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CryptPad vs bento
CryptPad has 8,039 GitHub stars, 873 forks, 401 open issues and last shipped yesterday. bento has 5,599 stars, 388 forks, 38 open issues and last shipped yesterday. CryptPad leads on adoption by 44% (8,039 vs 5,599 stars). CryptPad is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; bento is written in TypeScript under MIT. CryptPad has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, bento 7%. bento was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| CryptPad | bento | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 8.0K | ★ 5.6K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 873 | ⑂ 388 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick CryptPad if
- You weight community size — 8.0K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick bento if
- You want the bento feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and bento fits your workflow better
About CryptPad
CryptPad CryptPad is a collaboration suite that is end to end encrypted and open source. It is designed to facilitate collaboration by synchronizing changes to documents in real time. Since all the user data is encrypted, in the event of a breach, attackers have no way of accessing the stored content. Furthermore, if the administrators do not modify the code, they and the service also cannot access any information about the users' content. Installation For development Our developer guide provides instructions for setting up a local instance without HTTPS or our more advanced security features. For production…
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About bento
Bento — the office suite that fits in a file This PowerPoint alternative is a single HTML file. A Bento deck carries its own viewer, presenter, and editor inside the document — open it in any browser, edit it, present it, send it. The person you send it to needs nothing: the file is the software. Try it in 10 seconds: open bento.page/slides — that's the entire app, running on a starter deck that doubles as the feature tour. Or grab a designed template from the gallery and make it yours. Download the app: grab the single Bento Slides.bento.html from the GitHub Releases page or straight from bento.page ( 560 KB…
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Frequently asked questions
Is CryptPad or bento more popular?
CryptPad has 8,039 GitHub stars and bento has 5,599. CryptPad has the larger community by that measure.
Are CryptPad and bento free?
Both are open source. CryptPad is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and bento under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between CryptPad and bento?
CryptPad is written in JavaScript and bento in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, CryptPad or bento?
Choose CryptPad if you want the larger community (8,039 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose bento if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.