rclone vs WebDAV Manager

Rclone is a free command-line program for managing files on cloud storage. It can back up and restore files, mirror or migrate data, mount storage as a disk, and combine file systems. The project lists more than 70 cloud storage products, including Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, and Backblaze B2. Sync options include copying changed files, one-way sync, and two-way bisync. Rclone checks MD5 and SHA1 hashes, preserves timestamps, and can restart operations. Where supported, it transfers between providers without using local disk. It can mount local, cloud, or virtual file systems and serve files over SFTP, HTTP, WebDAV, FTP, and DLNA. Rclone is also available through scripts and an API. Its crypt remote encrypts files before upload and decrypts them after download, but leaves file length and modification time unencrypted. The crypt password in the configuration file is only lightly obscured unless configuration encryption is enabled. The web-based GUI is described as experimental, and Android builds are not yet first-class builds.

WebDAV Manager is a native WebDAV client for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision. It connects to servers over HTTP or HTTPS using Basic or Digest authentication. You can save multiple server profiles with separate URLs, ports, credentials, and settings, then browse folders, create folders, upload, download, share, or delete files. The app previews text, PDFs, images, and videos, and shows thumbnails in file lists. Connections can be configured by pasting a complete server URL or entering fields individually. The maker says credentials, server URLs, and files remain on the device and move only between it and the configured WebDAV server; the app collects no personal data or sends data to its own servers. The free app is listed at free and 2 MB. Requirements include iOS or iPadOS 16, macOS 13 on Apple M1 or later, or visionOS 1.