CryptPad vs Etherpad
Both are self-hosted office suites projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.
| CryptPad | Etherpad | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 64/100 | 81/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 640 | 856 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 0 | 273 |
| Stars | 8k | 19k |
| Latest release | 26 May 2026 | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Nodejs, Docker | Nodejs, Docker |
| Typical RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
CryptPad
Collaboration suite built to enable collaboration, synchronizing changes to documents in real time.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 70% of tracked projects; popularity more than 75%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
Etherpad
Highly customizable online editor providing collaborative editing in real-time.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 77% of tracked projects; popularity more than 87%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
How to read this
Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.
What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.
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