filex vs Mountain Duck

filex9.0Visit Mountain Duck8.7Visit

Higher score filex #3 in WebDAV Client Software 9.0/10 Open source ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit filex

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Mountain Duck #5 in WebDAV Client Software 8.7/10 14-day trial ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Mountain Duck

• filex fits best

  Self-hosted WebDAV file management

• Mountain Duck fits best

  Offline-capable desktop mounting and editing

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Side by side

Feature	filex 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Mountain Duck 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#3 in WebDAV Client Software	#5 in WebDAV Client Software
Best for	Self-hosted WebDAV file management	Offline-capable desktop mounting and editing
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Support	Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	11 integrations	17 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features filex 3/5 · Mountain Duck 0/5
Drive mounting	✓ (best)	Not published
Folder synchronisation	✓ (best)	Not published
Offline file access	✓ (best)	Not published
Mobile apps	Not published	Not published
Scheduled synchronisation	Not published	Not published
Specs
Supported platforms	Web, Windows, Linux, macOS	Not published
Our review
Pros	Connects local, S3, SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, and SMB/NAS storage Supports two-way folder synchronisation, offline files, and HTTPS drive mounting Combines sharing, permissions, search, APIs, and embeddable explorers	Mounts WebDAV, cloud, SMB, SFTP, FTP, and object storage as local volumes Supports offline files, background uploads, remote editing, and file locking Works with macOS Finder and Windows File Explorer, plus local search tools
Cons	Mobile applications are not part of the listed platform coverage User-configurable scheduled synchronisation is not included in the published details Its broad storage scope may be more than needed for simple WebDAV access	No free plan Automation is not listed as a category capability Desktop support is limited to Windows and macOS
Our verdict	filex is an MIT-licensed, open-source file manager for organisations that want to host and manage their own file services. It runs as a single Go binary or container and provides a web interface, desktop applications for Windows, Linux,… Read the review →	Mountain Duck is a paid desktop client from Iterate GmbH for people who want remote servers and cloud storage to appear as local volumes in macOS Finder or Windows File Explorer. It supports WebDAV alongside SFTP, FTP, SMB, OpenStack… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• filex — where it wins

  • Connects local, S3, SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, and SMB/NAS storage
  • Supports two-way folder synchronisation, offline files, and HTTPS drive mounting
  • Combines sharing, permissions, search, APIs, and embeddable explorers

  Where it doesn't

  • Mobile applications are not part of the listed platform coverage
  • User-configurable scheduled synchronisation is not included in the published details
  • Its broad storage scope may be more than needed for simple WebDAV access

• Mountain Duck — where it wins

  • Mounts WebDAV, cloud, SMB, SFTP, FTP, and object storage as local volumes
  • Supports offline files, background uploads, remote editing, and file locking
  • Works with macOS Finder and Windows File Explorer, plus local search tools

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Automation is not listed as a category capability
  • Desktop support is limited to Windows and macOS

• filex9.0/10 · Open source

  A broad open-source file platform for teams managing self-hosted and connected storage.

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• Mountain Duck8.7/10 · 14-day trial

  A paid desktop client for mounting, syncing, editing, and sharing remote storage.

  Visit Mountain DuckFull verdict →