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Hasty Paste vs MicroBin
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Hasty Paste | MicroBin |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Rust |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Stars | 256 | 4.6k |
| Latest | v2.4.1 | v2.1.0 |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-08 |
| Release cadence | about 81 days between releases | about 510 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace GitHub Gist. Alternatives to GitHub Gist →
PartialHasty PasteUser accounts and visibility settings, without revision history or git access.
PartialMicroBinNo accounts or revision history.
Both replace Pastebin. Alternatives to Pastebin →
Full replacementHasty PastePrivate, unlisted or public pastes with expiry, attachments and OpenID login.
Full replacementMicroBinText, files and short URLs in one small binary, with expiry and optional encryption.
Hasty Paste
MicroBin
- v2.1.42026-03-08Patch #326, change env defaults, bump to 2.1.4pre-release
- v2.1.22026-03-07Change content handling to use byte buffer instead of parsing chunks directlypre-release
- v2.1.02026-01-10Fix Json db losing already saved pasta's on crash/power failure
- v2.0.42023-07-11Server-side and client-side encryption for uploads, including file attachments,
- v1.2.12023-03-26Clean up README
Hasty Paste
✓ signed The latest release, v2.4.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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MicroBin
unsigned The latest release, v2.1.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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