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.

Seller

Files.com

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ExpanDrive Community

Languages Supported

English

Solution Type

Best-of-Breed

Used by Computacenter and 2 others

Beta

Pricing

Pricing provided by ExpanDrive.

Free

$0.00

1 User With One-Time Purchase

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Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

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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Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/2/2018

"Must have App in the toolbox for any web developer!"

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

ExpanDrive gives me the ability to quickly manage and update website files across many servers that I manage by having them mounted for quick access. Much faster and easier than using a traditional FTP client. I would suggest any developer managing multiple websites/servers look into having this app in their toolbox. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

It works as expected, it's never crashed and the developers seem to keep it up-to-date. So no real issues that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpanDrive:

Great for web development and server managers who want to move away from FTPing into many servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Managing many web sites across many servers for a UI dev is much easier because I can just drop edited CSS or image files faster than pushing them from a web based UI or and FTP client. Also, when web servers are mounted as a drive, you can set some antivirus software to scan the drives which is an added bonus. (They will scan and warn, but not fix and remove.) Still and awesome product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Construction

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/25/2018

"Great product - Allows you to see ALL cloud storage as drive"

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

It allows me to have Dropbox, OneDrive, S3, Amazon Drive, GoogleDrive, Google Cloud Storage, FTP, SFTP, SMB/CIFS, Openstack Swift, Sharepoint, WebDAV, etc, etc. drives show up and function as drives on my Mac. Makes it TRIVIAL to move files around in a seamless fashion Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

Sometimes it's a bit slow for certain types of storage. That's not really ExpanDrive's fault, but should be noted. You sometimes have to be careful about how fast it updates. Some permissions don't always map right as well. Between versions they do seem to be improving it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpanDrive:

If you're looking for a way to access various type of storage in a "Mac" style, this is your tool! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Being able to get data that's kept in various places in a quick and efficient fashion. I've used this to migrate a LARGE number (as in millions) of files into S3. Was very easy and I could utilize standard Mac tools to automate this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jan V.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/6/2018

"easy to use, installed & configured in a minute..."

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

- easy installation

- straightforward configuration

- one tool to manage and access all cloud media (without syncing to device)

- available on mac and pc !!

- fast support replies (if you need it...) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

Nothing to mention for the moment...maybe central administration, but not missing it for the moment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpanDrive:

just do it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

last project we migrated a fileserver to office365 - SharePoint. We installed OneDrive on all the iMacs (in the company) but configuration was time consuming (as there is no sync on demand) and the app was really slowing down the performance of the computers...

We installed & configured Expandrive on all those machines in literally 5 minutes per machine, all their data was available immediatly! Now after a week we noticed that all the individual users configured their personal OneDrive and Dropbox accounts also in the Expandrive app... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Food & Beverages

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/16/2019

"Linux version"

4/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

Graphical interface for Linux! Working very efficiently Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

Not all the windows functions, it is not complete for Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ralph G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/17/2018

"ExpanDrive: A cloud storage MUST!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

Ability to use all my cloud-stored files within my Finder (My Computer for you Windows folks) as if they were stored locally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

The only disadvantage that this software has is that it's working with cloud storage, thus it's not productive to icon previews for some workflows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpanDrive:

If you are using DropBox, OneDrive, Google Drive, and other cloud storage providers, you'll definitely want this software. It puts all these drives mapped right into your file browser with ease. It frees up valuable and sometimes limited onboard resources for deployed computers/laptops. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

With ExpanDrive, I am able to easily store files in the cloud while keeping my computer clutter-free and running smoothly. With keeping everything stored in the cloud and using this software, disk imaging, files-on-the-go, and collaboration is faster and more productive than having the files locally. With the ability to map all the cloud drives to the computer opens it up to have several terabytes of storage almost at the speed of the files being local. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tanay T.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/19/2018

"The BEST Alternative if You're Using Multiple Clouds"

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

If you rely on various cloud services and you're storing many files in those drives, cloud drive services are lifesaver to access all of your files easily, and without killing your free disk space. Having tried various cloud drive alternatives, ExpanDrive shines with superior stability and support for largest number of services.

One thing lacking in the own clients of Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive is being able to see non-synced files & folders in Finder/File Explorer. If you have a small storage SSD drive and frequently create/access many files in these cloud services, you well know what I mean. ExpanDrive provides a great and extremely stable solution for seeing/accessing all your files without any hassle, plus it provides right-click options such as "link sharing" like the original clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

Almost nothing is wrong with it. It'd be a nice touch if the cloud services had their unique icons in Finder, but definitely not a deal-breaker. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpanDrive:

I highly recommend ExpanDrive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

ExpanDrive boosts your productivity if you're working with several cloud services, and you need to upload/access several files. I almost never need to visit Cloud services' website anymore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Fine Art

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/3/2019

"A Must Have!"

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

This is what I love of this software:

- a very easy installation

- fast configuration

- Multiple account in just 1 app!

- Work great on my Mac

- Very good and quick support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

Everything works great, I didn't experience any negative issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpanDrive:

Make a favor to yourself....TRY IT!!!!!

Use it to sync every fold on your cloud services! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have many TB of photo in many cloud services....Now everything is sync and I was able to save almost 1Tb of hard-drive space on my 2TB......really amazing !!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Peter A.

Freelance Consultant

Construction

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/26/2018

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

"Love the App"

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

The ability to create a secure shared drive on a network and being able to access the drive remotely via SFTP without needing to go through the hassle of VPN and network configurations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

Haven't found anything I don't like yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Secure remote access to a shared network drive via SFTP accessing a MS Access database. I use a MS Access database client interface on a local computer that can read from and write to the remote MS Access database backend. It is really easy to set up, i.e. just mapping a network drive, and it works!!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

Originally submitted 4/29/2018

"ExpanDrive is ultimate solution for a quick and easy set up regarding a cloud."

5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

It's impressive how the easy way that integrates with all the cloud provider. No worries how to connect to a cloud provider. Very fast and reliable. It is almost PnP. The customers face a robust solution without problems. The response for the team is awsome. I had no delays at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

So far, so good. No tech issues. I usuaslly use OneDrive and DropBox. I think that is perfect for a SMB sector. Sometimes Onedrive has some issues, but I believe that is from Microsoft. NO DISLIKE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ExpanDrive:

Use ExpanDrive because it does exactly what is promising without any technical issues. I have tested in very low bandwidth installations and the response was awsome. Please mind that is not cloud by itself. But cooperates perfectly with the majority of the cloud providers, without delays and lagging. I made tests also with other solutions, but nothing compares to this. I hope to get bigger and to provide us more solutions like ExpanDrive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Connectivity from anywhere, easily without any problems. It is very fast and reliable. I use it for my customers, that they need to connect many users on the same time. The database responses fast, without laging (many other solutions have lagging). It is secure, no gaps to the communication. Excellent choice for SMB and not only. It is very important to deliver the service that I promise to do, in order to have the positive feedback from my customers. And since, there are no network or communication issues, the feedback is positive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tyler W.

DevOps Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/18/2018

"Best app ever!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ExpanDrive?

ExpanDrive is:

- Easy to use

- Supports many different protocols

- Mounts the share/volume as if it were a disk (appears right in Finder) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ExpanDrive?

I wish ExpanDrive:

- Supported more protocols (maybe AFP and/or NFS)

- Had the ability to create folders in the list of drives (ex. Work (Production), Work (Dev), Home, etc.) 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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