# ExpanDrive review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Mounts cloud storage and servers as drives on Mac, Windows and Linux Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. ExpanDrive mounts services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, S3, SharePoint and SFTP as drives that appear in Finder or File Explorer, so any app can open the files without a full local copy. It is free for personal use and for teams up to 10 users, with a paid Business plan that adds a server edition and team management. It is built by Files.com. - **Category:** Desktop Utilities - **Made by:** Files.com - **Website:** https://www.expandrive.com/ - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need Server Edition, the web console or priority support, as those are Business at $29 a month. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, ExpanDrive has a free plan, and paid plans start at $29 per month for up to 10 users, billed monthly. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free for personal use with all 15 cloud services and protocols, and for teams of up to 10 users or devices, with community support. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | All 15 services and protocols, offline caching and Finder or Explorer integration. Up to 10 users or devices. | | Business | $29 per month for up to 10 users, billed monthly | Adds one Server Edition instance, the web management console, team configuration sharing and priority email support. | | Enterprise | Custom | Sold through sales. Adds a response SLA under 30 minutes, SAML SSO, audit logs and role-based access controls. | Read from https://www.expandrive.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ExpanDrive before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual billing saves 10 to 15%** (Annual discount): ExpanDrive says annual customers typically save 10 to 15% against the monthly Business rate, arranged through sales. Source: https://www.expandrive.com/pricing - **Typically 40% off for academics and nonprofits** (Education): Verified academic institutions and registered non-profits are typically offered 40% off Business plans, requested by email. Source: https://www.expandrive.com/pricing ## Key features - **Mount any cloud as a drive:** Lists Amazon S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, Dropbox, Box, Backblaze B2, Wasabi and more as drives alongside local folders. - **Stream on demand:** Files are fetched when opened, with local caching, rather than mirrored in full to the disk. - **Offline access:** Pin the files you need offline and let changes sync back once the connection returns. - **FTP, SFTP and WebDAV:** Generic protocol endpoints are supported alongside the named cloud services, for servers that are not on a major cloud. - **Server Edition:** A headless service for Windows Server and Linux that mounts at boot and can re-share a cloud as SMB on Windows. - **Command line control:** The exfs tool lists, mounts and unmounts drives and installs license keys, so it can be scripted. ## Good for - Individuals who want cloud storage in Finder or Explorer at no cost - Small teams of up to 10 people who can stay on the free plan - Servers that need cloud storage as a network filesystem ## Worth knowing - The free plan covers up to 10 users or devices; past that the Business plan is $29 a month per 10 more. - Server Edition, the web console and priority support need the Business plan. - Annual billing is arranged by emailing sales rather than chosen on the page. - Supports 15 services and protocols, so storage outside that list needs an SFTP, FTP or WebDAV endpoint. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. ExpanDrive mounts 15 cloud services and protocols as drives, and it's free for personal use and teams up to 10 users. But the server edition, web console and priority support need Business at $29 a month, and it is computers only. - **Value for money: A.** Free for personal use and for up to 10 users or devices, with every service included. Business is $29 a month for up to 10 users. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The free plan carries all 15 services, offline caching and Finder or Explorer integration, with community support only. - **Features: B.** On-demand streaming, offline pinning, FTP, SFTP and WebDAV and a command line tool. Storage outside the 15 services needs an SFTP, FTP or WebDAV endpoint. - **Ease of use: C.** Each drive needs account details and a connection set up. No store rating is on record. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Mac, Windows and Linux, plus Windows Server and Linux for the server edition. Computers only: no phone or web app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ExpanDrive's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among desktop utilities - ExpanDrive's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 154 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 27. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 107 of 186) and worst on ease of use (C, above 5). - Its paid plans start at $29 a month, against a middle price of $2.99 for the category: 34 of the 36 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 14 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/utilities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace ExpanDrive you would be making files kept in step across devices without losing one. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 154 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade. It costs $348 a year. - You could not: Files kept in step across devices without losing one. - You could not: A file manager working directly on your disk. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Amazon S3, Google Drive and OneDrive among them. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Amazon S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, Dropbox, Box, Backblaze B2, Wasabi **Tags:** File sync, File management, Works offline, File sharing ## Alternatives - [Mountain Duck](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mountain-duck): Mounts server and cloud storage as a drive on Mac and Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/expandrive-vs-mountain-duck) - [CloudMounter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cloudmounter): Mount cloud storage and servers as drives on Mac and Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloudmounter-vs-expandrive) - [Cyberduck](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cyberduck): Server and cloud storage browser for Mac and Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cyberduck-vs-expandrive) - [Transmit](https://toolgpa.com/tools/transmit): Mac file transfer app for servers and cloud storage. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/expandrive-vs-transmit) - [FileZilla](https://toolgpa.com/tools/filezilla): Free FTP, FTPS and SFTP client, with a paid Pro tier for cloud storage. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/expandrive-vs-filezilla) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.expandrive.com/ - https://www.expandrive.com/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/expandrive Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).