CloudMounter vs QNAP HybridMount
CloudMounter
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| Figure | CloudMounter | QNAP HybridMount |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.42/mo | $1.67/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 9 |
| Spec score · Cloud Storage Gateway Software | 8.9 (#2) | 8.0 (#9) |
| Cloud integrations | Supported services include Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3, Box, Backblaze B2, MEGA, pCloud and OpenStack Swift. | Supported services include Amazon S3, Azure, Backblaze B2, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Cloud Storage, OneDrive, SharePoint, Wasabi, WebDAV, and Yandex Disk, among others. |
| Company headquarters | Electronic Team lists its mailing address at 11890 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20191, USA. | Crunchbase lists QNAP headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. |
| Encryption | The maker describes client-side AES-256 encryption that encrypts files before they are sent to cloud storage. | The product page states that SSL encryption protects sensitive information transmitted over the Internet. |
| Headquarters | Reston, Virginia, USA | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Purpose | CloudMounter mounts cloud storage accounts and web services as local drives so users can access and organize files from their computer. | HybridMount mounts cloud storage and remote NAS or file servers to provide centralized file access through a QNAP NAS. |
| Rating on G2 | 3.8 out of 5 from 6 reviews | 4.3 out of 5 from 3 reviews |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 4.2 out of 5 from 27 reviews | 1.5 out of 5 from 218 reviews for QNAP overall |
| What it does | CloudMounter mounts cloud accounts and remote servers as local drives for file management. | HybridMount mounts cloud storage and remote file servers on a QNAP NAS so files can be managed from a central interface. |
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
QNAP HybridMount
- SmallPriced on request
- MediumPriced on request
- LargePriced on request
- Small$19.99 a year
- Small$19.99 a year
- Medium$59.99 a year
- Medium$59.99 a year
- Large$99.99 a year
- Large$99.99 a year
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.
QNAP HybridMount
QNAP HybridMount centralizes access to cloud storage, remote NAS devices and file servers through a QNAP NAS. Its Network Drive Mount mode supports unlimited connections, while Cloud Storage Gateway includes two free connections. Cloud services listed include Amazon S3, Azure, Backblaze B2, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, Wasabi, WebDAV and S3-compatible storage. Files can be reached through SMB, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV and S3, and remote servers can be mounted through CIFS/SMB, NFS, FTP/FTPS or WebDAV. Local caching is available for frequently used cloud files, except with Amazon Drive and ShareFile. Mounted content can work with Qfiling, Qsirch, QuMagie, CAYIN MediaSign Player, OCR Converter and Text Editor. HybridMount runs on QNAP NAS devices with QTS 4.4.1 or later and needs at least 20 GB for cache space. SSL protects information sent over the Internet. Plans are free initially, with paid Small, Medium and Large options for additional licensed cached connections.