rclone vs Mountain Duck

rclone9.4Visit Mountain Duck8.7Visit

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

• rclone fits best

  Technical users needing flexible WebDAV automation

• Mountain Duck fits best

  Offline-capable desktop mounting and editing

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Side by side

Feature	rclone 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Mountain Duck 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in WebDAV Client Software	#5 in WebDAV Client Software
Best for	Technical users needing flexible WebDAV automation	Offline-capable desktop mounting and editing
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Desktop	Cloud, Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Windows, macOS
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Community, Docs
Integrations	70+ integrations	17 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features rclone 3/5 · Mountain Duck 0/5
Drive mounting	✓ (best)	Not published
Folder synchronisation	✓ (best)	Not published
Offline file access	Not published	Not published
Mobile apps	—	Not published
Scheduled synchronisation	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Supported platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Plan 9, Solaris, Android	Not published
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	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	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	No free plan Automation is not listed as a category capability Desktop support is limited to Windows and macOS
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 →	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

• 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

• 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

• rclone9.4/10 · Free plan

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

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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 →