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Competition |
Product
SynaMan is a product rather than a service. This product gets installed on the machine where you want users to upload or download files.
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Service
Most competing solutions are offered as a service. The actual software runs on the service provider's machine and you connect to this service using your web browser.
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Secure
Files on your machine stay where they are. They are only shared with individuals who you decide to grant access. No third-party ever gets involved.
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Files are typically uploaded to the service provider's server and then are downloaded to the target machine. Although almost every company claim their privacy, there is always a chance someone may be looking at them.
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One-time cost
Since it is a product, you pay for SynaMan once. If you are happy with the installed version, continue using it forever without spending a single dime.
| Monthly payments
Companies typically offer a stripped down version of their service for free but charge a monthly fee for advanced features. These monthly payments can add up to a large amount in the long run.
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No limits on users and file size
There is no limit on number of users or file sizes you transfer.
| More features mean more money
Pricing for many competing services is based on the number of users or mega-bytes of data transferred. The more users you add, the more you pay.
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No time limits
Since files stay on your machine, you can keep them for as long as you like and remove them at your convenience.
| Time limits
Services on the Internet hold your file for a finite number of days. Since your files shares the same hard disk used by other clients, they cannot hold them indefinitely.
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Available anytime, anywhere to anyone
Since SynaMan exposes files on your local disk, files are always available from a remote machine. Using admin rights you can even create new shared folders on demand.
Imagine you are attending an important meeting with a client and realize you forgot a required presentation on your office machine. Using SynaMan, you can easily download this file without disturbing anyone else.
| Requires pre-planning
You must pre-plan and upload files you will need. If you need an important file in a business meeting and you don't have access to the host machine, you will probably ask someone in your office to upload it to the service you use.
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