Karakeep vs PrivateBin
Both are self-hosted pastebins projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.
| Karakeep | PrivateBin | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 82/100 | 84/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 816 | 656 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 172 | 231 |
| Stars | 29k | 8.6k |
| Latest release | 11 Aug 2026 | 8 Aug 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | Zlib |
| Built with | Docker | PHP |
| Typical RAM | 2 GB | 1 GB |
Karakeep
Bookmark-everything app with a touch of AI for the data hoarders out there.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 76% of tracked projects; popularity more than 92%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
PrivateBin
Minimalist pastebin/discussion board where the server has zero knowledge of hosted data.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 71% of tracked projects; popularity more than 76%. 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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