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About Strongbox
Strongbox is a native Apple password manager that uses standard KeePass databases, so the same file can be opened by any KeePass-compatible client on other platforms. The database can live offline or sync through major cloud storage providers or your own server over WebDAV or SFTP.
It integrates with the Apple ecosystem through Face ID unlock and AutoFill, and offers detailed security settings such as YubiKey support, brute-force resistant key derivation and duress PINs. Strongbox has recently joined Applause.
Strengths
- Uses standard KeePass files with no lock-in
- Sync through cloud storage, WebDAV or SFTP
- YubiKey support and duress PINs
- Native Apple app with Face ID and AutoFill
Limitations
- Apple platforms only
- Many settings to understand for new users
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumAvailable through the App Store, with paid features on top of the free app.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Applause
- Platforms
- macOS, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Apple users who want a KeePass database with full control over where it is stored
- Categories
- Password managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Strongbox
Compare allSoftware that can replace Strongbox for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
KeePassium
A KeePass-compatible password manager for iPhone, iPad and Mac with AutoFill and cloud sync.
KeePassium is another KeePass client for iPhone, iPad and Mac, open source under GPL-3.0, with Files app sync, AutoFill and YubiKey support.
KeePassXC
A free, open-source desktop password manager that keeps your vault in a local encrypted file.
KeePassXC is free and open source, reads the same KeePass files, and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, but has no mobile app.
AuthPass
An open-source KeePass-compatible password manager for mobile, desktop and the web, built with Flutter.
AuthPass is open source under GPL-3.0, reads KeePass files and runs on desktop, mobile and web, but its auto-fill works only on Android.
1Password
Subscription password manager for individuals and families that stores, fills and shares passwords and passkeys.
1Password is a paid, closed-source cloud manager across all platforms with Watchtower and per-item sharing, replacing KeePass files with its own synced vault.
Bitwarden
An open-source password manager with free cross-device sync, apps for every platform and optional paid plans.
Bitwarden is open source with free cloud sync on every platform and a self-hosting option, but uses its own vault instead of KeePass files.
SafeInCloud
A password and passkey manager that backs up and syncs its encrypted vault through your own cloud storage.
SafeInCloud is closed source and syncs through your own cloud storage or WebDAV, adding Windows and Android apps, but does not use KeePass files.
Enpass
Offline-first password manager that syncs through your own cloud storage.
Enpass is closed source, syncs through storage you choose, and runs on Windows, Linux and Android too, but uses its own format instead of KeePass.
KeeWeb
Cross-platform desktop and web client for KeePass kdbx files.
KeeWeb is a free, open-source KeePass client for desktop and web that opens databases from cloud storage or WebDAV, though development has been slow.
Strongbox as an alternative
Listings that name Strongbox as an alternative.
Kee Vault
A hosted open-source password manager built on the KeePass format, with web and mobile apps.
Strongbox uses standard KeePass files on iPhone, iPad and Mac with sync through storage you choose, but only on Apple platforms.
Pass for iOS
An iOS and iPadOS client for pass password stores, with Git sync, one-time codes and AutoFill.
Strongbox uses KeePass files on iPhone, iPad and Mac with AutoFill and cloud, WebDAV or SFTP sync, but is not open source.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
KeePass
The original open-source local password database in the kdbx format.
Keepass2Android
An open-source KeePass-compatible password manager for Android with built-in cloud storage sync.
KeePassDX
Android KeePass client with biometric unlock and autofill.
