Relic vs Paste

Relic7.7Visit Paste7.1Visit

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

• Relic fits best

  Power users wanting OCR and semantic search

• Paste fits best

  Mac users wanting polished team features

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Side by side

Feature	Relic 7.7/10 Visit ↗	Paste 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.1
Ranking	#5 in Clipboard Manager Software	#11 in Clipboard Manager Software
Best for	Power users wanting OCR and semantic search	Mac users wanting polished team features
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$60/yr	$26.99/user/yr
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	macOS, iOS
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Relic 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, 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	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	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	No free plan is available Paid access is required after the seven-day trial Apple-focused platform support excludes non-Apple devices
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 →	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

• 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

• 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

• Relic7.7/10 · Free plan

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

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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 →