License Models

Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 provides you with 2 license models: Variable License Model and Fixed License Model. You can purchase through authorized Veeam partners or in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

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The Variable License Model is recommended. It provides the richest capabilities and automation and ensures the protection of all your Microsoft 365 data.

This section provides information on licenses and license models for Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365.

License Model	User Management	Backup Management	Billing
Fixed License Model Available for Flex plan	Provides a fixed number of licenses. Administrators must manually add new users to backups within the UI. When customers need to add more licenses, they must go through another purchase process. When backing up SharePoint sites or Teams public channels, all users who have access must have a license.	Cannot manage backups (for example, create new backup jobs, edit, disable or delete existing backup jobs, edit retention periods, backup frequency), can only control the users and objects to be included based on your license count.	The monthly cost is a fixed amount.
Variable License Model Available for Flex, Express and Premium plan	Jobs can be defined with variable scope, with entire organizations backed up or backups created with pre-defined rules such as using AD groups. Can automatically add new users who join your Microsoft 365 organization to the backup based on the backup rules defined.	All objects that fit backup rules are backed up automatically. Administrators can manage backups (for example, create new backup jobs, edit, disable or delete existing backup jobs, backup frequency).	Any additional users beyond the contract quantity are subject to overage charges.

License Model

User Management

Backup Management

Billing

Fixed License Model

Available for Flex plan

Provides a fixed number of licenses.

Administrators must manually add new users to backups within the UI.

When customers need to add more licenses, they must go through another purchase process.

When backing up SharePoint sites or Teams public channels, all users who have access must have a license.

Cannot manage backups (for example, create new backup jobs, edit, disable or delete existing backup jobs, edit retention periods, backup frequency), can only control the users and objects to be included based on your license count.

The monthly cost is a fixed amount.

Variable License Model

Available for Flex, Express and Premium plan

Jobs can be defined with variable scope, with entire organizations backed up or backups created with pre-defined rules such as using AD groups.

Can automatically add new users who join your Microsoft 365 organization to the backup based on the backup rules defined.

All objects that fit backup rules are backed up automatically. Administrators can manage backups (for example, create new backup jobs, edit, disable or delete existing backup jobs, backup frequency).

Any additional users beyond the contract quantity are subject to overage charges.