5 open-source apps
Best self-hosted Password Managers apps
Password and secrets managers you run yourself. A private alternative to 1Password, LastPass and Bitwarden cloud.
The most popular self-hosted apps for password managers on GitHub are Vaultwarden, Bitwarden and Passbolt, ranked by stars below.
Ranked by GitHub stars
All 5 Password Managers apps
Vaultwarden
dani-garcia/vaultwarden
Lightweight Bitwarden server API implementation written in Rust.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
FeaturedPassword ManagersRustDockerBitwarden
bitwarden/server
Password manager with a webapp, browser extension, and mobile app.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Password ManagersC#DockerPassbolt
passbolt/passbolt_api
Collaborative password manager.
Active · last commit Oct 20, 2026
Password ManagersPHPDockerAliasVault
aliasvault/aliasvault
End-to-end encrypted password manager with a built-in email alias generator and server.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Password ManagersTypeScriptDockerTeampass
nilsteampassnet/TeamPass
Password manager dedicated for managing passwords in a collaborative way. One symmetric key is used to encrypt all shared/team passwords and stored server side in a file and the database. works on…
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Password ManagersPHP
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What is the best self-hosted app for password managers?
By GitHub stars, Vaultwarden is the most popular self-hosted app for password managers with 69,685 stars, followed by Bitwarden and Passbolt. The best fit depends on your needs, so compare Docker support, license and recent activity on each app page.
Are these Password Managers apps free?
Yes. All 5 apps in this category are open source and free to run on your own server. A few also offer a paid hosted plan or enterprise add-ons, but self-hosting the open-source edition costs nothing beyond your hardware.
How do I install a self-hosted Password Managers app?
4 of the 5 apps here ship a Docker image, which is the easiest route: rent a small VPS or use a home server, install Docker, and start the app with its Docker Compose file. Apps without an image list their native install steps in the README.
Which Password Managers apps are most actively developed?
Measured by commits in the last twelve months, the most active projects are AliasVault (3,003 commits), Teampass (2,931 commits) and Passbolt (2,048 commits). Active development usually means faster bug fixes and security patches.