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Passbolt vs Bitwarden: catalog facts
PassboltBitwarden
Freemium

The community edition is free and open source. Pro and enterprise editions are paid.

Freemium

Free tier; Premium is $1.65/month billed annually, Families $3.99/month; Teams and…

Linux, Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web, Browser extension, Command line, Self-hosted
  • Per-user OpenPGP encryption means the server never holds readable secrets
  • Community edition is free to self-host without user limits
  • Clients for browsers, desktop, mobile, web and CLI with cloud sync
  • Free tier includes unlimited devices and passwords, passkeys and Bitwarden Send
  • Directory sync, audit logs and enterprise features are paid
  • Key-based recovery is unforgiving if a user loses their private key
  • Offline use is read-only; items cannot be added or edited without a connection
  • F-Droid build has no push notifications, so vault sync is manual
Self-hosted, Web application, Browser extension Downloadable app, Web application, Browser extension, Hosted service, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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