CloudRaft — a Air Explorer alternative
Air Explorer is a desktop app: it puts your cloud accounts in one file-manager window and moves files through your computer and its bandwidth. CloudRaft does the transfer on our servers instead — there's nothing to install, nothing downloads to your device, and you can close the tab while it runs. If you want a desktop file manager, Air Explorer fits; if you want a hands-off, server-side move, CloudRaft does that.
What Air Explorer is
Air Explorer is a desktop application that connects many cloud accounts in a file-manager interface and transfers files through your own computer, with a free version and a one-time Pro license.
CloudRaft vs Air Explorer, side by side
| CloudRaft | Air Explorer | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the transfer runs | On our servers — nothing downloads to your device; close the tab and it keeps going. | On your computer — files route through your machine and its bandwidth. |
| Install | Nothing to install — it runs in your browser. | A desktop app to download and install (Windows/Mac). |
| Pricing | 10 GB free, then a one-time pass for the data you move. | Free version, plus a one-time Pro license for advanced features. |
| Copy-only safety | Copy-only — the source connection is read-only by design and can't delete or change anything. | A full file manager — it can move, delete, and rename across your clouds. |
Where Air Explorer is the better choice
A desktop file-manager for browsing and managing many cloud accounts side by side, with local control over files — Air Explorer is good at that.
Where CloudRaft is the better choice
A hands-off move with nothing installed and no use of your own bandwidth — the copy runs server-side while your computer stays free.
Questions
What is CloudRaft?
CloudRaft is a copy-only cloud-to-cloud file mover. It copies the files you choose between Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, and self-hosted clouds (like Nextcloud) on its own servers — nothing downloads to your computer — and it never deletes, moves, or changes your source files.
What does CloudRaft cost?
You can copy up to 10 GB free, no card required. Beyond that you buy a one-time prepaid pass — a fixed amount of data for a one-time price. There's no subscription.
Is CloudRaft really copy-only?
Yes — it's enforced in code, not just policy. The source connection is read-only, so CloudRaft can read your files to copy them but physically cannot delete, move, or modify anything in your source cloud.
Does CloudRaft use my computer's bandwidth like Air Explorer?
No. Air Explorer routes transfers through your computer and internet connection. CloudRaft copies directly between the two clouds on our own servers, so nothing downloads to your device and your bandwidth isn't used — you can even close the tab.
Do I need to install anything to use CloudRaft?
No. CloudRaft runs in your browser — there's no desktop app to install, unlike Air Explorer.