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Open-source alternatives · curated shortlist

Open-source alternatives
to 1Password.

The closest open-source alternatives to 1Password are Passbolt, Padloc, and KeePassXC. Passbolt is the team vault with sharing and admin controls; Padloc is the modern cross-platform pick; KeePassXC is the battle-tested offline vault. Before trusting any vault, verify its audit history and release activity.

Teams leave 1Password over per-seat subscriptions and cloud-only vault storage. Self-hosted managers keep secrets on your infrastructure with no seat fees. The tradeoff is backup and availability discipline — a lost vault with no backup is unrecoverable by design.

#ProjectStarsLicenseStack
1keepassxcOffline-first classic; your file, your control, zero network.29.9Kundeclared — verifyC++
7passbolt_apiTeam vault with user management and sharing; built for companies.6.2KAGPL-3.0PHP
12padlocModern apps on every platform with a clean security model.2.9KAGPL-3.0JavaScript

Ranks and stars from the live chart · updated Nov 12, 2026 · full password manager ranking →

Quick answers

Is there a free alternative to 1Password?
Yes. keepassxc, passbolt_api, padloc are all open-source alternatives to 1Password with no license fees — you pay only for hosting. Differences are in maturity, features, and implementation effort, compared below.
Can I self-host a 1Password alternative?
Yes — every option on this page is self-hostable. Deployment ranges from one-command Docker to managed setup; check each project's docs for requirements.
How were these 1Password alternatives chosen?
From the live Open-Source Password Managers, Ranked by GitHub Stars ranking, shortlisted by human curation. Rankings on maal.top are never sold. See the full chart for the complete list.