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S3Drive vs Rclone: catalog facts
S3DriveRclone
Freemium

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

Free

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

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

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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