AvePoint Fly vs rclone

AFAvePoint Fly9.2Visit rclone7.9Visit

Higher score AF AvePoint Fly #1 in File Migration Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit AvePoint

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rclone #8 in File Migration Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit rclone

• AvePoint Fly fits best

  Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace migrations

• rclone fits best

  Technical users moving or syncing cloud files cheaply

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Side by side

Feature	AFAvePoint Fly 9.2/10 Visit ↗	rclone 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.9
Ranking	#1 in File Migration Software	#8 in File Migration Software
Best for	Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace migrations	Technical users moving or syncing cloud files cheaply
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Support	Email, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	70+ integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AvePoint Fly 3/3 · rclone 0/3
Migration validation	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Metadata preservation	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Scheduled migrations	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Source connectors	Microsoft SharePoint Server, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Exchange Server, Exchange Public Folders, Microsoft 365 Groups, Teams, Power Platform, Active Directory, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Chat, Slack, Box, Dropbox, file systems and file shares, IMAP, POP3, PST mailboxes, Microsoft Entra ID	Not checked yet
Destination connectors	Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Microsoft 365 Groups, Teams, Google Workspace, Google Drive, Gmail, Google Groups, Google Chat Spaces, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID	Not checked yet
Max file size	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports migration of files, sites, mailboxes, Teams, and groups Preserves permissions, versions, sensitivity labels, and metadata Offers incremental migrations, discovery scans, dashboards, and reports	Copies and syncs files across cloud services and transfer protocols Verifies checksums and preserves timestamps Mounts remote storage as a local filesystem or drive
Cons	Pricing requires a tailored quote from sales Designed for mid-market and enterprise migration needs Support channels listed are email and documentation	Primarily command-line, rather than a conventional graphical client Does not describe migration-specific access preservation or cutover orchestration Official Android builds are not first-class builds
Our verdict	Organizations moving or restructuring content across Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and supported on-premises environments can use AvePoint Fly to migrate files, sites, mailboxes, Teams, groups, and other supported workloads. AvePoint… Read the review →	rclone is an open-source command-line program for managing files across cloud storage and standard transfer protocols, including WebDAV. It suits individuals, developers, administrators, and organisations that want to copy, move, check, or… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AvePoint Fly — where it wins

  • Supports migration of files, sites, mailboxes, Teams, and groups
  • Preserves permissions, versions, sensitivity labels, and metadata
  • Offers incremental migrations, discovery scans, dashboards, and reports

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a tailored quote from sales
  • Designed for mid-market and enterprise migration needs
  • Support channels listed are email and documentation

• rclone — where it wins

  • Copies and syncs files across cloud services and transfer protocols
  • Verifies checksums and preserves timestamps
  • Mounts remote storage as a local filesystem or drive

  Where it doesn't

  • Primarily command-line, rather than a conventional graphical client
  • Does not describe migration-specific access preservation or cutover orchestration
  • Official Android builds are not first-class builds

• AFAvePoint Fly9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A migration tool for moving and restructuring supported workloads across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

  Visit AvePointFull verdict →
• rclone7.9/10 · Free plan

  A flexible, free file-transfer toolkit for technical users—not a guided migration suite.

  Visit rcloneFull verdict →