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Shimo Docs vs CryptPad: catalog facts
Shimo DocsCryptPad
Freemium

Personal use and private deployment for up to five people are free; team and enterprise…

Freemium

Free and open source under the AGPL. Public instances offer paid storage plans.

macOS, Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Real-time collaboration across documents, sheets and slides
  • Imports and exports Excel and PowerPoint files
  • Real-time collaboration where the server cannot read the documents
  • A full suite: documents, sheets, slides, kanban, forms and diagrams
  • Interface and documentation are in Chinese
  • Cloud-centred, so files live on Shimo's servers unless self-deployed
  • Encryption limits server-side features such as full-text search
  • Public instances cap storage; heavy use means self-hosting or a subscription
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted Self-hosted, Web application
Closed source Open source
License not stated 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

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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