What Webdrive does

Webdrive, operated by Moviement SRL, is an Italian cloud-storage service founded in 2009 and headquartered in Padova that delivers remote FTP storage mounted as a local disk drive on the user's machine. The core product, Web Drive, provides up to 100GB of remote disk space accessed via FTP, with features including scheduled backup, granular file and folder permissions, up to 25 multi-user accounts with isolated storage areas, and restore options via web, DVD, or USB courier delivery within 48 hours. The technology stack is conventional: an FTP server fronted by a thin web administration panel and a WebDrive client application; the optional Web Drive PRO add-on from South River Technologies adds SFTP/SSH, offline file caching, and scheduled synchronization for professional users.

The business model is a self-serve, product-led subscription offering with four published annual tiers — Free (5GB for 60 days), Base (50GB at €51.70/year), Multi 50Gb (€149.50/year with 10 FTP users), and Multi 100Gb (€220.50/year with 25 FTP users and unlimited bandwidth) — sold directly through the company website. Go-to-market relies on the website, free-trial signup, and phone/email support rather than field sales, with primary customer segments being Italian professionals and small businesses (engineers, architects, agencies, printers, journalists) who need collaborative file sharing and offsite backup.

The company is a micro-entity: headcount of 1-10, no external funding, no patents or certifications, no enterprise logos, and no disclosed revenue. Operating scope is Europe (predominantly Italy), supported by a 25TB data center footprint (HP Sun Storage System). The commercial footprint has been static since 2009, with no recorded acquisitions, leadership changes, partnerships beyond the South River Technologies client integration, or product extensions.

Name

Webdrive

Legal name

Moviement SRL

Website

https://webdrive.mvmnet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Webdrive, operated by Moviement SRL (Padova, Italy), offers a self-serve FTP-based cloud storage service that mounts remote disk space as a local drive, serving Italian SMBs and professionals with backup, file sharing, and courier-delivered restore.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Storage Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

File Storage, Sync & Sharing (BPAMAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Storage Core Services (Object/Block/File Storage as a Service) (HDABAAAK), Cloud Storage Gateways & Hybrid Storage (HDABAEAI)

Keywords

• Cloud file storage
• FTP hosting service
• Remote backup solutions
• Secure file sharing
• Data mobility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Padova

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Subscription Storage Services: Annual subscription plans for FTP-based cloud storage with tiered pricing based on storage capacity (5GB-100GB), user count, and bandwidth limits. Four tiers from free trial to premium Multi 100Gb plan at €220.50/year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Webdrive (by Moviement SRL) is a cloud-based FTP file storage and sharing service that mounts remote storage as a local disk drive on the user's computer. The service provides up to 100GB of remote storage with multi-user account management (up to 25 FTP users) and granular file/folder permissions, automated backup scheduling, and flexible restore options including web download, DVD, or USB disk delivered via courier. It is targeted at professionals and small teams that need collaborative file sharing, offsite backup, and mobile access to their files from anywhere with an internet connection.

Product overview

Web Drive is a file sharing and cloud storage service offered by Moviement SRL. The portfolio consists of the core Web Drive product (a multi-user FTP-based remote disk service) available in four tiers: Free (5GB, 60-day trial), Base (50GB), Multi 50Gb (50GB with multi-user features), and Multi 100Gb (100GB). Web Drive PRO is a separate professional client application from South River Technologies that provides enhanced features including SFTP/SSH support, file caching, offline work capability, scheduled synchronization, and planned backup/restore functionality. The products work together: Web Drive provides the cloud storage backend and web administration panel, while Web Drive PRO serves as an advanced desktop client for power users requiring secure protocols and automation features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Web Drive PRO: Professional multiplatform Windows and Mac software by South River Technologies that enables mounting web disks with SFTP/SSH protocols, file caching for offline work, multiple web disk management, synchronization, scheduled backup and restore.

Products and services

• Web Drive Cloud-based FTP file storage and sharing service from Moviement SRL that mounts remote storage as a local disk, with multi-user support up to 25 accounts, granular file/folder permissions, scheduled backup, and restore via web, DVD, or USB. Targeted at professionals and small businesses that need collaborative file exchange and offsite backup.
• Web Drive PRO Optional professional desktop FTP client by South River Technologies offered as an add-on to Web Drive. Supports SFTP/SSH protocols, file caching for offline work, multi-disk management, scheduled synchronization, and planned backup/restore. Intended for power users and professionals needing secure protocols and automation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Backup scheduling allows automated data protection
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Box: Box provides cloud content management and file sharing targeted at businesses and professional teams, with multi-user permissions and collaboration features. It competes head-on with WebDrive's Multi-tier plans for engineering, design, and advertising customers.
• Dropbox: Dropbox is the most well-known cloud file sync, sharing, and backup service for individuals and SMBs. It overlaps directly with WebDrive on file storage, sync across devices, and subscription pricing, and is the benchmark competitor for any FTP-as-local-disk product.
• Backblaze: Backblaze offers unlimited cloud backup and B2 cloud storage aimed at individuals and SMBs. Its positioning around easy, low-cost backup parallels WebDrive's backup-and-restore value prop, including scheduled backups and file recovery.
• iDrive: iDrive is a consumer and SMB cloud backup and file storage provider with tiered capacity plans similar to WebDrive's Base/Multi tiers. Its scheduled backup and per-user capacity options make it a directly comparable backup-focused competitor.

Emerging players

• pCloud: pCloud is a European (Swiss-based) consumer and SMB cloud storage provider with lifetime plans and strong EU data-residency positioning. It is comparable to WebDrive as a Europe-rooted, paid-only cloud storage alternative, particularly attractive on privacy grounds.
• Tresorit: Tresorit is a European end-to-end encrypted cloud storage and file sharing service for business and individual customers. It competes with WebDrive on secure cross-team file sharing and is a comparable privacy-led challenger in the European market.
• Sync.com: Sync.com focuses on zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage for individuals, teams, and SMBs. It competes with WebDrive on secure file sharing with permissions and is a credible alternative for privacy-sensitive European SMB customers.
• Wasabi Technologies: Wasabi provides low-cost S3-compatible cloud object storage aimed at backup, archive, and SaaS providers. While not a direct SMB-facing product, it represents the underlying storage tier that WebDrive's proprietary cloud competes against on price-performance.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft OneDrive: OneDrive ships with Windows and Microsoft 365, providing 1TB-class cloud storage and sync at no incremental cost for many professional-services buyers. As a feature inside a broad productivity suite, it undercuts standalone cloud storage services on price and convenience.
• Google Drive (Google Workspace): Google Drive is bundled into Google Workspace and offers free/cheap cloud storage, real-time sync, collaboration, and generous free tiers that put price pressure on paid SMB storage like WebDrive. It is a broader incumbent rather than a niche backup specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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