odrive vs Rclone (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Rclone grades higher than odrive: 2.8 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
odrive grades higher on ease of use. Rclone grades higher on value for money, the free plan and features. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
odrive
Desktop sync for Procore documents, with SharePoint and server tiers
Which one is for you
Pick odrive if
- Fits if your construction team keeps its documents in Procore and wants them on a desktop
- Works for firms that need Procore permissions to carry over to local folders
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want Google Drive or Dropbox, as no general providers are listed
- Not for you if you don't use Procore
- Tight if you have over 25 users, because Standard caps there
- Pricey if you want server or SharePoint sync, which is Enterprise at $25 a user and up
- Watch out: sync pauses when the trial ends
Pick Rclone if
- Fits if you are comfortable in a terminal and want to move files between many providers
- Works for people who want to mount cloud storage as a drive
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a point-and-click app, as it is a command-line program
- Not for you if you need hosting, because it does not store files itself
- Too light for people wanting a polished GUI, since the web interface is labelled experimental
- Watch out: Android is only available as separate builds
- Tight if you want vendor support: it is a free open-source project
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAodriveWeak | 2.8GPARcloneGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$20 a user a month, or $200 a year, which sits in the dearer quarter for file storage tools. Enterprise starts at $25 a user. | AFree under the MIT licence, with no paid plans. Anyone can download and run it, and you pay only the storage providers you connect. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 30-day trial with no card, for 1 user. Sync stops when it ends, and no free plan is listed. | AThe whole program is free with no caps. You do need an account with a provider, as it hosts nothing. |
| Features | DTwo-way sync for Procore only, plus a SharePoint-to-Procore sync on Enterprise. It is of use only if you are on Procore. | BCopy, sync, bisync, mount as a drive, encryption, compression, hash checks and serving files, across 70+ providers. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect Procore accounts and permissions carry over. | DIt is run from the command line and set up with configuration files. The web GUI is labelled experimental. |
| Platforms and integrations | CDesktop apps for Windows and Mac only, linking Procore and SharePoint. | CA program for computers: Mac, Windows and Linux, with Android only as separate builds. Many storage backends but no phone or web app of its own. |
| Best for | Procore document sync on the desktop | syncing and mounting cloud storage from the command line |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: odrive and Rclone. How we grade
Price against what you get
odrive starts at $20 a month for each person and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Rclone has no paid plan and scores 2.0.
Rclone scores higher and starts $20 a month lower. Of the other file storage and sync services on the chart, 55 score higher than odrive for less, and none scores higher than Rclone for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Rclone is open source and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
At a glance
| odrive | Rclone | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free |
| Starts at | $20 per user / month ($200 per user / year billed annually) | Free |
| Free plan | None | Free and open source under the MIT license; no paid plans. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, no credit card required | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Oxygen Cloud, Inc. | Nick Craig-Wood and contributors |
| Price read from | odrive.com | rclone.org |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
odrive
- The pricing page describes sync for Procore; it does not list general cloud storage providers such as Google Drive or Dropbox.
- Standard is capped at 25 users; larger teams need the Enterprise contract.
- When the trial ends, sync pauses until you subscribe.
- Desktop apps are listed for Windows and Mac only.
Rclone
- It is a command-line program; the web GUI is labeled experimental.
- Android is mentioned only as separate builds, not as a main download.
- It does not host storage itself: you need an account with a supported provider.
- The site points third-party developers to the command line and API for GUI and backup front ends.
Key features
odrive
- Procore document sync
- Project and company documents, drawings, photos and specs sync in both directions between Procore and the desktop.
- Placeholder files
- Infinite Sync shows placeholder files so folders appear without using local disk space until opened.
- Selective sync and offline access
- Pin the folders you need available offline.
- Permission sync
- Procore permissions carry over, and multiple Procore accounts can be connected.
- Server Sync
- A headless sync agent for Linux and Windows servers, listed for Enterprise plans only.
- SharePoint Sync
- Enterprise plans list a SharePoint-to-Procore sync.
Rclone
- Copy, sync and bisync
- One-way sync makes a destination match a source; bisync keeps two directories matching in both directions.
- Wide provider support
- The site says over 70 cloud storage products support it, including S3 object stores, plus SFTP, WebDAV, FTP and HTTP.
- Mount as a disk
- Mounts local, cloud or virtual filesystems as a drive on Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD.
- Crypt, compress and chunk backends
- Virtual backends wrap another remote to encrypt, compress, chunk or merge it.
- Integrity checks
- Checks MD5 or SHA1 hashes and preserves timestamps, and interrupted transfers can be restarted.
- Serve and remote control
- Can serve files over HTTP, WebDAV, FTP, SFTP and DLNA; an experimental web GUI and a remote-control API are listed.
Plans
odrive
Free Trial$0
for 30 days
1 user with full Procore integration, unlimited projects and offline sync.
Standard$20
per user / month ($200 per user / year billed annually)
Up to 25 users, credit card billing and priority email support.
Enterprise$25
per user / month and up
Unlimited users, custom contracts, Server Sync and SharePoint Sync to Procore, dedicated account manager.
Rclone
Rclone$0
Free MIT-licensed software; you pay only the storage providers you connect it to.
Ways to pay less
odrive
- Annual discount
About 17% off with annual billing
The pricing page lists Standard at $200 per user per year instead of $20 per month.
Rclone
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, odrive or Rclone?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Rclone is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $20 a month for each person for odrive. odrive starts at $20 per user / month ($200 per user / year billed annually), and Rclone is free.
Which has a free plan, odrive or Rclone?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Rclone has a free plan. odrive does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do odrive and Rclone run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Rclone lists Linux and Android apps. Both list macOS and Windows apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.