Top pick · highest health
Vaultwarden
Lightweight Bitwarden server API implementation written in Rust.
DockerRust
Password Managers
Open source alternatives to 1Password
We track 7 open-source 1Password alternatives, of which 6 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 5 ship a Docker image. Vaultwarden leads on health at 99/100 with 79 commits in the last 90 days; across all 7 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0 and 1 other licences.
updated Oct 2026 7 alternatives best health 99 ★ 102k combined 3,086 commits / 90d 5 with Docker
Top picks to replace 1Password
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Healthiest
Health 99/100: 79 commits in 90 days, latest release 1.37.4, Docker image available.
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Most active
1,081 commits in the last 90 days, more than any other option here.
Showing 7 of 7 tools
All 7 1Password alternatives, ranked by health
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Bitwarden
Password manager with a webapp, browser extension, and mobile app.
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Passbolt
Collaborative password manager.
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AliasVault
End-to-end encrypted password manager with a built-in email alias generator and server.
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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 any server Apache, MySQL and PHP.
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Psono
Password manager for companies.
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PassIt
Simple password manage with sharing features by group and user, but no administration interface.
DockerPython
1Password alternatives compared
Vaultwarden edges Bitwarden 99 to 97, and most of the difference is stars: 70k stars against 21k stars. Bitwarden is the busier codebase, though, with 458 commits in 90 days to 79.
The most recent release is Psono v7.0.30, published yesterday. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, PHP (2), Python (2) and C# (1) are the most common. AliasVault and Psono are permissively licensed; Vaultwarden, Bitwarden, Passbolt and 2 more are copyleft. PassIt is not hosted on a forge Repoly can read, so it has no measured score yet.
6 of these 7 also appear among the LastPass alternatives; AliasVault is specific to 1Password.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| Vaultwarden Steady at 99 since 11 Sep | 99 | 70k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday | Yes |
| Bitwarden Steady at 97 since 11 Sep | 97 | 21k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | Yes |
| Passbolt Steady at 95 since 11 Sep | 95 | 6.2k | AGPL-3.0 | 10 days ago | Yes |
| AliasVault Steady at 94 since 11 Sep | 94 | 3.3k | MIT | today | Yes |
| Teampass Steady at 83 since 11 Sep | 83 | 1.9k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday | No |
| Psono | 73 | 6 | Apache-2.0 | yesterday | No |
| PassIt | 20 | 0 | AGPL-3.0 | unknown | Yes |
1Password alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to 1Password?
Vaultwarden scores highest at 99/100, with 79 commits in the last 90 days, 70k stars on GitHub and its latest release (1.37.4) published 25 days ago. AliasVault has the most raw commit activity at 1081 commits in 90 days.
Which 1Password alternatives use a permissive licence?
2 of 7 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): AliasVault (MIT), Psono (Apache-2.0). 5 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which 1Password alternatives run in Docker?
5 of 7 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Vaultwarden, Bitwarden, Passbolt, AliasVault, PassIt. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is Vaultwarden or Bitwarden the better 1Password alternative?
On measured health Vaultwarden leads, 99 to 97. Vaultwarden has 79 commits in 90 days, 70k stars and 1.37.4 from 25 days ago; Bitwarden has 458 commits in 90 days, 21k stars and v2026.10.1 from 2 days ago. Vaultwarden is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the 1Password alternatives still maintained?
6 of the 6 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the 1Password alternatives written in?
PHP: Passbolt and Teampass. Python: Psono and PassIt. C#: Bitwarden. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
