When a VSS user first tries SourceAnywhere Standalone, he will find its interface and functions familiar and can get started right away easily. However, if we take a closer look, we'll find there are a lot of differences between the two which make SourceAnywhere stand out.

Designed for	Local teams	Local and distributed teams
Architecture	File system	Client/Server
Cache Server
Database	File system	SQL Server
Security
Transmission SSL encryption
Password Policy
Database Encryption
Cache File Encryption
Login Log
IP & MAC Filter
Cross platform support
Windows
Mac
Linux
Any platform that SWT supports
Source Control Features
Email Notification
Shelve/Unshelve
Pending Changes View
Show Labels
Annotate
Local File Status
Changeset Support
Atomic Commit