ExpanDrive Reviews & Product Details

ExpanDrive ends the frustration of juggling multiple cloud accounts and clunky sync tools. In today’s world, files are scattered across Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, SharePoint, S3, and even legacy servers. Each has its own app or web portal, forcing you to waste time downloading, syncing, and duplicating files. The result? Chaos, wasted disk space, and slower workflows. ExpanDrive solves this by mounting your cloud storage directly on your desktop. Every service — from Google Drive and Dropbox to S3, SharePoint, and SFTP — appears as a drive in Finder or Explorer. No more switching apps or logging into portals. Your files simply show up where you expect them, ready to open, edit, and save from any application. Unlike traditional sync clients, ExpanDrive doesn’t force you to download everything or clog your hard drive. Instead, it streams files on demand while letting you choose specific items to cache for offline use. Behind the scenes, ExpanDrive’s fast transfer engine ensures reliability with large files, complex folders, and long-running operations. Security comes standard, with encrypted connections and trusted authentication like OAuth and SSH keys. Whether you’re a freelancer managing client projects, a small business streamlining collaboration, or an IT pro mounting servers, ExpanDrive adapts to your workflow. And with its freemium model, anyone can get started for free — then upgrade for background sync, advanced transfers, and team features. ExpanDrive brings simplicity, freedom, and speed to cloud storage. One interface. Every provider. Zero chaos.

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Files.com

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ExpanDrive Community

Languages Supported

English

Solution Type

Best-of-Breed

Used by Computacenter and 2 others

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Pricing

Pricing provided by ExpanDrive.

Free

$0.00

1 User With One-Time Purchase

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What is ExpanDrive, and what problem is it built to solve?

ExpanDrive gives users a way to access cloud storage and remote servers from their computer as mounted drives. This brings files from different locations into a familiar file-management workflow without requiring all of them to be stored locally.

What languages does ExpanDrive support?

ExpanDrive supports 1 language: English.

What company sizes and industries is ExpanDrive the best fit for?

ExpanDrive is most often used by positive reviewers in small businesses, with mid-market organizations also represented. The reported company-size and industry mix includes:

Small businesses: The most represented size segment.
Mid-market organizations: Also represented, though less prominently.
Industries: Information technology and services, computer software, and marketing and advertising appear among the reported fields.

What customer support options does ExpanDrive provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

The support experience is mixed: users describe helpful, quick assistance in some cases, while others report slow or unanswered requests. Where support succeeds, it can help resolve setup or download issues; the reports of difficulty getting a response are worth weighing as well.

What tools and platforms does ExpanDrive integrate with, and how do these integrations help users get more value from the product?

ExpanDrive connects with a range of cloud storage services and remote-storage protocols, letting users work with files through their computer’s file manager. Examples mentioned include:

Cloud storage: Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, SharePoint, and Amazon S3.
Remote storage protocols: FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and SMB/CIFS.

Having these connections in one place can simplify moving, opening, and editing files without switching among separate service apps or relying on a full local sync.

What features or capabilities could make ExpanDrive even more useful?

ExpanDrive could be more useful with improvements to reliability and a broader set of file-management options. Commonly raised areas for improvement include:

More dependable transfers and syncing: Make file changes and upload status clearer, and reduce missed updates or interruptions.
Expanded storage and protocol support: Add more cloud services and connection protocols.
Stronger offline and mobile workflows: Improve offline file handling and extend access to mobile devices.
More control and clearer interface options: Add finer configuration and administration controls, and make the interface easier to navigate.

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Mike W.

Manager of Learning technology Solutions

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/27/2018

"Cloud Storage as it should be."

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

I love that ExpanDrive gives me instant access to my files as though they were actually on my computer. I was able to open, edit, and save large graphic files using this tool. I save over 200gb of hard drive by using this product and my files are still accessible on all my devices, anywhere I go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

ExpanDrive seemed to take a lot of system resources when linking to folders with tons of file or subfolders. Be sure to take advantage of deep-linking to the specific files and folders you use frequently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Krishna M.

Sr. Director, Product Management

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/18/2018

"A must for any multi-cloud storage user or anyone that has multiple cloud accounts"

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

Expandrive excels at 2 things:

1. Allowing you to mount multiple accounts in a cloud drive simultaneously (i.e., two different Google Drives) on your laptop

2. Allowing you to mount multiple cloud drives (think Google Drive & OneDrive) simultaneously to your laptop

Without ExpanDrive, you can't do #1 and you need to install multiple SW to do #2 (from each cloud vendor). #2 with with multiple SW is just a pain.

One major feature is poorly documented - but a game changer is that ExpanDrive saves files in such a manner that it preserves multiple versions just like Google's File Stream, et al. This allows you to revisit previous versions of the same file through the web interface of the storage provider (both Google Drive & OneDrive support this). Other vendors' solutions don't preserve version history. This is a hidden bonus feature that is invaluable for anyone doing serious work.

Say good buy to maintaining multiple file versions just so that you can roll-back! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

It worked smoothly on the first attempt...so, didn't experience any negative issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpanDrive:

If you need to access more than one account or one cloud storage service, ExpanDrive is a must-have tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ExpanDrive solving and how is that benefiting you?

I need access to multiple Google Drive corporate accounts and also use OneDrive. So, using both #1 & #2 above. With Google File Stream, I have to log out of one account and log into another account...if I accidentally leave any files open, I run into corruption issues (as the underlying storage is invalidated). ExpanDrive eliminates this problem all together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Networking

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/1/2019

"A real life saver!"

