# main vs Onetime Secret

> Two self-hosted [Pastebin alternatives](https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/pastebin), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | main | Onetime Secret |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 38/100 | 61/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #17 of 19 in Pastebins | #6 of 12 in Secrets Management |
| GitHub stars | 17 | 2 978 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +36 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 29 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v0.26.19 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Shell | Ruby |

## Which one should you pick?

Onetime Secret scores 61/100 against 38/100 for main, so it is the safer default.

Onetime Secret ships more often: 29 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for main.

Onetime Secret is growing faster right now (+36 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [main](https://selfhost.directory/project/main) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/main.md)
- [Onetime Secret](https://selfhost.directory/project/onetime-secret) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/onetime-secret.md)

---
Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/main-vs-onetime-secret