License Definitions

This article describes the licensing definitions for Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup (CCB).

Note the following situations require a CCB license. Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup licenses are licensed on a per-user basis, meaning that only one CCB license is required per user. 

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Exchange Online

• Each user with an active Microsoft 365 plan for Exchange that you back up.

  • Shared mailboxes that do not hold a Microsoft 365 plan do not require a CCB license.

    • Microsoft requires a license for shared mailboxes larger than 50GB. As such, CCB also requires a license for any shared mailboxes over 50GB.

  • Shared mailboxes that hold a Microsoft 365 plan.

  • Archive mailboxes enabled on users with valid plan do not require a CCB license.

Microsoft OneDrive for Business

• Each user with an active Microsoft/Office 365 plan for OneDrive that you back up.

Microsoft Planner

• Each user in the Microsoft/Office 365 tenant that has been granted access to Planner plans that you back up. Plans that are shared with a Group or Team will provide access to all users within it.

Microsoft SharePoint Online

• Each user in the Microsoft/Office 365 tenant that has been granted access to a SharePoint site that you back up.

• Users external to the organization will be excluded from the backup.

Microsoft Teams

• Each user in the Microsoft/Office 365 tenant that has been granted access to Microsoft Teams sites that you back up.

• Users external to the organization will be excluded from the backup.

License Count and Billing

Barracuda Networks uses the Microsoft Entra ID of each account as the unique identifier to ensure that the correct number of licensed users is billed.
Microsoft provides Cloud-to-Cloud Backup with a list of accounts in your tenant. If the account is enabled and Exchange is provisioned with an active Microsoft 365 plan for Exchange, that account is processed as a unique licensed mailbox.

Entra ID

Each user in an Entra ID tenant that has been granted access.

License Count and Billing

Barracuda Networks uses the Microsoft Entra ID of each account as the unique identifier to ensure that the correct number of licensed users is billed. 

For customers who purchase Entra ID Backup or Entra ID Backup Premium standalone, licenses are assigned on a per-user basis. All member-user accounts assigned to individuals in the tenant must be licensed. Guest and service/automation accounts are backed up but not charged. Entra ID Backup is included at no additional cost for customers with Cloud-to-Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 licensing, but accurate license counts are still required to ensure a consistent experience.

Entra ID Backup Premium Licensing

Standalone Entra ID Backup or Entra ID Backup Premium (no Cloud-to-Cloud Backup)

If the customer is only using Entra ID Backup or Entra ID Backup Premium as standalone services:

• Every member user in the tenant must be licensed, including service and disabled users.

• Guest accounts are backed up but not charged.

Cloud-to-Cloud Backup + Entra ID Backup Premium

If the customer is using both Cloud-to-Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 and Entra ID Backup Premium:

• Entra ID Backup Premium licenses follow the same counting method as Cloud-to-Cloud Backup.

• Only users with a chargeable Microsoft 365 license (for example, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Teams) are billed; users without a chargeable Microsoft 365 license are backed up but not charged.

• Guest and service/automation accounts are backed up but not charged.