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ExpanDrive vs CloudMounter

ExpanDrive is completely free for personal use, with every cloud service it supports. CloudMounter's free is one connection each to Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive, read-only past that.

ExpanDrive in 30 seconds

Mount every major cloud as a native drive.

ExpanDrive is a desktop app that maps Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, SharePoint, Box, Backblaze B2, Wasabi, Nextcloud, SFTP, and WebDAV to a drive letter on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Stream files on demand, edit them in any application, and save back to the cloud. Free for personal use; $29/month for teams up to 10.

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Pick CloudMounter if…

You need MEGA, pCloud, or OpenStack Swift natively

CloudMounter markets these consumer-cloud providers explicitly. ExpanDrive does not currently ship dedicated MEGA or pCloud support.

You want client-side AES encryption of mounted cloud data

CloudMounter advertises AES encryption of files stored in mounted clouds. ExpanDrive ships TLS in transit and OAuth / SSH-key auth, but not client-side encryption of cloud-stored files today.

Pick ExpanDrive if…

You want a free tier that actually serves your work

ExpanDrive's free is every cloud service it supports, with no read-only cap. CloudMounter's free is one connection each to Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive, read-only past that.

You have a Linux box on your team

ExpanDrive runs natively on macOS, Windows, and Linux. CloudMounter stops at two.

You want one plan on one page

ExpanDrive has one plan on one page. CloudMounter sells four SKUs across two platforms and three stores: Mac subscription, Mac lifetime, Mac App Store subscription, and Windows one-time.

Only ExpanDrive

What none of these other tools can offer.

The drive letter is the part you see. The platform behind it, and the server-side companion, are the parts that decide whether the tool holds up at work.

Built on Files.com

The #1-ranked MFT platform, behind every connector.

ExpanDrive's connectors are the same ones running across Files.com — the platform ranked #1 on Gartner Peer Insights for Managed File Transfer and the #1 scoring application for MFT on G2, with 4,000+ enterprise customers including Boeing, Toyota, Adobe, and Mount Sinai. Fifteen-plus years of building cloud connectors, SOC 2 and HIPAA posture, SSO and audit logging when you grow into it.

  • #1 on Gartner Peer Insights for MFT
  • #1 scoring application for MFT on G2
  • 4,000+ enterprise customers
  • Boeing, Toyota, Adobe, Mount Sinai, and thousands more
  • SOC 2 audited, HIPAA-ready, GDPR posture

Plus: Server Edition

Mount every cloud on the server too.

ExpanDrive Server Edition runs as a system service on Windows Server and Linux, making every cloud available as a network filesystem to every user and every process on the machine. Re-share cloud storage as an SMB mount on your network. Multi-user file locking for Office documents. Headless installs, parallel transfers, and a multi-threaded engine built for the server.

  • Mounts as a network filesystem on Windows Server and Linux
  • Runs headless as a system service
  • Re-shares cloud storage via SMB
  • Multi-user file locking on shared Office docs
  • Included in Business at $29/month
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Common questions

ExpanDrive vs CloudMounter.

The questions buyers actually ask when they're choosing between us. Answered straight.

ExpanDrive personal is free for every cloud service it supports — S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, SharePoint, B2, Nextcloud, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV — with full read-and-write access. CloudMounter's free tier on Windows is one connection each to Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive, with extra accounts going read-only. They're not the same shape of free.

Try ExpanDrive. Free.

Mount every major cloud as a drive on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

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