Pasta vs Paste

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Higher score Pasta #9 in Clipboard Manager Software 7.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Pasta

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

• Pasta fits best

  Mac users who rely on reusable snippets

• Paste fits best

  Mac users wanting polished team features

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Side by side

Feature	Pasta 7.3/10 Visit ↗	Paste 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.3	7.1
Ranking	#9 in Clipboard Manager Software	#11 in Clipboard Manager Software
Best for	Mac users who rely on reusable snippets	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, Mobile	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	macOS, iOS	macOS, iOS
Support	Community, Email	Email, Live chat, Docs
Integrations	2 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Pasta 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	macOS, iOS	macOS, iOS
Our review
Pros	Fuzzy full-text search with content detection and rich previews Reusable snippets support dates, placeholders, and keyword expansion Local-first storage with optional iCloud sync between Mac and iPhone	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	Requires macOS 14 or later Focused on macOS and iOS rather than broader platforms No AI features	No free plan is available Paid access is required after the seven-day trial Apple-focused platform support excludes non-Apple devices
Our verdict	Pasta is a free, open-source clipboard history manager for Mac users who regularly reuse text, links, images, files, and code. It runs as a native menu-bar application on macOS 14 or later, recording clipboard items and making them… 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

• Pasta — where it wins

  • Fuzzy full-text search with content detection and rich previews
  • Reusable snippets support dates, placeholders, and keyword expansion
  • Local-first storage with optional iCloud sync between Mac and iPhone

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires macOS 14 or later
  • Focused on macOS and iOS rather than broader platforms
  • No AI features

• 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

• Pasta7.3/10 · Free plan

  A focused Mac clipboard manager with strong search, snippets, previews, and iCloud sync.

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• Paste7.1/10 · 7-day trial

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

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