1Password is a user-friendly password manager, but cloud dependency and subscription costs concern some users. devpick lists 3 self-hosted alternatives for managing credentials independently.
- Self-hosted password data management on your own servers
- Zero-knowledge encryption where servers cannot decrypt without the master password
- Ultra-lightweight Vaultwarden running on hardware as small as a Raspberry Pi
- Bitwarden compatibility in Vaultwarden for using official client apps directly
- Secret management in Infisical specializing in API keys and database credentials for teams
3 tools
vaultwarden
58,081RustAGPL-3.0
Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs
Free
infisical
25,760TypeScriptNOASSERTION
Infisical is the open-source platform for secrets, certificates, and privileged access management.
Open Core
clients
12,568TypeScriptNOASSERTION
Bitwarden client apps (web, browser extension, desktop, and cli).
Open Core
How to Choose
For personal and family password management choose Vaultwarden, for team password sharing choose Bitwarden, and for developer secret management choose Infisical.