rclone vs Air Explorer

rclone9.4Visit Air Explorer8.5Visit

Higher score rclone #1 in WebDAV Client Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit rclone

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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

• rclone fits best

  Technical users needing flexible WebDAV automation

• Air Explorer fits best

  Broad WebDAV management with sync and automation

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Side by side

Feature	rclone 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Air Explorer 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.5
Ranking	#1 in WebDAV Client Software	#7 in WebDAV Client Software
Best for	Technical users needing flexible WebDAV automation	Broad WebDAV management with sync and automation
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Windows, macOS, Android
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	70+ integrations	50+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features rclone 3/5 · Air Explorer 3/5
Drive mounting	✓ (best)	Not published
Folder synchronisation	✓	✓
Offline file access	Not published	Not published
Mobile apps	—	✓ (best)
Scheduled synchronisation	✓	✓
Specs
Supported platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Plan 9, Solaris, Android	Windows, macOS, Android
Our review
Pros	Mounts WebDAV and cloud storage as local filesystems or drives Supports one-way sync, bidirectional bisync, checksums, and encryption Runs across desktop, server, Android, API, and self-hosted environments	Cloud-to-cloud transfers and folder synchronization Scheduled transfers, backups and synchronizations Command-line support and client-side upload encryption
Cons	Primarily command-line rather than a conventional graphical client Official Android builds are not first-class builds Its broad command set suits technical users more than casual file management	Basic allows read-only access Basic limits accounts and simultaneous transfers Unlimited features require a paid Pro tier
Our verdict	rclone is an open-source command-line program for managing files across WebDAV, cloud storage systems, and standard transfer protocols. It is aimed at individuals, developers, administrators, and organisations that need repeatable file… 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

• rclone — where it wins

  • Mounts WebDAV and cloud storage as local filesystems or drives
  • Supports one-way sync, bidirectional bisync, checksums, and encryption
  • Runs across desktop, server, Android, API, and self-hosted environments

  Where it doesn't

  • Primarily command-line rather than a conventional graphical client
  • Official Android builds are not first-class builds
  • Its broad command set suits technical users more than casual file management

• 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

• rclone9.4/10 · Free plan

  A flexible, open-source WebDAV tool for scripting, synchronization, mounting, and transfers.

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• Air Explorer8.5/10 · Free plan · paid from $21/yr

  A broad WebDAV manager with synchronization, scheduling and automation.

  Visit Air ExplorerFull verdict →