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CryptPad vs ibis-office
CryptPad has 8,066 GitHub stars, 878 forks, 401 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ibis-office has 525 stars, 29 forks, 48 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. CryptPad leads on adoption by 1,436% (8,066 vs 525 stars). CryptPad is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; ibis-office is written in Rust under AGPL-3.0. CryptPad has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, ibis-office 6%. CryptPad 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 | ibis-office | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 8.1K | ★ 525 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-10 | 2026-11-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 878 | ⑂ 29 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick CryptPad if
- You weight community size — 8.1K 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 ibis-office if
- You want the ibis-office feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and ibis-office 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 ibis-office
English 日本語 简体中文 The next generation office suite, built with Rust and the GPU, that opens your documents exactly as Microsoft Office shows them. Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx) and PowerPoint (.pptx) — fast, accurate, everywhere. What is ibisOffice? ibisOffice is an office suite for viewing, editing and saving Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. It is written entirely in Rust and draws everything on the GPU. The same single codebase runs as a desktop app on macOS, Windows and Linux and in the web browser. Our aim is simple: a document made in Microsoft Office should look the same when you open it in ibisOffice…
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Frequently asked questions
Is CryptPad or ibis-office more popular?
CryptPad has 8,066 GitHub stars and ibis-office has 525. CryptPad has the larger community by that measure.
Are CryptPad and ibis-office free?
Both are open source. CryptPad is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and ibis-office under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between CryptPad and ibis-office?
CryptPad is written in JavaScript and ibis-office in Rust. 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 ibis-office?
Choose CryptPad if you want the larger community (8,066 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose ibis-office if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.