For DevOps users: If you purchased a license, you can store the key as an environment variable ( SQLBACKUPANDFTP_LICENSE ) to activate the software silently during deployment scripts. This is the only legitimate way to automate license entry.

Check your original purchase email to know which type you have.

If you need the pro features, you have legitimate, affordable options. SQLBackupAndFTP is actually one of the more reasonably priced backup tools on the market.