Alternatives to passage
A command-line fork of pass that encrypts the password store with age instead of GnuPG. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
passage
A command-line fork of pass that encrypts the password store with age instead of GnuPG.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as passage.
pass
The standard Unix password manager: one GPG-encrypted file per secret.
pass is the upstream GPL-2.0 tool that passage forked, using GnuPG instead of age, with an init command and Git integration for history.
gopass
Team-oriented password store built on GPG and Git.
gopass is an MIT-licensed GPG and Git password store with multiple stores and built-in audits, running on Windows as well as macOS and Linux.
prs
A command-line password manager that stores secrets with GPG and syncs them between machines using Git.
prs is a pass-compatible command-line manager with automatic Git sync and rollbacks, but it relies on GPG rather than age.
KeePassXC
A free, open-source desktop password manager that keeps your vault in a local encrypted file.
KeePassXC stores secrets in one local encrypted kdbx file with a graphical desktop app, browser extension and CLI, avoiding both age and GnuPG.
Also worth comparing
These listings name passage as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
QtPass
A cross-platform graphical front end for pass, the GPG-encrypted Unix password manager.
passage is a command-line fork of pass that uses age instead of GnuPG, avoiding GPG key setup, but has no graphical interface and needs manual setup.
rbw
An unofficial command-line Bitwarden client that keeps keys in a background agent.
passage is an open-source command-line fork of pass that encrypts with age instead of GnuPG, with no account needed but manual setup.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Browserpass
A browser extension that fills and copies logins from a pass password store.
PassFF
A Firefox extension that reads logins from the pass password store and fills them into websites.
Pass for iOS
An iOS and iPadOS client for pass password stores, with Git sync, one-time codes and AutoFill.
