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CryptPad vs Komga
A side-by-side editorial comparison of CryptPad and Komga — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
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CryptPad vs Komga: at a glance
What is CryptPad?
CryptPad rewrote its server and swapped OnlyOffice for Euro-Office in one release.
CryptPad's Autumn 2026.10.0 is the largest release in this window. The server is fully rewritten for scalability and published as its own cryptpad-server npm package, office documents gain a 'linked documents' data model for reliability, and the office apps move from OnlyOffice to Euro-Office 9.3, a compatible fork. A long list of drive, team, accessibility and form fixes rides along, and admins are told to read the upgrade notes because the new server changes deployment.
What is Komga?
Komga's NextUI beta keeps gaining features while the old UI gets only translations.
Komga ships every one to two weeks, and almost all feature work lands in NextUI, the rewritten web interface served at /next. The third NextUI beta in 1.28.0 added contextual navigation, such as moving between books in a series or read list, and 1.29.0 added Notable Entities metadata that only NextUI shows. The latest patches fix page counts and KOReader hashes and carry dependency and translation updates.
CryptPad vs Komga: editorial side-by-side
CryptPad
2.5COLLAB
CryptPad rewrote its server and swapped OnlyOffice for Euro-Office in one release.
◆ Current state
CryptPad's Autumn 2026.10.0 is the largest release in this window. The server is fully rewritten for scalability and published as its own cryptpad-server npm package, office documents gain a 'linked documents' data model for reliability, and the office apps move from OnlyOffice to Euro-Office 9.3, a compatible fork. A long list of drive, team, accessibility and form fixes rides along, and admins are told to read the upgrade notes because the new server changes deployment.
◆ Where it's heading
Earlier releases moved CryptPad forward mainly by bumping the editors it wraps. This one changes its own core and its office supplier, and the Euro-Office switch fits the integration direction seen in the opendesk build: CryptPad as one component of a European sovereign workplace stack. Shipping the server as a separate package also makes it easier to embed and operate on its own.
◆ Prediction
Expect a fix release on the Autumn line soon, as every seasonal release in this window has had one or two, and a server rewrite raises the odds of upgrade issues.
Komga
5.0COLLAB
Komga's NextUI beta keeps gaining features while the old UI gets only translations.
◆ Current state
Komga ships every one to two weeks, and almost all feature work lands in NextUI, the rewritten web interface served at /next. The third NextUI beta in 1.28.0 added contextual navigation, such as moving between books in a series or read list, and 1.29.0 added Notable Entities metadata that only NextUI shows. The latest patches fix page counts and KOReader hashes and carry dependency and translation updates.
◆ Where it's heading
NextUI is moving from preview to the main interface: each minor release adds features exclusive to it, and the old web UI now receives only translations and dependency bumps. The server side keeps adding API checks and Kobo sync fixes underneath.
◆ Prediction
Expect further NextUI betas with editing and navigation features, and eventually a release that makes NextUI the default; the entries don't give a date.
Alternatives to CryptPad and Komga
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Recent activity from CryptPad and Komga
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 5d agoKomgaPage count and KOReader hash fixes
- 11d agoCryptPadAutumn 2026.10: new server, Euro-Office replaces OnlyOffice
- 19d agoKomgaRelease 1.29.1
- 21d agoKomgaRelease 1.29.0
- 1mo agoKomgaNextUI login, sorting and search fixes
- 1mo agoKomgaThird NextUI beta adds contextual navigation
- 1mo agoKomgaAPI restriction checks and a Kobo re-download fix
- 3mo agoCryptPadopendesk build suppresses donation prompts
- 5mo agoCryptPadFix release repairs office app corruption and SSO plugin
- 5mo agoCryptPadDiagram app moves to Drawio 29 with a sketch-mode default
- 7mo agoCryptPadPatch fixes office history loading and a version misnumber
- 7mo agoCryptPadPatch closes websocket leaks and a shared-folder drive bug
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between CryptPad and Komga?
Both compete on the same themes — self-hosted — within Collab. Komga is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is CryptPad better than Komga?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Komga is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to CryptPad?
Top CryptPad alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "CryptPad alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/cryptpad for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Komga?
Top Komga alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Komga alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/komga for the full list with editorial commentary on each.