Mountain Duck vs Macfusion

Struggling to choose between Mountain Duck and Macfusion? Both products offer unique advantages, making it a tough decision.

Mountain Duck is a File Management solution with tags like file-transfer, cloud-storage, mount, finder, amazon-s3, backblaze, dropbox, google-drive, onedrive, sftp.

It boasts features such as Mounts cloud storage and remote servers as local disk volumes, Supports services like Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, SFTP servers, Transfers files directly from the mounted volumes instead of downloading and uploading, Supports block-level cloning for fast initial uploads, Encrypts data in transit and at rest, Syncs remote volumes to local folders, Versioning support, Dark mode support, Finder integration for easy drag and drop transfers, Command line interface and pros including Makes cloud storage access seamless by mounting as local drives, Very fast transfer speeds compared to traditional up/download, Supports many major cloud storage providers, Strong encryption and security features, Finder integration is easy and intuitive, Affordable one-time purchase pricing.

On the other hand, Macfusion is a Os & Utilities product tagged with file-sharing, networking, macos, smb, nfs.

Its standout features include Mounts Windows file shares and NFS shares as native Mac volumes, Supports SMB/CIFS and NFS network protocols, Allows drag-and-drop file operations between Mac and mounted shares, Integrates seamlessly into Finder, No configuration required for connecting to most shares, and it shines with pros like Easy to set up and use, Provides native Mac file system integration, Enables drag-and-drop between Mac and shares, Free and open source.

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Primary Category	File Management	Os & Utilities

Product Overview

Mountain Duck

Description: Mountain Duck is a file transfer app for macOS that allows users to mount server and cloud storage as a disk in Finder. It supports services like Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and SFTP servers.

Macfusion

Description: Macfusion is software that allows you to mount various file sharing protocols like SMB and NFS as a native Mac volume in Mac OS X. It enables seamless file system integration between Mac OS X and other operating systems.

Key Features Comparison

Mountain Duck Features

• Mounts cloud storage and remote servers as local disk volumes
• Supports services like Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, SFTP servers
• Transfers files directly from the mounted volumes instead of downloading and uploading
• Supports block-level cloning for fast initial uploads
• Encrypts data in transit and at rest
• Syncs remote volumes to local folders
• Versioning support
• Dark mode support
• Finder integration for easy drag and drop transfers
• Command line interface

Macfusion Features

• Mounts Windows file shares and NFS shares as native Mac volumes
• Supports SMB/CIFS and NFS network protocols
• Allows drag-and-drop file operations between Mac and mounted shares
• Integrates seamlessly into Finder
• No configuration required for connecting to most shares

Pros & Cons Analysis

Mountain Duck

Pros

• Makes cloud storage access seamless by mounting as local drives
• Very fast transfer speeds compared to traditional up/download
• Supports many major cloud storage providers
• Strong encryption and security features
• Finder integration is easy and intuitive
• Affordable one-time purchase pricing

Cons

• Setup can be complex for some cloud services
• No native Linux or Windows support
• Limited to individual user, no collaboration features
• Occasional bugs or connection issues
• Lacks browser integration for web access
• Must repurchase for major version updates

Macfusion

Pros

• Easy to set up and use
• Provides native Mac file system integration
• Enables drag-and-drop between Mac and shares
• Free and open source

Cons

• Limited to SMB/CIFS and NFS protocols (no AFP)
• No official support or updates since 2012
• Some connectivity issues reported with latest Mac OS versions

Pricing Comparison

Mountain Duck

• One-time Purchase

Macfusion

• Free
• Open Source