VoidPaste vs Pastebin.com
Pastebin is the category incumbent. VoidPaste is for pastes that should expire — not public paste culture.
This comparison sticks to documented, shipped VoidPaste behavior — no fake migration stats or features we do not run.
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Side-by-side
| VoidPaste | Pastebin | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Ephemeral developer paste with burn, TTL, and privacy modes | Long-running public paste culture, syntax highlighting, huge third-party tooling |
| Account | Optional for basic pastes | Free use common; account/PRO historically needed for private and higher limits |
| Privacy | Unlisted default; private ACL; password; optional client encryption | Public / unlisted / private (account for private); server-side storage by default |
| Expiration / burn | First-class presets, max views, burn-after-reading | Create-time expire options via web and API |
| API / CLI | REST + Go CLI — REST + Go CLI on voidpaste.com; free scoped keys | Official Developers API (dev key via membership); large community CLI ecosystem |
| Cost / limits | Free product; 1 MB; no paid upsell | Free tier with ads/limits historically; PRO for higher ceilings (pricing changes) |
Choose VoidPaste when
- You need a short-lived or burnable link for a log, diff, or config.
- You want optional client encryption without a paid paste plan.
- You want a free REST API + CLI without Pastebin membership gates.
Choose Pastebin when
- You want public discoverability and Pastebin’s mindshare.
- Your tooling already assumes Pastebin’s API and paste IDs.
- You need the broader third-party extension ecosystem around pastebin.com.
Different jobs, same noun
Both are “pastebins,” but Pastebin optimized for public sharing and longevity of culture; VoidPaste optimizes for ephemerality. Unlisted on either side is still URL secrecy — not an ACL. For true owner-only reads, VoidPaste private mode requires auth.
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