WebDAV Drive App vs Kernel Mode Driver-based Software Comparison
This article provides a comparison of WebDAV Drive App supplied with WebDAV Ajax Library v6+ and Edit Document Opener supplied with WebDAV Ajax Library v2-v5.
| WebDAV Drive App (v6+) | Edit Document Opener (v2-v5) | |
|---|---|---|
| Open docs from web page | Yes | Yes |
| Manage files in OS File manager | Yes | Yes |
| Manual Locking | Yes | No |
| Offline files | Yes | No |
| Synchronization | Yes | No |
| Source Codes | Yes | No |
| Large files support | Yes | Default 50 Mb |
| Auto-locking | MS Office, Acrobat, AutoCAD, programmable | MS Office only |
| Server protocol | Any, programmable | WebDAV Server Class 2 |
| Authentication | Any, programmable | Basic, Digest, NTLM, Kerberos, Cookies |
| Web browser protocol schema | Any, programmable | DavX |
The table below provides WebDAV Drive vs kernel mode driver-based software comparison.
| WebDAV Drive App (v6+) | Kernel-mode driver-based software | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs under regular user privileges (no Admin privileges required) | Yes | No |
| Provides highest security | Yes | No |
| Can be installed with regular user permissions | Yes | No |
| Can be published to Windows Store | Yes | No |
| Can mount drive for a single user | Yes | No |
| Can show user interface | Yes | No |
| Can be deployed using regular installer | Yes | Yes |
| Can mount multiple drives | Yes | Yes |
| Runs at user level | Runs at user level | Runs at OS kernel level |
| Debugging in Visual Studio | Yes | No |
| Supports synchronization | Out of the box | Requires programming |
| Supports offline mode | Out of the box | Requires programming |
| Windows Explorer integration (file status, progress, context menus) | Out of the box | Requires programming |