CloudMounter vs Filestash
CloudMounter
cloudmounter.net
Filestash
filestash.appSide by side
| Figure | CloudMounter | Filestash |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.42/mo | $50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 4 |
| Spec score · SFTP Client Software | 9.0 (#2) | 9.2 (#1) |
| Headquarters | Reston, Virginia, USA | West Ryde, New South Wales, Australia |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.5 out of 5 from 23 reviews | 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews; category scores shown are 4.7 for ease of use and 5.0 for customer service, features and value. |
| Support | The maker offers support through its support team and lists support contact details on the site. | Commercial support includes developer technical support, white-labeling, custom deployment packages, security-patch access, consulting and a customer portal for tickets and subscriptions. |
| What it does | CloudMounter mounts cloud accounts and remote servers as local drives for file management. | Filestash is a browser file manager that provides a Dropbox-like interface over FTP, SFTP, S3, SMB, WebDAV, IPFS, NFS and many other storage systems. |
Plans
CloudMounter
- Mac Personal 1-year subscription$29 a year
- One-Year Personal Subscription$29.99 a year
- Windows Personal$29.99, paid once
- Mac Personal Lifetime$74, paid once
- Lifetime Purchase Personal License$74.99, paid once
- Mac Team 1-year subscription$99 a year
- One-Year Team Subscription$99.99 a year
- Windows Team$99.99, paid once
- Mac Team Lifetime$249, paid once
- Lifetime Purchase Team License$249.99, paid once
Filestash
- Self Served$50 a month
- Enterprise Solutions$290 a month
- ProPrice not published
- HobbyFree
In their own words
CloudMounter
CloudMounter connects cloud storage and web services to a computer as local drives, so users can browse and manage remote files in Finder on macOS or Explorer on Windows. It supports services including Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Amazon S3, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, Box, Backblaze, MEGA, OpenStack Swift and pCloud. Files can be transferred between cloud services by dragging and dropping, without first downloading them to the computer. Remote files can also be worked with without using local storage.
The maker describes client-side AES-256 encryption before files are sent to cloud storage. On macOS, the FAQ says login details are held in Keychain rather than on CloudMounter’s servers. Offline work is supported on macOS and listed as coming soon for Windows. Windows Free permits full access to one Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive account after the 14-day PRO trial; additional accounts and services are read-only. Mac yearly subscriptions have a 7-day trial. Mac and Windows Team licenses are separate and cannot be shared across platforms.
Filestash
Filestash is an open source platform for file sharing, document management, managed file transfer, and archiving. Its browser interface connects to storage and services such as FTP, WebDAV, SFTP, S3, SMB, Git, SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Storj, so users can browse, organize, and share files across those systems. It can expose storage through SFTP, MCP, FTP, WebDAV, S3, or AS2 gateways. An event-driven workflow engine chains actions and can be extended with plugins. Authentication options include corporate SSO through LDAP, SAML, and OIDC, alongside role-based access controls. Filestash describes its audit logs as immutable and traceable; its plugin catalog lists options including FIPS-compliant ciphers, IP blocking, and ClamAV scanning. Listed AI features include semantic search, smart folders, and OCR, including local models via Ollama. It supports web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The installation guide calls for a Linux server with Docker, Docker Compose, and curl. Hobby supports up to three users. Self Served costs $50 a month with three seats; Enterprise Solutions costs $290 a month with unlimited users.