Side-by-side specifications of the Synology DS214 and DS216play, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| DS214 | DS216play | |
| CPU | Marvell Armada XP Dual Core 1.066GHz | dual-core CPU |
| Cores / threads | 2 cores / 2 threads | 2 cores / 2 threads |
| RAM (base) | 512MB DDR3 | 1 GB |
| RAM (max) | 512MB | 1 GB |
| Drive bays | 2 | 2 |
| Expandable to | 0 | 0 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 1x Gigabit | 1GbE RJ-45 x1 |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Max raw capacity | 8TB | 16 TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | no |
| Form factor | Desktop | desktop |
| Released | 2013 | 2015 |
| Power consumption | — | 15.08 W / 6.83 W |
| DSM at launch | — | — |