| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Secure Notes Apps | 8.1 (#10) | 7.7 (#19) |
| Encryption | Notes can be encrypted in the browser per note using Argon2id and AES-GCM; the key and plaintext stay in the browser tab. | Locked notes use AES-256-GCM with a key derived from the lock password using PBKDF2; the key stays in the browser. |
| License | Lockpad is provided under the GNU AGPL-3.0 license. | The GitHub repository identifies the project as licensed under AGPL-3.0. |
| Purpose | Lockpad is a self-hosted notes app that runs on hardware you own. | OpenVLT is a self-hosted notes app that stores notes as plain Markdown files on your server. |
| Support | The project states that it has no support contract, uptime commitment, or on-call operator. | The documentation directs users to email support or open an issue on GitHub. |