Relic vs Pasta

Relic7.7Visit Pasta7.3Visit

Higher score Relic #5 in Clipboard Manager Software 7.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Relic

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

• Relic fits best

  Power users wanting OCR and semantic search

• Pasta fits best

  Mac users who rely on reusable snippets

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Side by side

Feature	Relic 7.7/10 Visit ↗	Pasta 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.3
Ranking	#5 in Clipboard Manager Software	#9 in Clipboard Manager Software
Best for	Power users wanting OCR and semantic search	Mac users who rely on reusable snippets
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$60/yr	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	macOS, iOS
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Community, Email
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features Relic 4/4 · Pasta 4/4
History search	✓	✓
Cross-device sync	✓	✓
Snippets	✓	✓
Rich text support	✓	✓
Specs
History limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone, web	macOS, iOS
Our review
Pros	Searches clipboard content by words, dates, meaning, and screenshot text Supports encrypted sync across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and web Offers snippets, rich-text retention, secret masking, and self-hosting	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
Cons	The Free plan limits sync to 3 devices and storage to 250 MB Mobile apps add items through sharing and platform shortcuts Self-hosting requires you to run the sync server on your own hardware	Requires macOS 14 or later Focused on macOS and iOS rather than broader platforms No AI features
Our verdict	Relic is a clipboard manager for people who need more than a short copy-and-paste buffer. It captures text, images, screenshots, and files, then makes them searchable across supported computers and phones. Its audience is power users who… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Relic — where it wins

  • Searches clipboard content by words, dates, meaning, and screenshot text
  • Supports encrypted sync across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and web
  • Offers snippets, rich-text retention, secret masking, and self-hosting

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan limits sync to 3 devices and storage to 250 MB
  • Mobile apps add items through sharing and platform shortcuts
  • Self-hosting requires you to run the sync server on your own hardware

• 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

• Relic7.7/10 · Free plan

  Relic combines searchable clipboard history, encrypted sync, OCR, and self-hosting.

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• Pasta7.3/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit PastaFull verdict →