Comparison between CMSynergy

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SCM feature:	CMSynergy	Add to comparison: +CVS +AccuRev +Aegis +AllChange +Arch +Bazaar +BitKeeper +ClearCase +CM+ +Co-Op +Darcs +Git +LibreSource Synchronizer +Mercurial +Monotone +OpenCM +Perforce +PureCM +SourceAnywhere +Subversion +Superversion +Surround SCM +svk +Team Foundation Server +Vesta +Visual SourceSafe
Atomic Commits	Yes. Commits are atomic.
Files and Directories Moves or Renames	Yes. Renames are supported.
Intelligent Merging after Moves or Renames	Unknown. FILL IN.
File and Directories Copies	Yes, and it's a very cheap operation (update the target directory to include the new file/directory).
Remote Repository Replication	Yes, as long as you have the (more expensive) Distributed package.
Propagating Changes to Parent Repositories	Yes, as long as you have the (more expensive) Distributed package.
Repository Permissions	No, though a single server can serve many repositories.
Changesets' Support	Yes. Changesets (or tasks) are fundamental to the way Synergy works.
Tracking Line-wise File History	Probably, if you're a sufficiently proficient hacker with their scripting language.
Ability to Work only on One Directory of the Repository	Yes and no. Files and directories are checked out and in individually, however you have to work in the context of a project, which consists of one or more directories.
Tracking Uncommited Changes	Yes, either using integrated diff tool or user-configured external diff tool
Per-File Commit Messages	Yes.
Documentation	Medium. Lots of books, plus somewhat clunky set of HTML pages, but has some radical concepts which can cause real problems really quickly. They recommend a day's training for basic users, more for more advanced users. Took a while to become fluent.
Ease of Deployment	Medium. There is a detailed install guide for setting it up using a binary kit and a set of scripts. However it still took several tries to get it properly installed and configured. The Windows client has a slightly clunky Windows installer.
Command Set	An extensive and powerful command set, which has some CVS similarity, though the architecture is so different that it quickly moves away for anything but the basics.
Networking Support	Good (single TCP/IP socket)
Portability	Very good - various flavours of Unix, Windows (only NT family for the server), VMS, and possibly other systems.
Web Interface	Possibly.
Availability of Graphical User-Interfaces.	A couple of GUIs. A motif-based one (even on Windows) allows most functionality but is clunky. A nicer Java one allows developer work but not much administrative stuff. Has an SCCI plug-in, though it doesn't handle network problems well.