Alternatives to Passwork

A self-hosted password and secrets manager for businesses with role-based access and audit trails. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Passwork

    A self-hosted password and secrets manager for businesses with role-based access and audit trails.

    PaidProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Passwork.

  • Passbolt

    Self-hosted password manager for teams, built on OpenPGP keys.

    FreemiumOpen sourceLinuxWebSelf-hostedBrowser extension

    Passbolt is open source under AGPL-3.0 and encrypts per user with OpenPGP keys; the community edition self-hosts free without user limits, while audit logs and directory sync are paid.

  • Psono

    Self-hostable password manager aimed at companies and developers.

    FreemiumOpen sourceLinuxWebSelf-hostedBrowser extension

    Psono is open source under Apache-2.0 and self-hostable, with SAML and LDAP in the free community edition, though self-hosting means running several containers.

  • Teampass

    A self-hosted, open-source password manager for teams with folder-level access control and audit trails.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hostedBrowser extension

    Teampass is free and open source under GPL-3.0, with folder and role based access and audit trails, but you run and secure its PHP and MySQL server yourself.

  • Password Depot

    A password manager for businesses and home users, with an on-premises server option instead of the cloud.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSSelf-hostedBrowser extension

    Password Depot also runs on-premises or in your own Azure tenant, adds Active Directory and Entra ID integration, and has desktop and mobile apps, with quote-based pricing.

  • Pleasant Password Server

    On-premise password server that adds a web interface and roles to KeePass.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Pleasant Password Server is also a paid on-premise server, but it keeps the KeePass format and adds Active Directory integration, with per-user licensing.

  • Bitwarden

    An open-source password manager with free cross-device sync, apps for every platform and optional paid plans.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWebBrowser extensionCommand lineSelf-hosted

    Bitwarden is open source, can be self-hosted on premises or used as a cloud service, and adds desktop, mobile, browser and CLI clients plus a free tier.

  • Vaultwarden

    A lightweight self-hosted server compatible with the Bitwarden apps, written in Rust.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hostedWeb

    Vaultwarden is a free, open-source, lightweight self-hosted server that works with the official Bitwarden clients, though SSO and directory sync are not a development priority.

  • Padloc

    End-to-end encrypted password manager with an open-source self-host option.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWebSelf-hosted

    Padloc has an open-source AGPL-3.0 server you can self-host and apps for desktop, mobile and web, but a smaller ecosystem and paid advanced sharing features.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Passwork as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Passpack

    A hosted password manager for businesses and teams, with end-to-end encryption and shared credentials.

    PaidProprietaryiOSWebBrowser extension

    Passwork runs on your own infrastructure with role-based access and audit trails, so you maintain the server yourself; it remains closed source.

  • Password Boss

    A multi-tenant password manager for managed service providers that stores and shares business and client passwords.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Passwork is a self-hosted business password manager with role-based access and audit trails, so you run the server instead of using a hosted service.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.