QNAP HybridMount vs Tiger Bridge

QNAP HybridMount centralizes access to cloud storage, remote NAS devices and file servers through a QNAP NAS. Its Network Drive Mount mode supports unlimited connections, while Cloud Storage Gateway includes two free connections. Cloud services listed include Amazon S3, Azure, Backblaze B2, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, Wasabi, WebDAV and S3-compatible storage. Files can be reached through SMB, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV and S3, and remote servers can be mounted through CIFS/SMB, NFS, FTP/FTPS or WebDAV. Local caching is available for frequently used cloud files, except with Amazon Drive and ShareFile. Mounted content can work with Qfiling, Qsirch, QuMagie, CAYIN MediaSign Player, OCR Converter and Text Editor. HybridMount runs on QNAP NAS devices with QTS 4.4.1 or later and needs at least 20 GB for cache space. SSL protects information sent over the Internet. Plans are free initially, with paid Small, Medium and Large options for additional licensed cached connections.

Tiger Bridge is hybrid data-management software for coordinating files across on-premises storage and cloud or other on-premises systems. It presents those locations as a unified namespace and applies user-defined rules to move less-accessed files to cloud, tape, or disk tiers. It can copy files to cloud storage and replace local copies with nearline stubs to reclaim space, and it offers real-time replication to remote sites. Retention controls and checksums support retention and file-integrity validation. The product supports Windows and hybrid deployment, with local caching and edge synchronization. Listed targets include Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, IBM Cloud Object Storage, Huawei Cloud, Backblaze B2, Google Drive, LYVE Cloud, Wasabi, and S3-compatible storage. Scale Up, Flexi-Archive, and Collaborate each list a 200GB minimum commitment; monthly charges are based on the maximum managed capacity tracked in that month. A free 30-day trial is listed. Tiger Technology, which builds hybrid data products for businesses, was founded in 2003 and lists offices in Sofia, Alpharetta, Dubai, and London.