Best Paste Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from secure notes apps ranked against Paste on the same published basis.
- 1Paste vs Notesnook
- 2Paste vs Cryptee
- 3Paste vs PrivacyNotes
- 4Paste vs Standard Notes
- 5Paste vs Dash
- 6Paste vs Notyra
- 7Paste vs Turtl
- 8Paste vs Binderus
- 9Paste vs VaultNote
- 10Paste vs SilentNotes
- 11Paste vs Joplin
- 12Paste vs Anytype
- 13Paste vs QOwnNotes
- 14Paste vs Nolio
- 15Paste vs OpenVLT
- 17Paste vs SealNotes
- 18Paste vs Snug
- 19Paste vs Cipher Notes
- 20Paste vs Lockpad
- 21Paste vs Notr
Paste alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notesnook | 6.8 | Free plan | $1.99/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Cryptee | 6.7 | Free plan | €3/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | PrivacyNotes | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Standard Notes | 6.7 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Dash | 6.6 | Free plan | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web |
| 6 | Notyra | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Turtl | 6.6 | Free plan | — | Android, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Binderus | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | VaultNote | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, Linux, Windows |
| 10 | SilentNotes | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 11 | Joplin | 5.8 | No | €2.99/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Anytype | 5.7 | No | — | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | QOwnNotes | 5.5 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Nolio | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 15 | OpenVLT | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Mac, Linux |
| 17 | SealNotes | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Snug | 5.3 | No | — | iOS, Android |
| 19 | Cipher Notes | 5.2 | No | — | Android |
| 20 | Lockpad | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | Notr | 5.2 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Paste alternatives
What is the best alternative to Paste?
Notesnook, number 1 in secure notes apps with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Cryptee, PrivacyNotes, Standard Notes and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Paste?
Notesnook is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.