The CloudMounter Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about CloudMounter in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
CloudMounter
The Insider’s Guide
Mount cloud storage and servers as drives on Mac and Windows
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among desktop utilities, read from CloudMounter’s own pages.
Made by Electronic Team, Inc. · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from CloudMounter’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on CloudMounter’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 13 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about CloudMounter, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Each cloud account has to be signed in to and mounted before it shows up.
- 1
Best for showing cloud storage as a drive in Finder or Explorer
The Mac and Windows versions are licensed differently, and the free tier exists on Windows only.
- 2
Paid plans start at $2.42 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $29 per year (macOS, 1 Mac); Windows $29.99 one-time for 1 PC.
- 3
There is a 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.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
macOS and Windows.
- 5
Mount clouds as drives
Cloud accounts and servers appear in Finder or Explorer and can be browsed like local folders.
- 6
Many services
Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Amazon S3, WebDAV, SFTP and FTP, plus Box, MEGA and others on some platforms.
- 7
Transfers between clouds
Drag files from one cloud to another without downloading them to the computer first.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 13 of 186
That is against the other desktop utilities we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
It depends on the utility: a converter or a calculator is an afternoon.
CloudMounter at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $29 per year (macOS, 1 Mac); Windows $29.99 one-time for 1 PC
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 7-day trial on the macOS yearly plan; 14-day Pro trial on Windows
- Runs on
- macOS, Windows
- Made by
- Electronic Team, Inc.
- Category
- Desktop Utilities
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | $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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Windows 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. |
| Features | C | Mounting, 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating is on record. Each cloud account has to be signed in to and mounted before it shows up. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Mac and Windows computers only. Nothing for phones or the web. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Mac or Windows users juggling several cloud drives
- People wanting SFTP or S3 buckets in Finder
- Buyers who prefer a one-time license
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$2.42
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
CloudMounter has a free plan. Paid plans start at $29 per year (macOS, 1 Mac); Windows $29.99 one-time for 1 PC.
Windows Free
$0
After the trial, full access to one account each for Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive.
Mac Personal, yearly
$29
per year for 1 Mac
Personal use only; free upgrades during the license period.
Windows Personal
$29.99
one-time, for 1 PC
One-time purchase for a single Windows PC.
Mac Personal, lifetime
$74
one-time, for 1 Mac
Shown as $74, down from $99; personal use only, no end date stated for the discount.
Mac Team, yearly
$99
per year for 5 Macs
Business and personal use; a lifetime Team license is $249, down from $299.
Windows Team
$99.99
one-time, for 5 PCs
Five Windows PCs; larger company licenses are quoted by sales.
The 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.
Trying it first
7-day trial on the macOS yearly plan; 14-day Pro trial on Windows
Read from cloudmounter.net on Nov 13, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Places it runs: macOS and Windows
Mount cloud storage and servers as drives on Mac and Windows. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: works offline, file management.
Mounting, transfers between clouds, encryption and several accounts.
- 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.
Where it runs
- macOS
- Windows
What it works with
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- OneDrive
- Amazon S3
- Box
- MEGA
- Backblaze
- WebDAV
CloudMounter is made by Electronic Team, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
13/186
Other desktop utilities it is graded above
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
- CFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 186
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 186
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 186
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 111 of 186
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 103 desktop utilities. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. CloudMounter is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Mountain Duck, ExpanDrive, Cyberduck, Transmit and ForkLift
The 5 tools CloudMounter is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Mountain Duck
Free trial · from $49 one-time
Mounts server and cloud storage as a drive on Mac and Windows.
- CloudMounter has a free plan. Mountain Duck does not, though it has a free trial.
- Mountain Duck is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Mountain Duck can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 3.0GPA
ExpanDrive
Free plan · from $29/mo
Mounts cloud storage and servers as drives on Mac, Windows and Linux.
- Only ExpanDrive lists a Linux app.
- ExpanDrive also covers file sync and file sharing.
- 3.0GPA
Cyberduck
Free plan · from $10
Server and cloud storage browser for Mac and Windows.
- Cyberduck also covers file sharing.
- 2.2GPA
Transmit
Free trial · from $45 one-time
Mac file transfer app for servers and cloud storage.
- CloudMounter has a free plan. Transmit does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only CloudMounter lists a Windows app.
- Transmit can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.6GPA
ForkLift
Free trial · from $19.95 one-time
Dual-pane file manager and file transfer client for macOS.
- CloudMounter has a free plan. ForkLift does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only CloudMounter lists a Windows app.
- ForkLift can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
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Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is CloudMounter free?
CloudMounter has a 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.
How much does CloudMounter cost?
CloudMounter lists 6 plans. Windows Free: $0.
What platforms does CloudMounter work on?
CloudMounter is available on macOS and Windows.
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.
What does CloudMounter integrate with?
CloudMounter's listing names Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3, Box, MEGA, Backblaze and WebDAV.
Does CloudMounter have a free trial?
Yes. 7-day trial on the macOS yearly plan; 14-day Pro trial on Windows.
Who makes CloudMounter?
CloudMounter is made by Electronic Team, Inc.
What are the alternatives to CloudMounter?
The closest alternatives to CloudMounter in our directory are Mountain Duck, ExpanDrive, Cyberduck, Transmit and ForkLift.
How does CloudMounter compare with other desktop utilities?
CloudMounter's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 13 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 21.
Is CloudMounter good value for money?
ToolGPA grades CloudMounter B for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of CloudMounter?
It depends on the utility: a converter or a calculator is an afternoon.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from CloudMounter’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Electronic Team, Inc. Prices change, so check cloudmounter.net before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
739
price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- CloudMounter, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/cloudmounter
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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