360Works SuperContainer Comparison Chart

denotes a version 2 feature

	Container field (store by reference)	Container field (store by embedding)	SuperContainer	SuperContainer with optional plugin
Doesn't require a plugin on the users computers	X	X	X
Works cross-platform		X	X	X
Doesn't require users to mount a shared volume		X	X	X
Users can insert files from their own computer, without having to copy them to the server volume first.		X	X	X
Deleted files are truly deleted, instead of just losing the reference to them.		X	X	X
FileMaker just stores a reference to the files, which keeps your databases small	X		X	X
The referenced files can be backed up separately, so incremental backups won't become overloaded with a single huge FileMaker file every night	X		X	X
Files are stored in neatly organized folders which you control			X	X
Dynamic thumbnail generation feature means much faster viewing and network efficiency for large files			X	X
Multithreaded viewing means your users can work while images load in the background			X	X
It is very easy and efficient to display stored documents on FileMaker-powered web sites.			X	X
Allows uploads, downloads, and viewing in Instant Web Publishing (You can finally upload files to the FileMaker Web Publishing Engine from your web browser!)			X	X
Reference contents in the scripting and calculation engine	X	X		X
Easy ability to directly open files for editing				X
Drag and drop	X	X	X	X
Progress bar indicators			X	X
API for PHP and Java			X	X
Upload folders,multiple items, and OS X packages			X	X
Standalone SuperContainer server running on OS X uses CoreImage for rendering (renders PDFs, EPS, etc)			X	X