RaiDrive vs Air Explorer

RaiDrive8.9Visit Air Explorer8.5Visit

Higher score RaiDrive #4 in WebDAV Client Software 8.9/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit RaiDrive

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Air Explorer #7 in WebDAV Client Software 8.5/10 Free plan · paid from $21/yr Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Air Explorer

• RaiDrive fits best

  Free Windows WebDAV drive mounting

• Air Explorer fits best

  Broad WebDAV management with sync and automation

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Side by side

Feature	RaiDrive 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Air Explorer 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.5
Ranking	#4 in WebDAV Client Software	#7 in WebDAV Client Software
Best for	Free Windows WebDAV drive mounting	Broad WebDAV management with sync and automation
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Windows, Linux	Windows, macOS, Android
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	16 integrations	50+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features RaiDrive 1/5 · Air Explorer 3/5
Drive mounting	✓ (best)	Not published
Folder synchronisation	—	✓ (best)
Offline file access	Not published	Not published
Mobile apps	Not published	✓ (best)
Scheduled synchronisation	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Supported platforms	Windows, Linux	Windows, macOS, Android
Our review
Pros	Mounts WebDAV, SFTP, and FTP locations as local drives Opens, edits, saves, and streams remote files directly Supports cache encryption, file locking, and Linux command-line mounting	Cloud-to-cloud transfers and folder synchronization Scheduled transfers, backups and synchronizations Command-line support and client-side upload encryption
Cons	Does not provide folder synchronization The Standard plan is advertisement-supported No mobile apps are included	Basic allows read-only access Basic limits accounts and simultaneous transfers Unlimited features require a paid Pro tier
Our verdict	RaiDrive connects WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, cloud storage, and NAS services as local drives. It is aimed at individuals, small teams, and organizations that want to work with remote files through familiar file-management tools rather than… Read the review →	Air Explorer is a file manager for Windows, macOS and Android that connects to WebDAV and other cloud-storage services. It is suited to people who need to manage multiple cloud accounts, move files between services and devices, synchronize… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• RaiDrive — where it wins

  • Mounts WebDAV, SFTP, and FTP locations as local drives
  • Opens, edits, saves, and streams remote files directly
  • Supports cache encryption, file locking, and Linux command-line mounting

  Where it doesn't

  • Does not provide folder synchronization
  • The Standard plan is advertisement-supported
  • No mobile apps are included

• Air Explorer — where it wins

  • Cloud-to-cloud transfers and folder synchronization
  • Scheduled transfers, backups and synchronizations
  • Command-line support and client-side upload encryption

  Where it doesn't

  • Basic allows read-only access
  • Basic limits accounts and simultaneous transfers
  • Unlimited features require a paid Pro tier

• RaiDrive8.9/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A practical drive-mounting client for Windows users who do not need folder sync.

  Visit RaiDriveFull verdict →
• Air Explorer8.5/10 · Free plan · paid from $21/yr

  A broad WebDAV manager with synchronization, scheduling and automation.

  Visit Air ExplorerFull verdict →