# Elengrab vs Opengist — Fit & Features

Canonical: https://trutool.co/compare/elengrab-vs-opengist
Author: Snehil (https://trutool.co/authors/snehil)

Compare Elengrab and Opengist by use case, features, limitations, and evaluation questions.

## Compare fit, features, and limitations

### Elengrab
Fast cross-platform video and audio downloader and media viewer with flexible format and quality options. Supports 1,000+ websites including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Facebook, Reddit, and more, with self-hosted deployment support.
Best fit: People and teams evaluating developer tools for a specific workflow.
- Core product workflow
Before you choose: Test a representative task, inspect outputs, and confirm integrations, permissions, data handling, licensing, and current costs.
Pricing: https://github.com/pricing
- [Read Elengrab profile](https://trutool.co/tools/elengrab): Read Elengrab profile

### Opengist
Opengist is an open-source, self-hosted pastebin powered by Git — a lightweight alternative to GitHub Gist that you host and fully control.
Best fit: People and teams evaluating developer tools for a specific workflow.
- Core product workflow
Before you choose: Test a representative task, inspect outputs, and confirm integrations, permissions, data handling, licensing, and current costs.
Pricing: https://opengist.io
- [Read Opengist profile](https://trutool.co/tools/opengist): Read Opengist profile