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Passbolt — open source alternative

Team-first password manager designed for collaboration.

Strengths

  • Fine-grained sharing between users and groups.
  • PGP-based end-to-end encryption model.
  • Active audits and security roadmap.

Weaknesses

  • Onboarding involves PGP key setup per user.
  • Enterprise features (SSO, SCIM, audit log) are paid-tier.
  • Smaller ecosystem than Bitwarden.
License: AGPL-3.0 Self-host difficulty: 3/5 Hosted cloud optionDesktop: Windows, macOS, LinuxMobile: iOS, Android

Official site · Source on GitHub

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License: GPL-3.0 / AGPL-3.0

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License: AGPL-3.0

KeePassXC

Offline password database — KeePass-compatible.

License: GPL-3.0

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