# Alternatives to Passbolt

Open source team password manager.

Passbolt ranks #10 of 14 in Password managers, with an Alt Score of 71. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0, freemium from €4.5/month per user and available on Windows, iOS, Android and Browser extension. 13 of 14 checklist rows are verified against a public source.

Source: https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/passbolt/
Category: Password managers

## Where Passbolt stands out

- **Self-hostable server** — 4 of 8 apps with a verified answer have this

## Overview

- **Who it's for**: IT teams and organizations that need to store, share, and manage passwords collectively, especially security-conscious teams (DevOps, sysadmins, larger companies) that want control over where their credential data lives.
- **What you get**: An open-source, self-hostable password manager built on OpenPGP encryption, so each credential is encrypted end-to-end and private keys never leave the user's device. It provides granular, per-item sharing and permissions, folders and tags for organizing credentials, and browser extensions plus mobile and desktop clients for autofill and autosave. Being self-hosted (Docker, Kubernetes/Helm, or native Linux install), organizations keep full control of their data instead of trusting a third-party cloud vault.
- **How it works**: Admins deploy the Passbolt server on their own infrastructure, then users install the browser extension and generate an OpenPGP key pair protected by a passphrase to log in. Credentials are encrypted individually and shared with specific users or groups by granting access, which re-encrypts the secret with the recipient's public key rather than exposing a shared master password.

## Profile

- **License**: AGPL-3.0 (verified 2026-07-08)
- **Pricing model**: Freemium (verified 2026-07-08)
- **Starts at**: €4.5/month per user (verified 2026-07-08)
- **Platforms**: Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Status**: active (verified 2026-07-08)

## Ranked alternatives

| # | App | Alt Score | Licence | Platforms |
|---|-----|-----------|---------|-----------|
| 1 | [Psono](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/psono.md) | 100 | Apache-2.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 2 | [Keeper](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/keeper.md) | 94 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 3 | [Proton Pass](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/proton-pass.md) | 94 | GPL-3.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 4 | [Zoho Vault](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/zoho-vault.md) | 94 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android |
| 5 | [RoboForm](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/roboform.md) | 90 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 6 | [NordPass](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/nordpass.md) | 87 | ? | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 7 | [Enpass](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/enpass.md) | 81 | Proprietary | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 8 | [Padloc](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/padloc.md) | 81 | AGPL-3.0 | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS |
| 9 | [Dashlane](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/dashlane.md) | 74 | Proprietary | macOS, iOS, Android, Web |
| 10 | [Apple Passwords](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/apple-passwords.md) | 68 | Proprietary | macOS, iOS, Windows, Browser extension |
| 11 | [Google Password Manager](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/google-password-manager.md) | 55 | ? | ? |
| 12 | [Vaultwarden](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/vaultwarden.md) | 55 | AGPL-3.0 | ? |
| 13 | [KeePass](https://altcatalog.com/alternatives/keepass.md) | 45 | GPL-2.0-or-later | Windows, macOS, Linux |

Alt Score = Verified coverage (90%) + Visibility (10%). See https://altcatalog.com/how-alt-score-works/

## Feature comparison

Legend: Yes / No / Partial / ? (not verified).

| Password managers checklist | Passbolt | Psono | Keeper | Proton Pass | Zoho Vault | RoboForm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Freemium | OSS + paid hosting | Subscription | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starts at | €4.5/month per user | 2 EUR/user | ? | $1.99/mo | $1/user/month (USD) | €2.49/mo |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary | GPL-3.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Platforms | Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension |
| E2E encryption (zero-knowledge) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Passkey support | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TOTP / 2FA codes storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser autofill | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Secure sharing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Emergency access | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Breach monitoring | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware key support (FIDO2) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Offline vault access | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable server | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | Partial |
| Family / team vaults | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Password health report | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CLI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Third-party security audit published | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |

## Sources

Sources for Passbolt. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.

