## Pastebin: * Login optional * Markdown only for pro users * [Search feature removed in April 2020](https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/y3m83v/pastebin-made-it-harder-to-scrape-its-site-and-researchers-are-pissed-off) * **Up to 10 unlisted and 2 private pastes per for free users** * **Paste view counter** * & Total view counter for user's gists * & Profile view counter ## GitHub Gist * Login required since 2018 [to prevent spam](https://github.blog/2018-02-18-deprecation-notice-removing-anonymous-gist-creation/) * **Gist revision history** * Difference viewer: split view and unified view. * **Markdown support for all users** * Multiple files per gist possible * **No gist limitation for free users** * Unlisted gists can be made public, [**but not vice versa.**](https://medium.com/@currankelleher/please-github-let-me-make-secret-my-gists-5ab6ddf93777) [(was formerly possible)](https://github.blog/2014-05-09-change-the-visibility-of-your-gists/) * Many innocent user accounts are automatically *“flagged as spam”*. If that happens, one needs to contact the support to ask for unlock. ---- * Is there any point that I missed out? * And which one do you prefer? (optionally, explain your vote in a comment)

Pastebin:

• Login optional
• Markdown only for pro users
• Up to 10 unlisted and 2 private pastes per for free users
• Paste view counter
  • & Total view counter for user's gists
  • & Profile view counter

GitHub Gist

• Login required since 2018
• Gist revision history
  • Difference viewer: split view and unified view.
• Markdown support for all users
• Multiple files per gist possible
• No gist limitation for free users
• Unlisted gists can be made public,
  
• Many innocent user accounts are automatically “flagged as spam”. If that happens, one needs to contact the support to ask for unlock.

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• Is there any point that I missed out?
  
• And which one do you prefer? (optionally, explain your vote in a comment)