Ditto vs Paste

DDitto9.1Visit Paste7.1Visit

Higher score D Ditto #1 in Clipboard Manager Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Ditto

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Paste #11 in Clipboard Manager Software 7.1/10 7-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Paste

• Ditto fits best

  Windows users wanting powerful free basics

• Paste fits best

  Mac users wanting polished team features

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Side by side

Feature	DDitto 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Paste 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	7.1
Ranking	#1 in Clipboard Manager Software	#11 in Clipboard Manager Software
Best for	Windows users wanting powerful free basics	Mac users wanting polished team features
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	$26.99/user/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Desktop	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Windows	macOS, iOS
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Ditto 4/4 · Paste 4/4
History search	✓	✓
Cross-device sync	✓	✓
Snippets	✓	✓
Rich text support	✓	✓
Specs
History limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Windows	macOS, iOS
Our review
Pros	Supports text, images, HTML, and custom clipboard formats Full-text and regular-expression search across saved clips Groups, sticky clips, scripting, and computer-to-computer transfers	Searches clipboard history, including text inside images Syncs clipboard content across Apple devices through private iCloud Adds shared pinboards, sequential pasting, and AI-tool connections
Cons	Windows-only platform support Friends transfers clips between computers rather than using cloud sync Advanced features may require more setup than basic clipboard tools	No free plan is available Paid access is required after the seven-day trial Apple-focused platform support excludes non-Apple devices
Our verdict	Ditto extends the Windows Clipboard with a database-backed history of copied items. It is designed for Windows users who regularly revisit text, images, HTML, or custom clipboard formats and want more control than the standard clipboard… Read the review →	Paste is a clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad that automatically saves copied text, links, images, and files. It is aimed at individual users, developers, designers, writers, and teams that frequently reuse content across Apple… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Ditto — where it wins

  • Supports text, images, HTML, and custom clipboard formats
  • Full-text and regular-expression search across saved clips
  • Groups, sticky clips, scripting, and computer-to-computer transfers

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows-only platform support
  • Friends transfers clips between computers rather than using cloud sync
  • Advanced features may require more setup than basic clipboard tools

• Paste — where it wins

  • Searches clipboard history, including text inside images
  • Syncs clipboard content across Apple devices through private iCloud
  • Adds shared pinboards, sequential pasting, and AI-tool connections

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Paid access is required after the seven-day trial
  • Apple-focused platform support excludes non-Apple devices

• DDitto9.1/10 · Free plan

  Powerful free clipboard history, search, organization, and scripting for Windows.

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• Paste7.1/10 · 7-day trial

  A polished Apple-focused clipboard manager with strong search, sync, and team sharing.

  Visit PasteFull verdict →