12d Synergy vs Apple iCloud

Likelihood to Recommend

12d Synergy and its ability to handle all file types really suited the engineering industry.

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Civil Engineering Company, 51-200 employees

Apple iCloud works extremely well for individuals that are subscribed to the Apple ecosystem of products. The ability to seamlessly sync across devices with one account has helped me prepare, access, and share important documents quickly and effectively across platforms. Additionally, Apple's cloud infrastructure is quite robust and I have rarely encountered issues with reliability over the five years+ of using the service.

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Joshua Melder

Customer Account Manager

QuadPrinting, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

File search

Device sync

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

User and role management

File organization

Device management

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

Performance

Reliability

Storage Reports

Pros

Manages multiple files in a folder, while allowing file sharing (AutoCAD, xrefs, etc.)
Delivers HUGE (2, 3, or 5GB) files with minimal bandwidth

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Verified User

Engineer in Other

Civil Engineering Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Speed - As soon as the transfer is complete you immediately have all the information backed up to access on any computer that you desire to log into. Transferring information from your phone to this service is seamless and easy to understand.
Reliability - I have used iCloud ever since I've had an iPhone (over 5 years) and I never once have lost a file or document due to Apple's failure.

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Gavin Scott-Miller

IT Consultant

Self-EmployedInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Cons

12d Synergy could provide additional analytical reporting on user behavior and usage out of the box.
Improved speeds when referencing shared files from other 12d model projects.

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Travis March

Design Manager

WSP in Australia & New ZealandCivil Engineering, 10,001+ employees

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You will constantly run into issues where iCloud is optimized or available only for Apple's own product line. That's frustrating.
Apple's Mail app and service are just beleaguered by the likes of Gmail. Perhaps even Zoho does better than them on the web.
iCloud seems optimized more for a mobile user, so desktop apps & services feel a bit force-fitted.

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Verified User

Team Lead in Other

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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Apple iCloud 9.4

Based on 3 answers

It's so seamless that I can't imagine another product doing a better job synchronizing all of my devices. I simply do not think about it at all. Everything happens behind the scenes and I'm confident that Apple keeps my data safe and secure. I'm a happy customer as far as this is concerned. I have not had a bad experience with this service.

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Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Usability

No score

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Apple iCloud 8.4

Based on 20 answers

While it may be great to use with other Apple products, I find it's an absolutist-style workflow to be debilitating and to lead to many problems. When you sign into the cloud, it completely takes over your device in many ways that you don't notice at first until there is a problem.

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Shelby Bowden

Graduate Research Assistant

Western Kentucky UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees

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Performance

No score

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Apple iCloud 8.2

Based on 12 answers

Occasionally, large files that haven't yet been synced require a few minutes to pull down but I've rarely noticed delays. It does a good job of keeping data cached on my local machines while updating them with changes from other machines transparently.

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Jeff Eaton

Senior Digital Strategist

LullabotInternet, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

12d Synergy 9.1

Based on 4 answers

The 12d Synergy team is always ensuring our issues and needs are resolved promptly. Whether it be on the forum or phone, they are kind and helpful

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Patrick Cavanagh

Senior Civil Engineering Designer

ArcadisCivil Engineering, 10,001+ employees

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Apple iCloud 7.4

Based on 20 answers

I never used Apple iCloud support, but have never needed to do so. It has become more of a personal issue with computers in my organization, where the business solution has been with Dropbox. I do have to admit when my Mac went down, having things on Apple iCloud did help to get things restored. However, since I had more than one photo file for my Business and Personal data, I was not able to recover my Business Photos. Apple iCloud should have been able to do this.

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Thomas Myers

Associate

C21 Myers LakelandReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Hands down prefer 12d Synergy. Bentley ProjectWise is overly complex, expensive and has a very cluttered interface.

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Verified User

Engineer in Other

Civil Engineering Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Google Drive is great and it offers way more free storage than Apple iCloud, however, Google is known for sharing their user's data much more freely than Apple. To some people, this might not be a big deal. I prefer to pay a few dollars for added security. Dropbox is a different situation in that it offers less free storage space than Apple. Dropbox also integrates very well with many different services, but Apple has been rapidly improving in this area.

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Verified User

Professional in Other

Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

12d Synergy has solved our multiple office syncing issues, adding the ability to have staff from remote offices collaborate together on projects.
Email saving used to be a nightmare, however, staff finds 12d Synergy's email saving easy to use and are able to search for saved emails quickly.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Civil Engineering Company, 51-200 employees

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Mobility. Apple iCloud along with other online storage options has given me the ability to access files and data while away from my office.
Security. I don't worry about security with my files in Apple iCloud. Of course, I don't generally store highly sensitive files in the cloud.
Simplicity. I can set up my file folders so that when I know I will need access to certain types of files away from my office, I save time with decision making or moving the files later when I may need to take a trip or visit a client.

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Jeff Henkel

Owner

HighRoad AccountingAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

7.00*

* Per user

12d Synergy Editions & Modules

Edition

Email Management	$0
Document Management	$0
Advanced Data Management	$0

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Apple iCloud Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

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Apple iCloud

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Apple iCloud

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Apple iCloud

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Apple iCloud

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Apple iCloud

Likelihood to Recommend

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

Feature Rating Comparison

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

File search

Device sync

User and role management

File organization

Device management

Performance

Reliability

Storage Reports

Pros

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

Cons

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

Likelihood to Renew

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

Usability

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

Performance

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

Support Rating

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

Alternatives Considered

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

Return on Investment

12d Synergy

Apple iCloud

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

12d Synergy Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Apple iCloud Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary

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