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pasty vs Snippet Box

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted pastebins & snippets options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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PA pasty Fast and lightweight code-pasting server VS SN Snippet Box Self-hosted app for organizing your code snippets
FeaturepastySnippet Box
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score46 · Fair17 · At risk
CategoryPastebins & SnippetsPastebins & Snippets
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageGoTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyEasy
Min. RAM128 MB128 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarydocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 223★ 1,092
First released20202021
ReplacesPastebin.comGitHub Gist, Pastebin.com

What are pasty and Snippet Box?

pasty

pasty is a fast and lightweight code-pasting server written in Go. It supports configurable storage backends, paste expiration, and an autodelete feature for ephemeral snippet sharing.

  • Fast snippet sharing
  • Configurable storage backends
  • Paste expiration
  • Simple deployment

Snippet Box

Snippet Box is a self-hosted application for organizing and searching your personal collection of code snippets. It offers syntax highlighting, tagging, and a clean interface for reusing saved code.

  • Snippet organization
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Tag-based search
  • SQLite storage

pasty vs Snippet Box: key differences

Pasty is written in Go, while Snippet Box is built with TypeScript. Snippet Box has the considerably larger community, at 1,092 GitHub stars versus 223.

Why pick each one

Choose pasty if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Go
pasty details

Choose Snippet Box if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (1.1k GitHub stars)
Snippet Box details

Frequently asked questions

Is pasty or Snippet Box better?

Neither is universally better. Snippet Box has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are pasty and Snippet Box free and open-source?

Yes. pasty is licensed under MIT and Snippet Box under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run pasty and Snippet Box with Docker?

pasty: yes. Snippet Box: yes.

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