Mountpoint for Amazon S3 vs Rclone: catalog facts
Mountpoint for Amazon S3 | Rclone |
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Free Free and open source; normal Amazon S3 storage and request charges apply. |
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. You still pay whatever your storage provider… |
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Linux, Command line |
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line |
- Exposes S3 buckets as a local directory
- Lets existing file-based tools work with S3 data
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- Over seventy cloud storage products behind one command syntax, including S3, Drive, Dropbox, B2 and Azure
- Preserves timestamps and verifies checksums at all times, and resumes interrupted transfers
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- Tied to Amazon S3
- Requires an AWS account and incurs S3 charges
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- Command line only; the web GUI is experimental and third party front ends vary in quality
- Mounting a remote as a drive needs WinFsp on Windows or FUSE on Linux and macOS
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: Apache-2.0 |
License: MIT |
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Account needed |
No account needed |
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Needs internet |
Needs internet |
Checked October 2, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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