What are the feature differences between Synology Drive and Cloud Station?
Last updated:Jul 18, 2022
What are the feature differences between Synology Drive and Cloud Station?
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This article explains the differences between the features in Synology Drive and Synology Cloud Station. Please read this article before upgrading to Synology Drive.
The following table compares the suites Synology Drive Server and Cloud Station Server and ShareSync.
|
Package
|
Synology Drive Server
|
Cloud Station Server & ShareSync
|
|---|---|---|
|
Sync server for multiple platforms
|
v
|
v
|
|
Up to 32 historical versions
|
v
|
v
|
|
Periodic version rotation
|
v
|
-
|
|
ACL permission integration
|
v
|
v
|
|
Point-in-time file restoration
|
v
|
v
|
|
LDAP/AD integration
|
v
|
v
|
|
Web portal file management
|
v
|
-
|
|
File sharing links
|
v
|
v
|
|
Restrict downloading sharing links
|
v
|
-
|
|
Online editing
|
v (Integrated with Synology Office)
|
-
|
|
Manage files shared by others
|
v
|
-
|
|
Operation logs
|
v
|
v
|
|
Log export
|
v
|
-
|
|
Application backup via Hyper Backup
|
v
|
-
|
|
One or two-way shared folder sync between multiple Synology NAS servers
|
v (Synology Drive ShareSync as NAS client)
|
v
|
The following table compares the desktop utilities Synology Drive Client and Cloud Station Drive and Backup.
|
Desktop utility
|
Synology Drive Client
|
Cloud Station Drive & Cloud Station Backup
|
|---|---|---|
|
Real-time syncing
|
v
|
v
|
|
Sync files shared by others
|
v
|
-
|
|
Two-way sync
|
v
|
v
|
|
On-demand Sync on Windows 10 computers (Learn more)
|
v
|
-
|
|
Download-only sync
|
v
|
v
|
|
Upload-only sync
|
v
|
-
|
|
Sharing link creation
|
v
|
v
|
|
Sync Synology Office files
|
v
|
-
|
|
Back up files from Windows, Mac, Ubuntu computers in real time
|
v
|
v
|
|
Flexible scheduled and manual backup modes
|
v
|
-
|
|
Client-side backed up file restoration
|
v
|
v
|
The following table compares the mobile applications Synology Drive and DS cloud.
|
Mobile application
|
Synology Drive
|
DS cloud
|
|---|---|---|
|
Browsing Synology Drive files online
|
v
|
- (only synced local files)
|
|
Offline access files and auto-update
|
v
|
v
|
|
Browsing Synology Office files
|
v
|
-
|
|
Managing files shared by others
|
v
|
-
|
|
Syncing from device to server
|
v
|
v
|
|
Backing up photos from device to server
|
v
|
-
|
|
Integration with iOS Files
|
v
|
-
|
|
Integration as Microsoft Office repository
|
v
|
-
|