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What are the feature differences between Synology Drive and Cloud Station?

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The table below displays the differences between the two suites in terms of features. Synology Drive is the complete successor to Cloud Station with more fruitful file management, sharing, syncing, and collaboration functions. Please be sure to read this article before upgrading to Synology Drive.

Suites	Synology Drive	Cloud Station
Package	Synology Drive Server	Cloud Station Server & ShareSync
Synchronization server for multiple platforms	v	v
Up to 32 historical version	v	v
Periodical version rotation	v	x
ACL permission integration	v	v
Point-in-time file restoration	v	v
LDAP/AD integration	v	v
Web portal file management	v	x
File sharing links	v	v
Restrict downloading sharing links	v	x
Online editing	v (Integrated with Synology Office)	x
Manage files shared by others	v	x
Operation logs	v	v
Log export	v	x
Application backup via Hyper Backup	v	x
One or two-way shared folder synchronization between multiple Synology NAS servers	v (Synology Drive ShareSync as NAS client)	v
Desktop application	Synology Drive Client	Cloud Station Drive & Cloud Station Backup
Real-time syncing	v	v
Sync files shared by others	v	x
Two-way sync	v	v
On-demand Sync on Windows 10 computer (Learn more)	v	x
Download-only sync	v	v
Upload-only sync	v	x
Sharing link creation	v	v
Sync Office files	v	x
Back up files from Windows, Mac, Ubuntu computers in real time	v	v
Flexible scheduled and manual backup modes	v	x
Client-side backed up file restoration	v	v
Mobile application	Synology Drive	DS cloud
Online browsing Drive files	v	x (only synced local files)
Offline access files and auto-update	v	v
Browsing Office files	v	x
Manage files shared by others	v	x
Syncing from device to server	x	v
Integration with iOS Files	v	x
Integration as Microsoft Office repository	v	x

Note:

• Drive mobile application allows for collaboration on mobile device with the ability to browse all Drive files within the app. If you need to back up photos, we suggest using Synology Moments instead.