Synology C2 Transfer Business update focuses on secure file transfers

Synology C2 Transfer Business update focuses on secure file transfers

Synology is expanding the ‘Business’ license of C2 Transfer, emphasizing the addition of an interface for managing user policies.

C2 Transfer entails a solution for file transfers. Users upload files and note the contact information of the people that are to be given access. These individuals receive a temporary password, download the files, and thereby complete the process.

The ‘Professional’ license allows a single user to share files up to 20GB in size. The ‘security’ of the process stems from end-to-end encryption and the aforementioned authentication. While a free tool like SwissTransfer accomplishes much of the same thing (and allows up to 50GB), Synology provides servers in a region of your choice. Barring a trial period promotion, C2 Transfer has never been free. The price of a tenner a month is nothing to shrug at, but somewhat fair.

The ‘Business’ license offers an option for multiple users in one account, including management tools for user policies — and is thus more secure. The license costs at least five times as much as a single-user license: 500 euros per year or 50 euros per month. For each user over five, you add 7 euros per month. A team of three, for example, is left with two options. Either pay more for two non-existent team members to receive a basic feature like user management — or dismiss the security considerations, share one account among three people and settle for a somewhat acceptable price.

Now, Synology makes it possible to manage user rights from a new interface. While there’s nothing wrong with the update or technology, the licensing model remains impractical for many teams.