Four tools can put your S3 bucket in This PC. One is free but makes you type, one is easy but paid after a trial, and the others sit in between. Here is the honest comparison before you install anything.
The video uses TntDrive because it is the fastest route from zero to a working drive letter. But it is not the only route, and after the trial it is not free. This guide compares the main options the way they actually feel to use, including the costs people usually hide.
General comparison of the tool classes. Prices and plan details change — always check the official site before paying.
TntDrive is a Windows-only client made by NetSDK Software. You install it, add your account with the access key, pick a bucket and a drive letter — no commands anywhere. It can present the bucket as a network drive or a removable drive, which helps with software that refuses network locations.
The honest cost: a 30-day fully functional free trial, then a one-time licence (not a subscription), which includes a year of upgrades. It also speaks to S3-compatible storage like Wasabi or Backblaze B2, not just Amazon.
Rclone is free, open source and extremely powerful, and it can mount S3 too — but you pay with effort instead of money. On Windows it needs the free WinFsp driver installed before mounting works. Setup is done in a terminal window.
rclone config and answer the questions about your key and bucketrclone mount mys3:my-bucket S: --vfs-cache-mode writesChoose Rclone if you are comfortable fixing your own setup when an update changes something. Choose a GUI tool if the drive must just work for a non-technical user.
RaiDrive offers an easy window-based setup with a free tier; in return, the free tier carries limits and advertising, and serious use means paying. Mountain Duck, from the makers of Cyberduck, is a polished paid app that mounts cloud storage as a drive and is a fair pick if you already live in that ecosystem.
Neither is a bad tool — but compare what you actually get for the money against TntDrive's one-time licence and Rclone's free price tag before deciding.
Every click shown live — installing TntDrive, adding the S3 account and mapping the drive in Windows.
▶️ Watch Full VideoRclone is the only completely free one — open source, no trial, no licence. The catch is your time: it needs the WinFsp driver on Windows and its setup and mounting happen through typed commands, which you must also arrange to restart with Windows yourself.
No. The trial is fully functional for 30 days, so you can test your real bucket, your real files and your real speed before paying anything. After the trial, a licence is a one-time purchase with a year of upgrades included.
Yes, most of them. TntDrive and Rclone both work with S3-compatible services such as Wasabi, Backblaze B2 and Cloudflare R2 by entering the provider's endpoint address. The setup pattern — account, key, bucket, drive letter — stays the same.