DriveMyMac

Mac only

ExpanDrive alternative for Mac

Why Mac users switch from ExpanDrive to DriveMyMac.

DriveMyMac does the same job as ExpanDrive, putting your cloud in Finder, but it is built only for the Mac, on Apple’s own FSKit, and you pay once. Here is the difference, with ExpanDrive’s figures taken from its own pages in October 2026.

DriveMyMac$5.99once, per Mac. Yours for good.
  • Native Finder drive on Apple’s FSKit
  • No macFUSE, no kernel extension
  • Files go straight to your own cloud
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ExpanDrive$29 a monthfor business use, per its pages, October 2026

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 DriveMyMacExpanDrive
Price$5.99 lifetime at launch, then $19.99 lifetimeFree personal; Business $29 a month
How you payOne time, per Mac. No yearly renewal.Free personal tier; monthly subscription for Business
PlatformsMade only for the MacmacOS, Windows and Linux
Storages10 today: Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, Wasabi, network share (SMB), WebDAV, SFTP. 20 more planned.15 providers, including S3, Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, Dropbox, Box, Backblaze B2, Wasabi, Nextcloud; SFTP, FTP, WebDAV

Prices as of October 2026, in US dollars, before tax.

Why DriveMyMac over ExpanDrive

  • Pay once, keep it$5.99 lifetime at launch, then $19.99 lifetime. One time, per Mac, with no yearly renewal. Updates are included.
  • Built only for the MacA native drive in the Finder sidebar on Apple’s FSKit. No macFUSE, no kernel extension, no Windows port holding it back.
  • Frees space on your MacFiles live in your cloud, not on your disk. Your Mac only keeps what you are using, and the drive shows what is uploading.
  • Private by designYour files go straight from your Mac to your own cloud. DriveMyMac never sees or stores them.

See all four apps on the compare page, or check which clouds DriveMyMac supports today.

Questions

Is DriveMyMac an alternative to ExpanDrive?

Yes. It puts the same clouds in Finder as a real Mac drive, built on Apple’s FSKit instead of macFUSE, for a one-time $5.99 per Mac, with no subscription.

Is ExpanDrive free?

Its own pages list a free personal tier, for personal use, and Business at $29 a month. We read this in October 2026. Check the vendor for current terms.

Do I need macFUSE?

Not with DriveMyMac. It uses Apple’s FSKit, built into macOS. You turn on one switch in System Settings, once.

Do I pay for storage through DriveMyMac?

No. You keep paying your own cloud for its storage. DriveMyMac is a one-time payment per Mac, with no subscription.

Pay once. Keep it.

$5.99 lifetime at launch, then $19.99 lifetime. One time, per Mac.