This document provides the comparison view of Smart Cache over Storage Sync from SMB support point of view.
Smart Cache vs Storage Sync: SMB Support
| Do you need…? | Smart Cache | Storage Sync |
| Global File Locking | ✓ | |
| Intelligent Caching | ✓ | |
| Business Continuity with Backup Use Cases* | ✓ | |
| Uploads from Network Scanners, Drone Images, Lab Instruments over UNC path** |
✓ | ✓ |
| Revit Single-Site*** | ✓ | ✓ |
| Civil 3D*** |
✓ | ✓ |
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Other Advanced AEC Applications: •ArcGIS •SolidWorks •Adobe •Unreal Engine |
✓ |
** Storage Sync (SS) does not purge the uploaded files whereas Smart Cache automatically purges them after successful upload to the cloud.
*** Storage Sync (SS) does not have global lock, whereas Smart Cache has global lock and intelligently downloads only required cross-reference files unlike SS, which downloads all files.