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rustypaste vs Opengist: catalog facts
rustypaste	Opengist
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted
Single binary with no database Expiring, one-shot and password-protected links	Snippets can be managed with standard Git commands over HTTP or SSH Revision history with diffs between versions
Command-line oriented, with only a basic HTML upload form No syntax highlighting or rich paste viewer	You need to host and maintain the server yourself No client-side encryption of snippets
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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