Free, full‑featured Salesforce backup for organizations with ≤ 50 Salesforce users
Veeam Backup for Salesforce Community Edition (CE) is the official FREE edition of Veeam’s Salesforce backup and recovery platform.
It provides high‑frequency backups, granular & metadata‑aware restores, and full control over your Salesforce data, with no functionality limitations beyond the user‑count cap.
According to Veeam, CE is free for Salesforce orgs with 50 or fewer user licenses, and supports deployment on‑premises or in the cloud (AWS, Azure, etc.).
It protects Salesforce data AND metadata, helping organizations avoid data loss caused by human error, integration issues, misconfigured automations, or platform corruption.
What’s Special About the Salesforce CE Edition
- Free for organizations with ≤ 50 Salesforce user licenses
- Identical features to paid Veeam Backup for Salesforce — only user licensing differs
- Runs anywhere: on‑prem, AWS, Azure, and more
- High‑frequency backups (as often as every 5 minutes)
- Protects data AND metadata, including object relationships
- Full, transparent restore of objects, fields, files, metadata, and hierarchies
- Supports Salesforce APIs (Enterprise & Unlimited editions)
Key Capabilities
- Backup Capabilities (Official)
High‑Frequency Backups
- Back up Salesforce objects as often as every 5 minutes
Flexible Object‑Level Scheduling
Configure backup policies per object to meet granular RPOs.
Backup Data Types Supported
CE backs up:
- Salesforce records (data)
- Files & attachments
- Metadata (Flows, Apex, Permission sets, Profiles, Reports, page layouts, etc.)
- Parent–child object relationships
Multi‑Org Protection
One installation can protect multiple Salesforce orgs.
- Restore Capabilities (Official)
Granular Restore Options
Restore:
- individual fields
- records
- objects
- files
- metadata
Full Organizational Restore
Restore an entire Salesforce org’s data and metadata.
Hierarchy‑Aware Recovery
Restore objects with unlimited depth of parent/child relationships.
Automation‑Aware Restore
Bypass Salesforce automation (workflow rules, validation rules, triggers) during restore to avoid disruptions.
- Advanced Features Included in CE
Data Archiving
Store old/unused Salesforce data in backup storage to avoid high SF storage costs.
Data Encryption
- Encrypt data in transit & at rest
- Support for built‑in encryption or AWS KMS keys
Sandbox Seeding
Restore production data (optionally masked) into a sandbox for testing.
Data Masking
Replace PII or sensitive fields when exporting to sandboxes.
Version Comparison
Compare production vs. backup versions of:
- records
- metadata
- customizations
Monitoring & Alerts
Real‑time alerts for:
- failed backup jobs
- connection issues
- licensing issues
- changes in protected data
SSO & RBAC
Use Salesforce or Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for:
- Single Sign‑On
- Role‑Based Access Control
Community Edition Licensing
The CE license provides:
- Free protection for Salesforce orgs with ≤50 user licenses
Service provider documentation also confirms this limit.
Additional Notes
- CE can be used in production environments.
- CE includes best‑effort support from Veeam.
- Upgrade to paid is seamless — no reinstall required.
Architecture Overview
Veeam Backup for Salesforce components:
Management Server (Linux-based)
- Hosts Veeam Salesforce backend
- Runs Web UI
- Orchestrates all jobs and infrastructure
Configuration Database
Stores:
- Org connections
- Policies
- Restore sessions
- Alerts
- User access
- Metadata indexes
PostgreSQL Databases
- Each Salesforce org gets its own data+metadata repository
- One database for configuration
File Repository
Stores:
- Files
- Attachments
- Metadata binary structures
Path: /opt/vbsf/data/
Veeam Updater
Manages product updates and package upgrades.
Use Cases
- Small Salesforce Teams (≤50 users)
Ideal production‑grade backup with zero licensing cost.
- DevOps & Sandbox Workflows
Use sandbox seeding, data masking, and version comparison for safer releases.
- Compliance & Governance
Granular restores, metadata comparison, and complete object versioning support regulatory scenarios.
- Data Loss Prevention
Protection against:
- accidental deletions
- integration errors
- failed Data Loader jobs
- bad workflows/flows
- metadata corruption
Business Impact
- Eliminates the risk of Salesforce data & metadata loss
- Prevents outages caused by bad integrations or automations
- Enables fast RTO with granular, relationship‑aware restore
- Reduces cost by moving unused Salesforce data to backup storage (data archiving)
- Ensures compliance via complete auditability, metadata history, and restore logging
- Supports DevOps agility with sandbox seeding & PII masking
Bottom Line
DBS ensures your CE deployment follows best‑practice architecture:
- Repository & PostgreSQL design
- Backup policy planning
- Metadata versioning strategy
- Automation‑safe restore workflows
- Alerting & SSO/RBAC hardening
This provides robust Salesforce data resilience without any licensing overhead
