CloudMounter review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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CloudMounter report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for showing cloud storage as a drive in Finder or Explorer
CloudMounter makes Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, S3 and file servers appear as drives on a Mac or Windows PC. The Mac and Windows versions are licensed differently, and the free tier exists on Windows only.
Who CloudMounter is for
- Fits if you want cloud files to appear in Finder or Explorer without a sync folder
- Works for people who have several Dropbox or Google accounts to open side by side
Who CloudMounter is not for
- Skip it if you want one license for both systems, as Mac and Windows are separate
- Tight if you want to try the Mac app for long: it has a 7-day trial tied to the yearly plan
- Too light for offline work on Windows, which is listed as coming soon
- Watch out: the Team license for Mac and the one for Windows cannot be shared across both
- Pricey if you want the Mac app for good, since lifetime is $74 against a $29 yearly plan
Why CloudMounter gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$29 a year on Mac, which is the bottom of the cheaper quarter, and $29.99 once on Windows. A Mac lifetime license is $74.
- CFree plan and trialWindows keeps one Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive account usable after a 14-day trial. Mac has only a 7-day trial on the yearly plan, and the lifetime license has none.
- CFeaturesMounting, transfers between clouds, encryption and several accounts. The listing's own gaps: offline work is 'coming soon' on Windows, and the supported services differ between Mac and Windows.
- CEase of useNo store rating is on record. Each cloud account has to be signed in to and mounted before it shows up.
- CPlatforms and integrationsMac and Windows computers only. Nothing for phones or the web.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Electronic Team, Inc.'s own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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CloudMounter's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 13 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 21.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 28 of 186) and worst on features (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $2.42 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $2.99 for the category: 11 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 27 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 187 desktop utilities we grade, cut by the letter each got. CloudMounter’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 28 of 186, level with 26
- CFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 186, level with 66
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 186, level with 110
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 186, level with 72
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 111 of 186, level with 60
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 103 desktop utilities. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep CloudMounter, or make your own?
Your call
It depends on the utility: a converter or a calculator is an afternoon.
CloudMounter sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $29 a year it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it.
What you could not
- A file manager working directly on your disk.
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive among them.
What this rests on. CloudMounter’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is CloudMounter?
CloudMounter mounts cloud storage accounts and file servers as local drives, so they appear in Finder or Explorer. It supports services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3, WebDAV, SFTP and FTP, and can move files between clouds without downloading them first. It is sold for macOS and Windows with different license terms.
Worth knowing
- The Mac free trial is tied to the yearly subscription; the lifetime license has none.
- Offline work is listed as supported on macOS and coming soon on Windows.
- Mac and Windows licenses are separate, and a Team license cannot be shared across both.
- Supported services differ between the Mac and Windows versions.
Key features
- Mount clouds as drives
- Cloud accounts and servers appear in Finder or Explorer and can be browsed like local folders.
- Many services
- Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Amazon S3, WebDAV, SFTP and FTP, plus Box, MEGA and others on some platforms.
- Transfers between clouds
- Drag files from one cloud to another without downloading them to the computer first.
- Encryption
- The Mac purchase page lists AES-256 encryption for cloud files.
- Multiple accounts
- Connect as many cloud accounts as you need, including several from the same provider.
CloudMounter pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, CloudMounter has a free plan, and paid plans start at $29 per year (macOS, 1 Mac); Windows $29.99 one-time for 1 PC.
- Starts at
- $29 per year (macOS, 1 Mac); Windows $29.99 one-time for 1 PC
- Free plan
- Windows only: after a 14-day Pro trial, one Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive account stays fully usable; other accounts and services become read-only.
- Free trial
- 7-day trial on the macOS yearly plan; 14-day Pro trial on Windows
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Free | $0 | After the trial, full access to one account each for Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive. |
| Mac Personal, yearly | $29per year for 1 Mac | Personal use only; free upgrades during the license period. |
| Windows Personal | $29.99one-time, for 1 PC | One-time purchase for a single Windows PC. |
| Mac Personal, lifetime | $74one-time, for 1 Mac | Shown as $74, down from $99; personal use only, no end date stated for the discount. |
| Mac Team, yearly | $99per year for 5 Macs | Business and personal use; a lifetime Team license is $249, down from $299. |
| Windows Team | $99.99one-time, for 5 PCs | Five Windows PCs; larger company licenses are quoted by sales. |
Read from cloudmounter.net on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with CloudMounter before you buy.
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Common questions
Does CloudMounter have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. CloudMounter is listed for macOS and Windows.
Does CloudMounter have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. CloudMounter is listed for macOS and Windows.
Is CloudMounter open source?
CloudMounter is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does CloudMounter work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.