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Bitwarden

Password manager with a webapp, browser extension, and mobile app.

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Still maintained? Yes: 458 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2026.10.1 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to 1Password, LastPass and Bitwarden Cloud.

Docker #2 of 7 in Password Managers

At a glance

Bitwarden quick facts

Health score
97/100 GOOD
Stars
20,515
Last commit
yesterday (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v2026.10.1, Oct 2026
Licence
AGPL-3.0
View bitwarden/server on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

Top alternatives to Bitwarden

Full rankings: 1Password alternatives, LastPass alternatives, Bitwarden Cloud alternatives

In its own words

The project's README opens: "The Bitwarden Server project contains the APIs, database, and other core infrastructure items needed for the "backend" of all bitwarden client applications."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Bitwarden scores 97/100, #2 of 7 in Password Managers: 458 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2026.10.1, 2 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 20,515 stars add 17.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 2.8 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    458 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v2026.10.1 released 2 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 17.2 / 20

    21k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

1727 commits over the last 12 months
458
Last 90 days
1,727
Last 12 months
yesterday
Last push

Ranked #2 of 7 tools in Password Managers by health , between Vaultwarden (#1) and Passbolt (#3) .

Details

LicenceAGPL-3.0
PlatformsDocker, C#
Latest releasev2026.10.1 · 2 days ago
Stars20,515
Open issues37
DockerYes
Repositorybitwarden/server ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Bitwarden vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Bitwarden (Password Managers), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Vaultwarden 99 70k GPL-3.0 yesterday
Bitwarden (this tool) 97 21k AGPL-3.0 yesterday
Passbolt 95 6.2k AGPL-3.0 10 days ago
AliasVault 94 3.3k MIT today
Teampass 83 1.9k GPL-3.0 yesterday
Psono 73 6 Apache-2.0 yesterday

Bitwarden: common questions

What does Bitwarden replace?

Repoly lists Bitwarden as an open-source alternative to 1Password, LastPass and Bitwarden Cloud. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Bitwarden stands against the others.

Is Bitwarden still maintained?

Bitwarden had 458 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v2026.10.1, is from 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.