CloudRaft — a Mover (Mover.io) alternative
Two products are called Mover. Microsoft's Mover (Mover.io) ended for individual and student use on October 31, 2024, along with its Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box migration paths; Microsoft points organizations to Migration Manager, which moves content into Microsoft 365. For personal accounts, Microsoft's free route is OneDrive's import (in the mobile app or on the web), which copies files from Google Drive and Dropbox into OneDrive (files over 15 GB are skipped). Separately, Files.com launched a paid Mover in 2025: a free dry run, then a prepaid data pack. CloudRaft copies files in any direction between Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, and self-hosted clouds — copy-only, with the first 2 GB free.
What Mover (Mover.io) is
Two products share the name. Microsoft's Mover (Mover.io), bought by Microsoft in 2019, ended for individual and student use on October 31, 2024; Microsoft points organizations to Migration Manager, which moves content into Microsoft 365. Separately, Files.com launched a paid Mover in 2025 that sells prepaid data packs (from $39 for 100 GB) after a free dry run.
CloudRaft vs Mover (Mover.io), side by side
| CloudRaft | Mover (Mover.io) | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Live and maintained. | Microsoft's Mover: individual use ended October 31, 2024. Files.com's Mover: live since 2025. |
| Direction | Any-to-any between Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, and self-hosted clouds. | Microsoft: Migration Manager moves content into Microsoft 365, and the OneDrive mobile app imports from Google Drive and Dropbox into OneDrive. Files.com's Mover: many sources and destinations, aimed at businesses. |
| Cost | 2 GB free, then a one-time pass for the data you move. | Microsoft's tools come with your account or tenant. Files.com's Mover: prepaid packs from $39 for 100 GB to $1,499 for 10 TB, after a free dry run. |
| Copy-only safety | Copy-only, enforced in code — your source is never changed. | Files.com's Mover offers deleting from the source as an optional setting (off by default). |
Where Mover (Mover.io) is the better choice
Moving content into Microsoft 365 or SharePoint (Microsoft's Migration Manager, included with your tenant), or a business migration that needs many connection types, S3-style storage, or a NAS agent (Files.com's Mover).
Where CloudRaft is the better choice
Personal and small-business moves between Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, and self-hosted clouds in any direction, at a lower one-time price for most sizes, with a free 2 GB test first.
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 2 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. CloudRaft's source-side code can only read your files to copy them; it has no delete, move, or modify capability at all, so it cannot change anything in your source cloud.
What replaced Mover.io for moving between Google Drive and OneDrive?
Microsoft ended Mover for individual use on October 31, 2024. For personal accounts it points to the OneDrive mobile app's import (Google Drive and Dropbox into OneDrive); for organizations, to Migration Manager, which moves content into Microsoft 365. Neither copies files out of OneDrive. CloudRaft copies files in any direction between Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, and self-hosted clouds, copy-only and without downloading.
Is Mover by Files.com the same as Mover.io?
No. Mover.io was Microsoft's tool, ended for individuals on October 31, 2024. The Mover sold by Files.com since 2025 is a separate, paid product: a free dry run, then prepaid data packs from $39 for 100 GB.
Is there a free Mover alternative?
CloudRaft lets you copy up to 2 GB free with no card. Beyond that you buy a one-time pass for the data you move — no subscription. If you only need Google Drive or Dropbox into OneDrive, Microsoft's OneDrive mobile app import is free.
Why did Mover.io shut down?
Microsoft bought Mover.io in 2019 and folded it into its own migration tools. It ended Mover for individual and student use on October 31, 2024 and directs organizations to Migration Manager instead.
Can I still move files out of OneDrive now that Mover is gone?
Yes, but not with Migration Manager or OneDrive's import, which only move data into Microsoft 365 or OneDrive. To move out of OneDrive to another cloud, use a cloud-to-cloud tool like CloudRaft — copy-only, in any direction, with a free 2 GB test.