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ExpanDrive vs Mountpoint for Amazon S3: catalog facts
ExpanDrive	Mountpoint for Amazon S3
Freemium Free for personal use, with paid plans listed on the pricing page.	Free Free and open source; normal Amazon S3 storage and request charges apply.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux, Command line
Mounts FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3 and major clouds as native drives Streams files on demand instead of mirroring them to disk	Exposes S3 buckets as a local directory Lets existing file-based tools work with S3 data
Proprietary software Streaming depends on a working connection for files not pinned offline	Tied to Amazon S3 Requires an AWS account and incurs S3 charges
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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