Open Source ExpanDrive AlternativesTop FTP Clients and other similar apps like ExpanDrive

The best open source alternative to ExpanDrive is FileZilla. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ExpanDrive and 18 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to ExpanDrive are Rclone, Filestash, Round Sync and Rclone GUI.

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  1. FileZilla icon
     1948 likes

    Open-source FTP solution offering FTP, FTPS, and SFTP support. FileZilla Pro expands protocol options to WebDAV, Amazon S3, and more with FileZilla Server for comprehensive file management.

    77 FileZilla alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • ReactOS
    • Haiku
     
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    Bundleware

    Be aware that installing FileZilla on your computer might install some bundleware/malware on your machine.

    FileZilla vs ExpanDrive Comments
    Cyber Nautilus
    Negative
    4

    It's only an FTP client -- it CAN NOT connect to modern cloud file shares like Google Drive, One Drive, DropBox etc

    • FileZilla is Freemium and Open SourceExpanDrive is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • FileZilla is LightweightExpanDrive is not according to our users
  2. Rclone icon
     191 likes

    Versatile command-line utility for syncing, copying, and verifying files across local disks and multiple cloud storage providers. Features include hash-based integrity checks, timestamp preservation, compression, encryption, and mounting storage as drives for backup and transfer tasks.

    106 Rclone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
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    Rclone vs ExpanDrive Comments
    Cyber Nautilus
    Negative
    0

    It needs proficiency at the Linux command line -- a bar high enough to exclude the lay person who wants to ditch the tyranny of Micro$oft and opt for the benevolence of Linux. Only to be stumped by such discrimination!

    SubhoBoy
    Negative
    -1

    ExpanDrive is for mounting. Rclone, while powerful in other ways, does not do this.

    Guest
    Negative
    -6

    Expandrive doesn't sync, it mounts. Rclone doesn't do this.

    • Rclone is Free and Open SourceExpanDrive is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Rclone is a File Sync ExpanDrive is an FTP Client
    • Rclone is LightweightExpanDrive is not according to our users
  3. Filestash icon
     40 likes

    A Dropbox-like file manager that let you manage your data anywhere it is located: FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Git, S3, Minio, Dropbox, Google Drive.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. Round Sync icon
     10 likes

    Round Sync helps you to manage your files, everywhere you go, on your local device or on most cloud providers.

    72 Round Sync alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. AeroFTP icon
     4 likes

    A modern, open-source file manager and client for FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and S3, featuring an AI assistant, cloud sync, and military-grade encryption.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
  6. RCX icon
     5 likes

    RCX helps you to manage your files, everywhere you go, on your local device or on most cloud providers.

    70 RCX alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  7. WinFsp icon
     10 likes

    WinFsp, Windows File System Proxy, is a set of software components for Windows computers that allows the creation of user mode file systems. In this sense it is similar to FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace), which provides the same functionality on UNIX-like computers.

    15 WinFsp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. termscp icon
     1 like

    A feature rich terminal UI file transfer and explorer with support for SCP/SFTP/FTP/Kube/S3/WebDAV.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • BSD
     
  9. EasySync icon
     8 likes

    Synchronize your android phone/tablet with your DAV server, the easy way.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  10. win-sshfs icon
     19 likes

    win-sshfs is a SSH(SFTP) filesystem made using Dokan and SSH.NET library that allows you to mount remote computers via SFTP protocol like windows network drives. You may also need to acquire Dokan DLL from: .

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11.  5 likes

    Dokan SSHFS is a program that mounts remote file systems using SSH. Dokan SSHFS depends on Dokan Library which you can find on the application's website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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