Love Storage Sync, try Smart Cache—Egnyte's next-generation hybrid technology. Significant investments have been made in Smart Cache, which offers the performance and scalability of Storage Sync, along with intelligent caching, a unified drive letter, global file locking, and additional advanced features. More information is available here.
Egnyte's Smart Cache and Storage Sync are two hybrid solutions that are designed to address different sets of use cases. Understanding the distinctions between them is essential for selecting the most appropriate option. The table below provides a comparison to help identify the best-recommended hybrid solution based on specific requirements.
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Do you need...? |
Storage Sync |
Smart Cache |
| Single Drive-Letter (Access Through Desktop App Drive Letter) |
✔ | |
| Global File Locking | ✔ | |
| Automatic Discovery and Location Awareness | ✔ |
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| Cloud Management | ✔ | |
| Intelligent Caching Technology | ✔ | |
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Failover to Cloud (In Case of Device Downtime) |
✔ | |
| Support for 3rd party SSO Authentication (e.g. Okta) | ✔ |
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Access to Content During Internet Outage (Offline) |
✔ | ✔ |
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Large File Support |
✔ (up to 100GB* file size) |
✔ (up to 250GB* file size) |
| On-Prem Storage Disk Sizing |
✔ (Increased storage disk size due to syncing all cloud data) |
✔ (Reduced storage disk size due to intelligent caching) |
| TCO & Operation Costs |
✔ (High due to sync new folders from cloud) |
✔ (Minimized due to intelligent caching even after new folders getting added on cloud) |
| Support for Single-Site Revit Co-Editing |
✔ |
✔ |
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Upload Files from Printers, Network Scanners and Laser Scans (UNC Path or SMB Drive Letter) |
✔ (Only Active Directory authentication is supported) |
✔ (Supports Active Directory as well as local credentials) |
*File size varies around the customer purchased plan and is subject to change whenever the plan gets updated.
For more information, refer to the link for Smart Cache Setup and Configuration Overview.
If there is still uncertainty about which hybrid solution is most suitable, contact the Egnyte support team for guidance.