Comparison

Alfred vs Clipy

No leader: the top candidate Clipy has only 0.10 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Alfred39
Clipy56
Score
Vioscale score
Alfred39 / 100low · 26%updating
Clipy56 / 100low · 10%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Alfred
Clipy
Model
Price level
Alfredlow
Clipyfree
Transparent
Alfred
Clipy
Integrations
Count
Alfred3
Clipy
Adoption
Github stars
Alfred
Clipy8,831
Activity
Commits last 30d
Alfred
Clipy17
Release
Cadence days
Alfred
Clipy43
History
Alfred
License
Spdx
Alfred
ClipyMIT
Language
Primary
Alfred
ClipySwift
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for clipboard managers. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Alfred-
Clipy-
Fuzzy searchable clipboard history
Alfred-
Clipy-
Rich media image and file retention
Alfred-
Clipy-
Unformatted plain text paste override
Alfred-
Clipy-
Sequential multi item paste stack
Alfred-
Clipy-
Cross device cloud clipboard sync
Alfred-
Clipy-
Password manager exclusion rules
Alfred-
Clipy-
Custom snippet pinning and favorites
Alfred-
Clipy-
Hex color code preview rendering
Alfred-
Clipy-
Local end to end encryption
Alfred-
Clipy-
SOC2 type ii
Alfred-
Clipy-
ISO 27001
Alfred-
Clipy-
Pricing model
Alfred-
Clipy-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Alfred

A productivity application for macOS that boosts efficiency through hotkeys, keywords, text expansion, clipboard management, and visual workflow automation. Users can search their Mac and the web, control applications and files, and automate repetitive tasks without coding.

Independently observed

Clipy

A clipboard extension for macOS that maintains a history of copied content in multiple formats and allows users to save and quickly insert reusable text templates through keyboard shortcuts.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Alfred

HybridFree tier

Free core version. Powerpack license available for purchase.

  • Alfred CoreFree
    • Search Mac and web
    • Application and file launching
    • Hotkeys and keywords
    • Clipboard history
    • Text expansion
    • +3 more
  • Powerpack-
as of verify ↗

Clipy

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
iOS
Alfred
Clipy
macOS
Alfred
Clipy

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Alfred

3 total
  • Spotify
  • Apple Music
  • macOS System Settings
Independently observed

Clipy

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.