Top pick · highest health
Vaultwarden
Lightweight Bitwarden server API implementation written in Rust.
DockerRust
Password Managers
Open source alternatives to Bitwarden Cloud
We track 4 open-source Bitwarden Cloud alternatives, of which 4 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 3 ship a Docker image. Vaultwarden leads on health at 99/100 with 79 commits in the last 90 days; across all 4 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0.
updated Oct 2026 4 alternatives best health 99 ★ 97k combined 1,068 commits / 90d 3 with Docker
Top picks to replace Bitwarden Cloud
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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
495 commits in the last 90 days, more than any other option here.
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Permissive licence
Apache-2.0, so you can fork or embed it without publishing changes; health 73/100.
Showing 4 of 4 tools
All 4 Bitwarden Cloud 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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Psono
Password manager for companies.
Python
Bitwarden Cloud 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, C# (1), PHP (1) and Python (1) are the most common. Psono is permissively licensed; Vaultwarden, Bitwarden and Passbolt are copyleft.
4 of these 4 also appear among the LastPass alternatives, which lists 2 more.
| 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 |
| Psono Steady at 73 since 27 Sep | 73 | 6 | Apache-2.0 | yesterday | No |
Bitwarden Cloud alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Bitwarden Cloud?
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. Passbolt has the most raw commit activity at 495 commits in 90 days.
Which Bitwarden Cloud alternatives use a permissive licence?
1 of 4 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Psono (Apache-2.0). 3 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Bitwarden Cloud alternatives run in Docker?
3 of 4 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Vaultwarden, Bitwarden, Passbolt. 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 Bitwarden Cloud 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 Bitwarden Cloud alternatives still maintained?
4 of the 4 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the Bitwarden Cloud alternatives written in?
C#: Bitwarden. PHP: Passbolt. Python: Psono. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
