CloudMounter vs Quantum StorNext
CloudMounter
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Quantum StorNext
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| Figure | CloudMounter | Quantum StorNext |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.42/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 1 |
| Spec score · Cloud Storage Gateway Software | 8.9 (#2) | 7.2 (#18) |
| Encryption | The maker describes client-side AES-256 encryption that encrypts files before they are sent to cloud storage. | StorNext documentation describes client-side AES256 encryption for Q-Cloud policies and server-side AES256 options for supported object storage. |
| Headquarters | Reston, Virginia, USA | Centennial, Colorado, United States |
| Integrations | The listed services include Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Amazon S3, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, Box, Backblaze, MEGA, OpenStack Swift, and pCloud. | Quantum customer material says Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, and Telestream applications worked in one StorNext shared environment. |
| Purpose | CloudMounter mounts cloud storage accounts and web services as local drives so users can access and organize files from their computer. | StorNext is a shared-storage file system for collaboration and streaming workflows, with a unified namespace across flash, disk, object, and tape. |
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
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.
Quantum StorNext
Quantum StorNext has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.