What features of MetaDefender Core version 3 are available in version 5 ?

MetaDefender Core v5 is a completely redesigned and re-architectured product, built with the latest generation tools to provide more flexibility, security, and scalability for our customers.

OPSWAT continuously introduces new features and functionality on MetaDefender v5 that are not available on MetaDefender v3. OPSWAT is also working aggressively to add most of the MetaDefender v3 features and functions into v5 - i.e. for v5 to have feature parity with v3. The table below provides a quick overview of the feature parity status.

If there are any key features missing from v5 that you use in your v3 deployment, please contact OPSWAT Support and let us know.


Included in MetaDefender Core v3?

Included in MetaDefender Core v5?

Engines and updates



4, 8,12,16 and 20 engine packages

YES

YES

Custom engines

YES

YES

Support for HTTP proxy authentication

YES

YES

Engine auto-update (Other than signature)

NO

YES

RAM drive for scanning

YES

YES See this how-to




Workflow functionality

YES

YES




File type detection



File type grouping

YES

YES

Detection overwrite

YES

YES




Deep CDR

YES

YES

Sanitize clean and blocked files (Windows)

YES

YES

Sanitize clean and blocked files (Linux)

N/A

YES




API



REST v1

END-OF-LIFE

NOT PLANNED

REST v2

YES

YES

COM

YES

NOT PLANNED

Upload files using chunked encoding

YES

NOT PLANNED




Support for other MetaDefender products



Vault

YES

YES

Email Security

YES

YES

ICAP Server

YES

YES

Kiosk

YES

YES

OPSWAT Client

NOT PLANNED

YES

Info

Note: Customers with an active license for MetaDefender Core v3 can upgrade to v5 for free. Contact OPSWAT Support to get a replacement MetaDefender Core v5 license as well as guidance on your upgrade/migration plan.

MetaDefender Core v3 is no longer available for extension, we've announced End of Sale for all v3 packages starting with Jan 1st, 2021.