The following table provides a quick-reference summary of functionality for embedded servers.
| Server | Appli- | Comm- in- | Partner out- | SSL or TLS | Comm- can share | Part- can share | Delivery exchange deter- | 
| Global HTTP | no | yes | no | no | yes | n/a | HTTP URL | 
| Commun- | no | yes | no | yes | no | n/a | HTTP URL | 
| Web Services | yes | no | no | no | n/a | n/a | HTTP URL | 
| MLLP | yes | yes | no | yes | no | n/a | one-to-one relationship between servers and exchanges defined by MLLP URL | 
| Global SMTP | no | yes | no | no | yes | n/a | email address | 
| Community-specific SMTP | no | yes | no | no | no | n/a | email address | 
| FTP | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | user account and subdirectory | 
| SFTP | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | user account and subdirectory | 
| OFTP | no | yes | yes* | yes | no | n/a | one-to-one relationship between servers and exchanges | 
| PeSIT | yes | yes | yes | yes | no | no | one-to-one relationship between servers and exchanges | 
| Pluggable server | yes | yes | no | n/a | yes | no | Custom configuration required | 
* Messages can be exchanged in both directions on the same connection once Activator connects.