WinFsp Alternatives

WinFsp is described as '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' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to WinFsp for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, File Explorer and Xfce apps. The best WinFsp alternative is RaiDrive, which is free. Other great apps like WinFsp are sshfs, ExpanDrive, WebDrive and Paragon HFS+ for Windows.

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  1. RaiDrive icon

    RaiDrive

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    Mount NAS, Router, Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox to a network drive on File Explorer. No need for synchronization and no need for web browsers!.

    49 RaiDrive alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Windows
    RaiDrive List

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Mounting drives
    2.  Support for FTP
    3.  Upload directly to Google Drive
    4.  Mount FTP drives
    5. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    6.  Support for SFTP
    7.  Selective Synchronization
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Multiple Account support
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11. Dropbox icon  Sync with Dropbox
    12. Google Photos icon  Google photos integration

    RaiDrive VS WinFsp

     

    • RaiDrive is the most popular Windows alternative to WinFsp.

    • RaiDrive is the most popular free alternative to WinFsp.

    • RaiDrive is Freemium and ProprietaryWinFsp is Free and Open Source
    • RaiDrive is LightweightWinFsp is not according to our users

  2. sshfs

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    SSHFS allows you to mount a remote filesystem using SFTP. Most SSH servers support and enable this SFTP access by default, so SSHFS is very simple to use - there's nothing to do on the server-side.

    19 sshfs alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    sshfs screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Mounting drives
    2.  SSH
    3.  Remote File Access
    4.  Filesystem

    sshfs VS WinFsp

     
    Comments about sshfs as an Alternative to WinFsp
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    They're not alternatives, they are different kinds of components that can complement each other. SSHFS provides a user-space filesystem. WinFsp is a way of using user-space filesystems in Windows. Using rclone's mount command, you can use them together.

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    • sshfs is the most popular Linux alternative to WinFsp.

    • sshfs is the most popular Open Source alternative to WinFsp.

    • sshfs is Free and Open SourceWinFsp is also Free and Open Source
    • sshfs is LightweightWinFsp is not according to our users
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    ExpanDrive

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    Map or Mount Amazon Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, SFTP, WebDAV, S3 and more as a Network Drive. Seamless access to files without sync.

    50 ExpanDrive alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ExpanDrive screenshot 1

    Top ExpanDrive Features

    Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2.  Mounting drives
    3. MEGA icon  MEGA integration
    4. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    5.  Virtual filesystem
    6.  Openstack swift integration
    7.  Upload directly to Mega
    8.  Support for Amazon S3
    9. Finder icon  Apple Finder Integration
    10. Microsoft Active Directory icon  Active Directory integration
    11.  SSH

    ExpanDrive VS WinFsp

     

    • ExpanDrive is the most popular Mac alternative to WinFsp.

    • ExpanDrive is the most popular commercial alternative to WinFsp.

    • ExpanDrive is Paid and ProprietaryWinFsp is Free and Open Source
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    Software allows Windows users full interaction with Mac-formatted drives. Ensures stable data management and offers read and write support with optimized efficiency. Compatible with Apple Boot Camp, VMware, Parallels, and TrueCry...

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    WebDrive

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    Put the cloud on your desktop; access Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and more. WebDrive lets you edit files on corporate SFTP and SharePoint Servers as easily as editing any file on your computer.

    55 WebDrive alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Drive mapping Windows
    Drive mapping Mac

    WebDrive Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Upload directly to Dropbox
    3.  WebDAV Support
    4. Box icon  Box.com integration
    5. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    6.  Mount FTP drives
    7.  Support for SFTP
    8.  Upload directly to Google Drive
    9. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration

    WebDrive VS WinFsp

     
  7. Paragon HFS+ for Windows icon

    Paragon HFS+ for Windows

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    Software allows Windows users full interaction with Mac-formatted drives. Ensures stable data management and offers read and write support with optimized efficiency. Compatible with Apple Boot Camp, VMware, Parallels, and TrueCrypt.

    4 Paragon HFS+ for Windows alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
    Paragon HFS+ for Windows screenshot 1

    Paragon HFS+ for Windows Features

    1.  Filesystem

    Paragon HFS+ for Windows VS WinFsp

     
  8. SFTP Drive icon

    SFTP Drive

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    An easy-to-use utility that mounts remote file systems as Windows drives via SFTP. Once connected, you can browse and work with files as if they were stored on your local machine.

    19 SFTP Drive alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    SFTP Drive Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  Virtual Disk

    SFTP Drive VS WinFsp

     
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    win-sshfs

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    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: .

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    win-sshfs screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is currently on hiatus and probably will not have new releases till the end of the year.

    win-sshfs Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  SSH
    3.  Filesystem

    win-sshfs VS WinFsp

     
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    macFUSE

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    FUSE for macOS allows you to extend macOS via third-party file systems.

    12 macFUSE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    macFUSE screenshot 1

    macFUSE Features

    1.  R/W access to extFS drives
    2.  Fuse-api

    macFUSE VS WinFsp

     
  12. Dokan icon

    Dokan

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    When you want to create a new file system on Windows, for example to improve FAT or NTFS, you need to develop a file system driver. Developing a device driver that works in kernel mode on windows is extremely difficult.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Dokan screenshot 1

    Dokan Features

    1.  Filesystem

    Dokan VS WinFsp

     

  13. Dokan SSHFS

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    "The project is looking for a maintainerPlease reach out to @Liryna if you would be interested to update and maintain the project!"https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokan-sshfs

    Dokan SSHFS Features

    1.  SSH

    Dokan SSHFS VS WinFsp

     

  14. SSHFS-Win

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    SSHFS-Win is a minimal port of SSHFS to Windows. Under the hood it uses Cygwin for the POSIX environment and WinFsp for the FUSE functionality.

    11 SSHFS-Win alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SSHFS-Win Features

    1.  Mounting drives
    2.  Support for SFTP

    SSHFS-Win VS WinFsp

     
  15. NetDrive icon

    NetDrive

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    Remote storage tool that lets you access your cloud files as if they're on a local disk.

    43 NetDrive alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Access remote files as local files. You can access your remote files as if it is on your local disk using Windows Explorer, macOS Finder and all of your softwares.

    NetDrive Features

    1. MEGA icon  MEGA integration
    2.  Mounting of local drives
    3.  WebDAV Support
    4.  Support for SFTP
    5.  Support for Amazon S3

    NetDrive VS WinFsp

     
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