Paste vs Setapp

Paste

• People who copy and reuse text, links and images all day on a Mac
• Moving copied items between a Mac, an iPhone and an iPad
• Setapp subscribers, since the Mac app is included at no extra cost
• Giving AI coding tools access to things you copied earlier

Setapp

• Mac users who would otherwise buy several utilities separately
• People who like to try new apps without paying for each one
• Owners of several Macs and iOS devices, via the Power User plan

Paste

• There is no free version; after the 7-day trial a plan is needed, though your saved history is kept.
• Apple platforms only. The App Store listing requires macOS 14 or later and iOS or iPadOS 26 or later.
• The Family plan is sold only on the App Store, and the Teams plan only on the website at a per-seat price that is not published.
• The pricing page showed only the annual price as text; the monthly, Family and Lifetime prices come from the US App Store listing.

Setapp

• There is no free plan; after the 7-day trial the Mac plan costs $14.99 a month plus tax.
• The base Mac plan covers a single Mac; iOS devices or more Macs need a higher plan.
• Unused AI credits reset each billing period and do not carry over.
• The help center also lists an iOS-only plan at $7.99 a month and two AI+ plans that the pricing page does not show.

Paste

Unlimited clipboard history

Everything you copy is saved with no limit on age or count, and the whole history can be searched.

Pinboards

Pin the snippets, links, colors and templates you use regularly to pinboards. Pinboards can be shared to keep a team in sync.

Sync through iCloud

Clipboard history follows you across Mac, iPhone and iPad. The vendor says the data stays on your devices and in your private iCloud, not on its servers.

Privacy rules

Set rules so that Paste ignores passwords and anything copied in apps you mark as sensitive.

Paste MCP for AI tools

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf can search your clipboard history and pinboards after you approve access. The server runs locally on the Mac.

Suggestions with Apple Intelligence

Paste suggests what you are likely to paste next based on what you are working on, processed on the Mac by Apple Intelligence.

Setapp

App catalog under one membership

More than 300 Mac, iOS and web apps, grouped into Optimize, Work, Create, Develop and AI categories. App updates are included.

Utilities in the catalog

The catalog includes Paste for clipboard history, Mosaic for window layouts, CleanShot X for screenshots, Rocket Typist for text snippets and Timing for time tracking.

AI credits and AI apps

Around 40 AI-powered apps, such as TypingMind, BoltAI and Elephas, draw on one shared allowance of AI credits. Extra credits can be bought separately.

Device coverage by plan

Plans cover 1 Mac, 1 Mac with 4 iOS devices, or 4 Macs with 4 iOS devices.

Single-app purchases

An app can be bought on its own as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time purchase, as set by its developer. Single apps are available for macOS only.

Setapp for Teams

Team accounts let an admin invite and remove members and manage the team's devices and apps.

Paste

• Personal (annual)$2.49

  per month, billed annually ($29.99)

  Unlimited clipboard history, pinboards, search and sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad.

• Personal (monthly)$3.99

  per month, billed monthly (US App Store price)

  The same features paid month to month.

• Family$59.99

  per year (US App Store price)

  Paste for up to six people in an Apple Family Sharing group. Sold only through the App Store and billed annually.

• Lifetime$99.99

  one-time purchase (US App Store price)

  Pay once and use Paste on your personal devices with no recurring charge, including future updates.

Setapp

• Mac$14.99

  per month + tax, billed monthly ($107.88 billed annually)

  The full app catalog on 1 Mac, with 1,000 AI credits a month on monthly billing.

• Mac + iOS$18.99

  per month + tax, billed monthly ($134.88 billed annually)

  1 Mac and 4 iOS devices, with 1,000 AI credits a month on monthly billing.

• Power User$22.99

  per month + tax, billed monthly ($161.88 billed annually)

  4 Macs and 4 iOS devices, with 2,000 AI credits a month on monthly billing.

Paste

• Annual discount

  Annual plan saves 37%

  The pricing page marks the annual Personal plan, $29.99 a year, as saving 37% compared with paying monthly.

• Education

  30% off the first year for students and educators

  Students and educators get 30% off the first year of an annual plan by contacting Paste before buying through its website.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime plan with future updates

  A one-time Lifetime purchase unlocks Paste for good, including all future updates. The US App Store lists it at $99.99.

• Other savings

  Included with a Setapp subscription

  Paste for Mac is included in a Setapp subscription at no extra cost. Setapp does not offer the Lifetime or Family plans.

Setapp

• Annual discount

  Save up to 40% with yearly billing

  The pricing page advertises savings of up to 40% on yearly billing. The help center lists the Mac plan at $107.88 a year against $14.99 a month.

• Education

  20% off the annual Mac + iOS plan for education

  Students, researchers and educators who sign up with an educational email address get 20% off the annual Mac + iOS plan: $107.88 a year against the regular $134.88. New subscribers only.