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Vaultwarden
★ 45kLightweight Bitwarden-compatible password server — the official apps work with your own backend.
Vaultwarden does the job of 1Password, self-hosted. It is AGPL-licensed, so a hosted fork has to publish its changes, and it installs in about one command. 1Password bills $8 for it. 45k stars on GitHub.
Open-source replacement for 1Password.
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
- Self-hosting
- Easy
- The paid one costs
- $8
- GitHub stars
- 45k
Is it actually a replacement?
We have written a verdict on what it replaces — what you lose, and why people still pay:
How Vaultwarden runs
Where it runs
Vaultwarden runs on your server.
What setup takes
not verified by us yet — check the repo README.
Vaultwarden questions
Is Vaultwarden open source?
Yes — it is released under AGPL-3.0.
Can Vaultwarden replace 1Password?
Our verdict on 1Password is YES. Vaultwarden (65k stars), Keycloak (28k stars), Passbolt (5k stars) are mature open-source replacements for 1Password — self-host with docker and stop paying $2.99/mo.
Can I self-host Vaultwarden?
Yes — we rate it easy to self-host, and it runs on your server.