- **Pricing model**: Freemium — <https://www.passbolt.com/pricing> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Note: CE is free/unlimited self-hosted OSS; Pro/Enterprise are paid tiers.
  - Quote: “Free forever Community Edition ... Free With unlimited users Open source under AGPLV3 license”
- **Platforms**: Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension — <https://www.passbolt.com/downloads> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Note: Desktop app is Windows-only today; macOS/Linux listed as coming soon.
  - Quote: “Browser extensions ... Chrome Brave Firefox Vivaldi Edge Safari Mobile Apps ... iOS or Android ... Desktop Apps”
- **License**: AGPL-3.0 — <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/passbolt/passbolt_api/master/LICENSE.txt> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Quote: “GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 19 November 2007”
- **Starts at**: €4.5/month per user — <https://www.passbolt.com/pricing> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Quote: “€4.5 /month per user Billed annually Minimum 10 users.”
- **Status**: active — <https://api.github.com/repos/passbolt/passbolt_api/releases/latest> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Note: tag_name": "v5.13.0" ... "published_at": "2026-06-12T09:21:54Z""
- **E2E encryption (zero-knowledge)**: Yes — <https://www.passbolt.com/pricing> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Quote: “end-to-end encryption. This means secrets are encrypted on the client side and can only be decrypted by authorized users, not the server.”
- **Passkey support**: No — <https://www.passbolt.com/docs/user/advanced-features/mfa/> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Note: MFA page lists only Duo, YubiKey (OTP), TOTP; no passkey/WebAuthn login.
  - Quote: “DUO Yubikey TOTP”
- **TOTP / 2FA codes storage**: Yes — <https://www.passbolt.com/docs/user/basic-features/mobile/totp-mobile/> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Quote: “Passbolt supports creation of TOTP ... You can also create a standalone TOTP”
- **Browser autofill**: Yes — <https://www.passbolt.com/downloads> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Quote: “The browser extension also helps auto-fill credentials for known websites”
- **Secure sharing**: Yes — <https://www.passbolt.com/docs/user/basic-features/browser/share-resource/> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Quote: “three permissions at the resource or folder level: Owner... Update... Read... Type the name of a user you would like to share this password with.”
- **Emergency access**: No — <https://www.passbolt.com/pricing> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Note: Admin-side key escrow, not a user trusted-contact emergency-access feature.
  - Quote: “Account recovery (Escrow)”
- **Breach monitoring**: Partial — <https://www.passbolt.com/security> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Note: Passphrase-reuse check against HIBP, not continuous monitoring of stored passwords.
  - Quote: “Have I been pwned? Passbolt protects you from reusing a passphrase that has been used on hacked websites.”
- **Hardware key support (FIDO2)**: No — <https://www.passbolt.com/docs/user/advanced-features/mfa/yubikey/> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Note: YubiKey OTP" ... touch it to release a Yubico OTP." — YubiKey via Yubico OTP, not FIDO2/WebAuthn.
  - Quote: “Select the provider ”
- **Self-hostable server**: Yes — <https://www.passbolt.com/security> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Quote: “Self-hostable server, for maximum privacy ... Passbolt server can be self-hosted inside your own infrastructure.”
- **Family / team vaults**: Yes — <https://www.passbolt.com/pricing> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Note: Team/shared folders + groups; Passbolt targets teams/orgs rather than families.
  - Quote: “Private and shared folders Users and groups management”
- **Password health report**: Yes — <https://www.passbolt.com/pricing> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Note: Feature-table entry ('Health Check'); no dedicated docs page details scope.
  - Quote: “Password expiry Health Check Secret history (beta)”
- **CLI**: Yes — <https://www.passbolt.com/downloads> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Quote: “Passbolt CLI ... can be used from any terminal to perform CRUD operations on a self-hosted or cloud-hosted Passbolt instance.”
- **Third-party security audit published**: Yes — <https://www.passbolt.com/security> (verified 2026-07-08)
  - Quote: “Cure53 ... front-end code as well as back-end code has been fully audited by Cure53 in 2021. SOC 2 Type II. In 2021 we got successfully audited for SOC 2 Type II.”

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