Function | Windows File Server | SharePoint Online | MetaShare |
List all documents | Limited | Limited | Yes |
Manage large amount of documents | Yes | Limited | Yes |
Filter/unfilter documents | Limited | Limited | Yes |
Collapse/expand document filters | No | No | Yes |
Clear all applied document filters | No | Limited | Yes |
Sort documents | Limited | Limited | Yes |
Search documents within one location | Limited | Yes | Yes |
Search documents across all locations | Limited | Yes | Yes |
Search for a metadata value | No | No | Yes |
Combine document search with metadata filtering | Limited | Limited | Yes |
Enforce metadata compliance when adding documents | No | Limited | Yes |
Auto-tag when adding documents | No | No | Yes |
Suggest templates when creating documents | No | No | Yes |
Preferred application when opening a file | Yes | Limited | Yes |
Open Office documents in read-only mode | No | No | Yes |
Edit a documents metadata | Limited | Yes | Yes |
Keep track of documents’ version history | No | Yes | Yes |
Share a document | Limited | Yes | Yes |
Publish/unpublish documents | No | Yes | Yes |
Create document alerts | No | Yes | Yes |
Download documents | n/a | Yes | Yes |
Restore deleted documents | No | Yes | Yes |
Move documents | Yes | Limited | Yes |
See all document tasks | n/a | No | Yes |
Search/filter sites | n/a | Limited | Yes |
View/set site permissions | n/a | Limited | Yes |
Create homogeneous sites | n/a | Limited | Yes |
Create site configurations | n/a | Limited | Yes |
Update all sites | n/a | Limited | Yes |
Manage an information model | No | Limited | Yes |
Apply metadata on sites | n/a | No | Yes |