3.5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

It works with older operating systems. Use this with windows server 2008 R2 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

The lack of options in the UI. I cannot set all of the settings for my cloud storage provider that I would expect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpanDrive:

Use this as an alternative to connect to non-azure cloud storage providers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ExpanDrive solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allowed me to mount a non-azure storage account as a network drive in Windows Server 2008 R2 so I could transfer data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashish S.

Ambassador

Internet

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/19/2018

"Help to easly manage different cloud at once!"

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

The main thing I like about ExpanDrive is it helps me to maintain my all cloud storage at one place no need of re-login to web browser each and every time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

The thing I don't like is just ExpanDrive is not having it's Android/IOS app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ExpanDrive solving and how is that benefiting you?

As a Mobile Photographer ExpanDrive helps me to sync my all photo from my Mobile to cloud storage and then easily export photos to my Pc and start working on editing it saves me cost and time. The time I wast in reconnecting my mobile to pc and problems faced with different mobile drivers is so much frustrating and buying different different cables for both Android and IOS device also rais cost but ExpanDrive saves my time and money both! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ankush D.

Researcher

Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/2/2018

"Expandrive: Must for Windows Users"

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

I used ExpanDrive, the substitute to *nix Platform in terms of ease and portability to work on Servers without switching to *nix. It's really awesome. Must try it if you're a live web developer. This was helpful for me. Hope that helps you too! It is just amazing and makes downloading and uploading those files a breeze. I really do recommend this product to anymore who is looking for a good solid solution, such as this. I have remote computers that share documents and database files. Now I can have these computers share these files in the Expandrive. Previous attempts using solutions like OneDrive and Dropbox brought sync errors and multiple file versions randomly. No such issues with ExpanDrive. Works just like a local network folder. PS: I'm doing this because their sales team provides a free licence upon sharing this on any social media. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

Nothing that I felt about this was not according. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpanDrive:

I was looking for a solution to access my Amazon S3 data instead of paying more for iCloud. I did some research and came across ExpanDrive. I downloaded the 7-day trial and connected my Amazon S3 account. It seamlessly showed me the contents of my buckets and allowed me to access the data immediately. ExpanDrive allows me to create buckets without logging into my AWS account. I got a new Macbook Pro for my birthday and the SSD drive is 128 GB. I had to come up with a solution to store my data in the cloud so that I didn't fill up my hard drive fast. So far, ExpanDrive is the solution that I have come up with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ExpanDrive solving and how is that benefiting you?

Server Connectivity for Web Development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chris B.

Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/20/2019

"Stay Away! There are better solutions"

0/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

The product advertises is sync with a multitude of cloud services Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

Lack of integration into other services, non-existent support and no refund when you find out the software does not perform as advertised. Even the CEO does not return e-mails regarding non-deliverables. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/6/2018

"Expandrive works great with Google Cloud Platform / Google Storage."

4/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

Short version: it works, could be easier to install.Overall very useful and capable!!!

Long version: I moved a lot of files to Google Cloud Storage to use as a CDN for delivery of various assets and static images - it was cumbersome and time consuming to download/edit/upload them through the Console and I tried to get a utility which would help me do this - and mount a Google Storage Bucket as a drive in Mac OS X or Windows.

First I tried Mountain Duck (https://mountainduck.io/ - $49) which looks clean but unfortunately I would get spinning beach balls frequently and the 15 minute trial window just to short to really assess usefulness. Too bad cause I really liked the UI.

I then switched to Expandrive (https://www.expandrive.com/ - $49) which is the other tool that seems to support mounting a Google storage bucket as a drive. It's been good.

Installing was relatively easy, I added my project and used SSO to log in and give permission. I did have to grant permission for the extension to load in security - that could be improved if possible - but after that it's been smooth sailing.

I can mount all my buckets in the Finder and access my files that way - upload/download/delete etc... through regular move operations.

I can even open the files with my favourite editor and when I save them - Voila! They're instantly saved online. Overall it's a great solid product.

It also works for uploading backups to my coldine (=Google's version of Amazon Glacier) bucket to safeguard assets! Careful if you do this not to delete files and incur early deletion fees....

Other cloud storage access tools (e.g. Transmit Disk & CloudMounter) exist (for AWS for example) but they don't offer Google Cloud Storage support (many do Google Drive but it's another mechanism of course!) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

Installation security kernel extension vs user space Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Liam B.

Assistant Regional Operations Manager

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/29/2018

"The essential Cloud Product"

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

How easy and quick it is to set up the product, then I click a button and all my files are instantly available without taking up any valuable space on my Mac. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

Struggling to see any negative aspects as it makes my workflow so much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpanDrive:

Get the free trial, that's all you will need to see it works and will suit your needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ExpanDrive solving and how is that benefiting you?

Due to working in various roles and on various projects, I was jumping between different cloud storage services. This was time-consuming, and having to remember all the passwords became very messy. This now allows seamless access and also seamless transfer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeff F.

Talent Acquisition

Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/10/2019

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Best off the shelf working solution on the market!"

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

It works, with everything! quick enough simple elegant loads and gets the job done Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

its not as fast as i'd like and it's computationally intensive... wonder what it uses, smb 1, 2 or 3? wish nfs and AFP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sergi C.

Director General

Internet

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/1/2018

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Fast and easy solution"

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

ExpanDrive is the best solution for mac users. It's very easy to configure and run in mac. You can use sharepoint library without sync and don't worry about your free hd space. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

For me is a little expensive to use in home office, but if you need for work... Another nest practice to include is offer detailed errors when the remote url is wrong or put some examples. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Last activity about 5 years ago

ExpanDrive acts just like a USB drive plugged into your computer. Open, edit, and save files to remote computers from within your favorite programs???even when they are on a server half a world away.

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