 hidden costs
  • Annual Maintenance: 22% annual maintenance fee on perpetual socket licenses for updates and support
  • Cloud Storage Costs: Object storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob, etc.) charged separately by cloud provider
  • Minimum Purchase Packs: VUL licenses sold in packs of 5 or 10, not individual workloads
  • Support Tier Upgrades: Premium 24/7 support costs extra beyond basic production support
  • DR Orchestration Add-on: Veeam Recovery Orchestrator requires Premium tier or separate purchase
  • Cloud Connect Licensing: Service provider backup requires additional Cloud Connect licenses
  • Training and Certification: Official Veeam training courses range from $1,500-$3,000 per course
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Frequently Asked Questions

01 Is Veeam Backup free?

Yes, Veeam Community Edition is completely free and includes full backup and replication features for up to 10 workloads (VMs, physical servers, or cloud instances). It has the same functionality as the paid Standard edition, just with a workload limit.

02 How much does Veeam cost per server?

Veeam uses Universal License (VUL) pricing at $250-$450 per workload annually depending on tier (Standard, Advanced, or Premium). Socket licensing for perpetual licenses costs approximately $1,200-$1,800 per socket plus 22% annual maintenance.

03 What is a Veeam Universal License (VUL)?

VUL is Veeam's flexible licensing model that allows one license to protect any workload type - VMs, physical servers, cloud instances, or NAS shares. Licenses are portable across workload types and Veeam products, sold in packs of 5 or 10.

04 Does Veeam include cloud storage?

No, Veeam software licenses do not include cloud storage. You must separately pay your cloud provider (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, etc.) for object storage used as backup targets.

05 Can I upgrade from Community Edition to paid?

Yes, you can seamlessly upgrade from Community Edition by purchasing and applying a paid license key. All your existing backup jobs, configurations, and backup data are preserved during the upgrade.