Introducing Active Everywhere—a Better Way for Businesses to Sync and Collaborate
Our new platform, Resilio Active Everywhere, is easily managed and deployed by organizations of any scale—from small collaborative creative groups to the world’s most demanding DevOps and Engineering teams. It offers enhanced features, greater performance, and a significant step forward in capability over Sync Business.
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Sync Business vs. Active Everywhere Platform
From hybrid work to hybrid cloud, gain easy and unified access to files wherever they are stored—in a data center, in the cloud, or on edge networks—across any distance.
Features & Benefits
Sync Business
Active Everywhere Platform
File Transfer Capabilities
Run synchronization job
Description:
Real-time file sync allows you to automatically sync changed files & folders without delay.
Availability:
Real-time file sync allows you to automatically sync changed files & folders without delay.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Run distribution job
Description:
Update software & data reliably. 100% file delivery success using our unique peer-to-peer architecture.
Availability:
Update software & data reliably. 100% file delivery success using our unique peer-to-peer architecture.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Run consolidation job
Description:
Consolidate data from 1000s of machines. Collect performance reports, CCTV videos, transaction logs, or any other data you need.
Availability:
Consolidate data from 1000s of machines. Collect performance reports, CCTV videos, transaction logs, or any other data you need.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Run scripting job
Description:
Script job allows to remotely run a script or execute a command on agents.
Availability:
Script job allows to remotely run a script or execute a command on agents.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Pre & post transfer scripting
Description:
Use custom scripts to operate on the data you move. Scripts can be made OS-specific and written in any programming language.
Availability:
Use custom scripts to operate on the data you move. Scripts can be made OS-specific and written in any programming language.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
ACL & file permissions sync
Description:
Resilio Platform has the ability to synchronize file permissions (ACL) as well as user and group information.
Availability:
Resilio Platform has the ability to synchronize file permissions (ACL) as well as user and group information.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Transparent Selective Sync (TSS)
Description:
Through Transparent Selective Sync, remote workers can efficiently work with data on-demand, reducing cloud storage egress costs, and experience in-office-like performance when working remotely; changes to data are continuously synchronized behind the scenes.
Availability:
Through Transparent Selective Sync, remote workers can efficiently work with data on-demand, reducing cloud storage egress costs, and experience in-office-like performance when working remotely; changes to data are continuously synchronized behind the scenes.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Legacy Selective sync
Description:
Download only the files that you need, without having to replicate entire folders on every device.
Availability:
Download only the files that you need, without having to replicate entire folders on every device.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Job scheduler
Description:
Set bandwidth usage limits based on time-of-day or day-of-week. Create different schedules profiles for different jobs and agent groups.
Availability:
Set bandwidth usage limits based on time-of-day or day-of-week. Create different schedules profiles for different jobs and agent groups.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Partial
Full
Management Capabilities
Central management
Description:
Connect’s Central Management Console provides a comprehensive view of your synchronization and transfer jobs.
You can view real-time performance metrics, drill into the status of individual endpoints, and review the history of all executed jobs in your network.
Availability:
Connect’s Central Management Console provides a comprehensive view of your synchronization and transfer jobs.
You can view real-time performance metrics, drill into the status of individual endpoints, and review the history of all executed jobs in your network.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Private tracker server/s
Multiple admin roles
Description:
Improve data management security by adding multi-level admins. Control access to settings, user management, agents, and jobs.
Availability:
Improve data management security by adding multi-level admins. Control access to settings, user management, agents, and jobs.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
AD/LDAP integration
Description:
Use your LDAP / AD credentials to manage Resilio Platform.
Availability:
Use your LDAP / AD credentials to manage Resilio Platform.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Job prioritizations
Description:
Jobs could be prioritized on the fly to get the most important files delivered first.
Availability:
Jobs could be prioritized on the fly to get the most important files delivered first.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Audit log
Description:
Events log keeps records of events related to each job. Management Console receives these events from agents.
Availability:
Events log keeps records of events related to each job. Management Console receives these events from agents.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Log analysis tools compatibility
Description:
Pair Resilio Platform with any major event processing solution to receive detailed notifications and analysis of events.
Availability:
Pair Resilio Platform with any major event processing solution to receive detailed notifications and analysis of events.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Ability to upgrade endpoint agents remotely
Endpoint visibility
Endpoint tags
Description:
Agent tags can be used in Distribution, Consolidation, and Script jobs to automate part of the setup and make it more flexible.
Availability:
Agent tags can be used in Distribution, Consolidation, and Script jobs to automate part of the setup and make it more flexible.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Centralized Automation API
Description:
Script any Resilio Platform functionality using a powerful REST API. Manage agents, create groups, control jobs, or report on data transfers.
Availability:
Script any Resilio Platform functionality using a powerful REST API. Manage agents, create groups, control jobs, or report on data transfers.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Speed and Scale
WAN optimization
Description:
Utilize 100% of the available bandwidth in your network independent of distance, latency, or loss.
Availability:
Utilize 100% of the available bandwidth in your network independent of distance, latency, or loss.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Differential Sync
Partial
Full
Max. number of servers
N/A
Unlimited
Bandwidth throttling (per job)
Max. clients (per folder)
100
Unlimited
Max. number of files (per folder)
Up to 1,000,000
Up to 500,000,000
High availability setup
Description:
High Availability mode forces each agent to connect to all trackers it can reach for each job to get maximum information of all peers.
Availability:
High Availability mode forces each agent to connect to all trackers it can reach for each job to get maximum information of all peers.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Cloud Storage Support
Description:
Bring your own cloud (BYOC) or local storage solutions and Resilio Platform will work on day one with no operational disruption so you can get going fast. Resilio natively supports Azure Blob & Files, S3, Google Cloud, and any S3-compatible object storage.
Availability:
Bring your own cloud (BYOC) or local storage solutions and Resilio Platform will work on day one with no operational disruption so you can get going fast. Resilio natively supports Azure Blob & Files, S3, Google Cloud, and any S3-compatible object storage.
Availability:
Sync
Active Everywhere
Support
Email support
Phone support
24/7 support
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Understanding the Details and What to Expect
Are Sync Business plans still available to try or purchase?
We are no longer offering Sync Business plans or trials to new customers.
I have an existing Sync Business license, can I continue using it?
Yes, absolutely. Your current license and customer support remain active. Resilio will continue to release security updates for existing Sync Business licenses. Beginning August 7, 2024, Sync Business 2.8 will be the final upgrade available in your account portal. However, you can continue to buy additional license seats or renew existing licenses of 2.8 through the account portal.
I was considering Sync Business for purchase, should I consider something else?
We recommend you consider our next-generation solution, Resilio Active Everywhere, a more robust and scalable business solution that meets the growing demands of enterprise customers.
I have Sync Business today and want to switch to Active Everywhere. Is there a discount on Active Everywhere when switching?
Yes, please contact Sales.