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CryptPadvsproxyscotch

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

CryptPadproxyscotch
Score71/10044/100
Rank in category#2 of 6 in Office Suites#10 of 13 in API
GitHub stars8 030428
Stars, last 30 days+78—
Stable releases, 12 months70
Latest release2026.10.0 · 21 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageJavaScriptGo

Which one should you pick?

CryptPad scores 71/100 against 44/100 for proxyscotch, so it is the safer default.

CryptPad ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for proxyscotch.

If you want the quickest setup, proxyscotch is easier to run; CryptPad needs more configuration.

CryptPad is growing faster right now (+78 stars in 30 days).

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