LucidLink vs ObjectiveFS

LucidLink8.8Visit ObjectiveFS7.9Visit

Higher score LucidLink #5 in Cloud Storage Gateway Software 8.8/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 3 features Visit LucidLink

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ObjectiveFS #12 in Cloud Storage Gateway Software 7.9/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit ObjectiveFS

• LucidLink fits best

  Creative teams streaming shared cloud files

• ObjectiveFS fits best

  Technical teams needing POSIX cloud filesystems

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Side by side

Feature	LucidLink 8.8/10 Visit ↗	ObjectiveFS 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	7.9
Ranking	#5 in Cloud Storage Gateway Software	#12 in Cloud Storage Gateway Software
Best for	Creative teams streaming shared cloud files	Technical teams needing POSIX cloud filesystems
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$7/user/mo (best)	$99/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Free trial length	30 days · no card needed	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Linux, macOS
Support	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	13 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features LucidLink 2/3 · ObjectiveFS 3/3
Global namespace	✓	✓
Local caching	✓	✓
Edge synchronization	—	✓ (best)
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	Hybrid
Supported protocols	S3-compatible object storage	FUSE, NFS, SMB
Cloud storage targets	AWS S3, AWS GovCloud, Microsoft Azure, Backblaze, Cloudian, Dell, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Zadara, Nutanix Objects, Scality, Telefonica, Oracle Cloud, Wasabi, Alibaba Cloud	Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, IBM Cloud Object Storage, Oracle Cloud, DigitalOcean Spaces, Scaleway, Wasabi, Ceph, MinIO, NetApp StorageGRID, Hitachi Content Platform, S3-compatible object stores
Our review
Pros	Streams large files on demand without full device synchronization Supports real-time collaboration, snapshots, audit logs, and permissions Connects with major cloud storage and creative-workflow platforms	POSIX-compliant filesystem with concurrent access across mounted machines Supports caching, snapshots, encryption, and data-integrity checks Connects to major object stores, including Amazon S3 and Azure Blob Storage
Cons	Starter limits teams to one filespace and 10 members Business pricing rises to $27 per user monthly Edge synchronization is not supported	Paid plans start at $99 per month Runs on Linux and macOS only Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher paid tiers
Our verdict	LucidLink provides a cloud-native shared filespace that presents cloud content like a local drive while streaming files on demand. It is designed for distributed teams working with large video, CAD, 3D, and other files, including media,… Read the review →	ObjectiveFS is a distributed, POSIX-compliant FUSE filesystem for Linux and macOS. It uses cloud or on-premise object storage as its backend while presenting shared file access to cloud instances, containers, laptops, office servers, web… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• LucidLink — where it wins

  • Streams large files on demand without full device synchronization
  • Supports real-time collaboration, snapshots, audit logs, and permissions
  • Connects with major cloud storage and creative-workflow platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter limits teams to one filespace and 10 members
  • Business pricing rises to $27 per user monthly
  • Edge synchronization is not supported

• ObjectiveFS — where it wins

  • POSIX-compliant filesystem with concurrent access across mounted machines
  • Supports caching, snapshots, encryption, and data-integrity checks
  • Connects to major object stores, including Amazon S3 and Azure Blob Storage

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at $99 per month
  • Runs on Linux and macOS only
  • Advanced capabilities are reserved for higher paid tiers

• LucidLink8.8/10 · 30-day trial

  A local-drive-like cloud filespace for streaming and collaborating on large files.

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• ObjectiveFS7.9/10 · 14-day trial

  ObjectiveFS brings shared POSIX file access, caching, snapshots, and encryption to object storage.

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