Open Source Self-Hosted Bitwarden Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Bitwarden as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Self-Hosted alternative is Vaultwarden. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Bitwarden and many of them are open source and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Self-Hosted alternatives to Bitwarden are AliasVault, LessPass, Passbolt and Psono.

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Bitwarden alternatives are mainly Password Managers, but if you're looking for Authenticators or Team Collaboration Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Self-Hosted, Free, Password Management and Self-Hosted + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Bitwarden.
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  1. Vaultwarden icon

    Vaultwarden

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    Lightweight, self-hosted server written in Rust, fully compatible with Bitwarden clients, implements the Bitwarden server API, supports organizations, attachments, web interface, website icon API, YubiKey, Duo, and multiple two-factor authentication options.

    21 Vaultwarden alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Cloudron
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    • Almost everyone thinks Vaultwarden is a great Bitwarden alternative.

    • Vaultwarden is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Bitwarden.

    • Vaultwarden is Free and Open SourceBitwarden is Freemium and Open Source
  2. AliasVault icon

    AliasVault

     40 likes
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    AliasVault is an end-to-end encrypted password and alias manager that protects your privacy by creating alternative identities, passwords and email addresses for every website you use.

    75 AliasVault alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Docker
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  4. LessPass icon

    LessPass

     48 likes
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    LessPass is an open source password manager. Instead of syncing a database of passwords, it generates them locally every time you put in a domain name, login and master password. There is no central database for hackers to break into.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Python
    • Docker
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Comments about LessPass as an Alternative to Bitwarden
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    Open-source, completely new system for managing passwords. Thus a real alternative...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think LessPass is a great Bitwarden alternative.

    • LessPass is Free and Open SourceBitwarden is Freemium and Open Source
  5. Passbolt icon

    Passbolt

     26 likes
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    Passbolt is an open source password manager for teams. It allows to securely share and store credentials. For instance, the wifi password of your office, or the administrator password of a router, or your organisation social media account password, all of them can be secured...

    200 Passbolt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Passbolt is the most popular SaaS alternative to Bitwarden.

    • Passbolt is Freemium and Open SourceBitwarden is also Freemium and Open Source
  6. Psono icon

    Psono

     15 likes
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    The Psono password manager keeps hackers out and your passwords secure. Psono is free and open source and available for Windows, Linux and Mac. Organize your passwords now!

    107 Psono alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Docker
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    Capable of being self-hosted like Bitwarden. Has a lot of the same functionality though not as polished.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Psono is Freemium and Open SourceBitwarden is also Freemium and Open Source
  7. Padloc icon

    Padloc

     26 likes
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    Padloc not only helps you remember all your passwords, it also securely stores credit cards, notes, documents and more!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Passit

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    Passit is an open-source, cloud-based password manager. Passit uses the modern and battle-tested libsodium cryptography package to encrypt data in such a way that even we can't access.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Passky icon

    Passky

     4 likes
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    Simple, modern, open source and secure password manager.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
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  11. PassPilot icon

    PassPilot

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    Free password manager that you can keep for yourself in a single HTML file. Client side AES encryption, trust no one policy, off the grid password manager. Take full control of your data online or offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • HTML
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  12. #sysPass icon

    #sysPass

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    sysPass is a web password manager written in PHP that allows the password management in a centralized way and in a multiuser environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  13. REI3 Password Safe icon

    REI3 Password Safe

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    Store and access passwords and other accounts details within your organization. Using end-to-end encryption, data shared with individuals or groups is always protected.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  14. Locker Password Manager icon

    Locker Password Manager

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    Avoid the headache of passwords with Locker. The open-source Locker Password Manager safeguards your passwords and data, effortlessly logs you into sites, boosts your productivity with sharing feature and more.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • Android
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
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