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Rclone vs S3Drive: catalog facts
RcloneS3Drive
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence. You still pay whatever your storage provider…

Freemium

Paid storage plans are offered, and the app can also be pointed at your own S3 or Rclone…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Linux, Android, iOS, Web
  • 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
  • Client-side encryption compatible with Rclone
  • Works with any S3 provider or self-hosted MinIO and Ceph
  • 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
  • Proprietary client
  • Bringing your own storage means managing a separate provider account
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License: Proprietary
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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