Pump-controlled asymmetric cylinders need some kind ofcompensation for the difference between the in- and outlet flow.This can be done by using valves or additional pump/motors.An advantage with using valves is that only one pump/motor isrequired, but problems with mode-switch oscillations are morelikely to occur. On the other hand, cylinder areas should bewell matched with the pump/motor displacements for pump/motorcompensation if the pump/motors are fixed and connected to thesame shaft. However, this problem is avoided if the pump/motorsare individually controlled. Furthermore, with individually controlledpump/motors, it is possible to control the pressure in one ofthe cylinder chambers and the piston speed simultaneously. Thispaper is focusing on such architectures. There are several possibleconfigurations for architectures and control strategies for individuallycontrolled pump/motors, and some are compared here.Results show that one of the configurations is more efficient thanthe others, but that it is less efficient than valve-compensation (assuminglarge valves). A controller design where one pump/motoris used to control the speed and another to control the pressureis suggested. Results show that the controller should be adaptedbased on the mode of operation.