CentreStack is used by enterprises and service providers to replace Anchor with an on-premises file sharing solution that simplifies file server access with an access layer for local file servers or private cloud storage services that fully integrates with existing file shares, Active Directory users and NTFS permissions.
Anchor's file server enablement doesn't support NTFS permission integration. Once you put files into Anchor, the permissions associated with the files are lost. In CentreStack, NTFS permission is integrated natively.
In Anchor, files under sync will sync 100% to all devices. In CentreStack, you can sync only files you are using and only files you are allowed to use.
In CentreStack, you have a drive letter to access files and folders, with permission check and file locking. In Anchor, you have a folder with all file synchronized inside.
In shared folders, Anchor only support user assignments at the top of the folder. In CentreStack, the granular permissions can be assigned to different users at different level of the folder hierarchy.
CentreStack has selective sync allowing you to build up a local cache based on the hard drive capacity of the remote device.
CentreStack updates product features on a weekly basis with modern user interface. Anchor's product update cycle are much longer and the user interface wasn't updated as quickly.
Critical questions to ask when evaluating CentreStack as an alternative to Anchor. Make sure you consider these questions - and their answers - when it's decision time.
Active Directory integration, NTFS integration and granular folder permission are all key features for a modern file sharing solution. Anchor doesn't have answer to this question.
Anchor depends on synchronizing files 100% to the end point device for it to be functional. It doesn't have on-demand synchronization, or enhanced selective synchronization. Nor does it have a mapped drive for on-demand access with file locking.