# Passbolt

> Passbolt Community Edition (API v5.16.0, Sep 2026) is a team password manager you host yourself, AGPL-3.0. Each user holds their own secret key and secrets are end-to-end encrypted with OpenPGP; the vendor says it is audited several times a year and publishes findings. Clients are browser extensions (Chrome, Firefox, Edge), iOS and Android apps and a CLI; the desktop app is pre-alpha. Server needs 2 cores and 2 GB RAM on a clean Linux host plus SMTP. Pro and Cloud editions are paid. Aimed at teams more than personal use.

- Repository: https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api
- Official docs: https://www.passbolt.com/docs/hosting/install/
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- 1Password: Password vault with autofill, Vault sync across devices, Family and team password sharing (partial). Team-focused vault with sharing and browser autofill; some team features are in the paid Pro edition. Feature parity not checked.
- Dashlane Premium: Shared passwords and vaults (partial). Team password sharing covers collaborative credential management; this comparison does not claim personal autofill, device sync, breach monitoring or enterprise policy parity.
- LastPass Premium and Families: Shared passwords and vaults (partial). Team password sharing covers collaborative credential management; this comparison does not claim personal autofill, device sync, breach monitoring or enterprise policy parity.
- Keeper: Shared passwords and vaults (partial). Team password sharing covers collaborative credential management; this comparison does not claim personal autofill, device sync, breach monitoring or enterprise policy parity.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Self-hosted server (Linux packages, Docker, Helm) or Passbolt Cloud | https://www.passbolt.com/docs/hosting/install/ | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Partial | AGPL-3.0 (Community Edition) | https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api#license | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No separate model weights | https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Partial | Yes under AGPL-3.0; the Passbolt trademark is not licensed | https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api#license | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Partial | None required for Community Edition; Pro and Cloud editions are paid | https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api#get-started | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Confirmed | 2 CPU cores and 2 GB RAM recommended; needs SMTP and NTP | https://www.passbolt.com/docs/hosting/install/ce/debian/ | 2026-10-15 |
| Operating systems | Partial | Linux server (Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL family, openSUSE, Raspberry Pi, Docker); browser and mobile clients; Windows desktop app pre-alpha | https://github.com/passbolt/passbolt_api#available-clients-and-apps | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Medium; install scripts or Docker on a clean server, plus domain, SMTP and NTP | https://www.passbolt.com/docs/hosting/install/ce/debian/ | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 6167 stars, 405 forks, last push 2026-10-08, archived: no.
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