gopass vs Psono (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, gopass and Psono share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan, and gopass has no paid plan to buy, against $3 a month for each person for Psono.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
gopass grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Psono grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Psono
Open-source password manager that a company runs on its own servers
Which one is for you
Pick gopass if
- Fits if you work in a terminal and keep secrets in Git
- Makes sense if a small team shares credentials through an encrypted store
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a graphical app or a click-through setup
- Watch out: browser fill depends on the gopass-bridge add-on
- Skip it if you need phone apps, as the site lists none
- Tight if you do not want to run GPG keys and a Git remote
Pick Psono if
- Fits if you want to run your own team vault on your own server
- Works for small teams of up to 10 that want business features free
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you do not want to run and update a server
- Tight if you want the paid Business version, which has a 25-user minimum
- Watch out: professional support and SLAs are quoted on request, with no listed price
- Watch out: the SaaS tab of the price page could not be read, so hosted prices are not recorded
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAgopassGood | 2.6GPAPsonoGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree and open source with no paid plans, well under 60% of the cheaper quarter. | CThe free editions are self-hosted, so a C. The Business version is $3 per user a month with a 25-user minimum, which is $75 a month for one person's floor. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright, with no plan, no cap and no account to open. | BAn open-source edition with unlimited users, and the business edition free for up to 10 users. Both are self-hosted. |
| Features | CIt covers storing and sharing secrets from a terminal. Browser fill relies on a separate add-on and the site lists no graphical app. | BClient-side encryption, team sharing, enterprise sign-in and a gateway for SSH, RDP and VNC. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | DSetup needs GPG and a Git remote you set up yourself. No store rating on record. | DNo store rating on record. The free editions mean running and updating the server yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CMac, Linux and Windows plus a browser add-on. No phone apps listed, so it is a computer-only tool. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and an extension, with LDAP, SAML, OIDC, SSH and RDP. |
| Best for | terminal users sharing passwords through Git | an open-source team vault with a free self-hosted edition |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: gopass and Psono. How we grade
Price against what you get
gopass has no paid plan and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Psono starts at $3 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Psono scores higher, and starts $3 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other password managers on the chart, none scores higher than gopass for less, and 9 score higher than Psono for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- gopass is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Psono is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Psono also covers passkeys.
At a glance
| gopass | Psono | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $3 per user / month, billed annually (minimum 25 users) |
| Free plan | Free and open source, with no paid plans. | Open-source edition with unlimited users, or the business edition free for up to 10 users, both self-hosted. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Windows | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | gopass project | esaqa GmbH |
| Price read from | gopass.pw | psono.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
gopass
- There is no graphical app on the site; browser fill depends on the gopass-bridge add-on.
- Setup needs GPG and a Git remote that you configure yourself.
- The site lists no mobile apps.
Psono
- The free editions are self-hosted, so you run and update the server yourself.
- The Business version has a 25-user minimum; its price is shown for the On Premise edition.
- Professional support and service-level agreements are quoted on request, not sold at a listed price.
- The page's SaaS tab could not be read, so hosted prices are not recorded here.
Key features
gopass
- Command-line first
- Commands such as list, show and generate cover everyday use, so a password can be fetched without leaving the terminal.
- GPG encryption
- Secrets are encrypted with GnuPG, and the site says data is stored locally and private keys stay on your machine.
- Git versioning
- The store is versioned with Git, giving a history of changes and a way to sync secrets across devices.
- Team and family sharing
- Secrets can be shared with other people while keeping them encrypted.
- Add-ons
- gopass-bridge fills passwords in Firefox and Chrome, git-credential-gopass serves Git tokens, and gopass-hibp checks for exposed passwords.
Psono
- Client-side encryption
- Vault data is encrypted in the client before it is sent to the server, then stored encrypted on the server.
- Self-hosted or SaaS
- Run every component on your own servers, or use a hosted edition. The pricing section is split into On Premise and SaaS tabs.
- Open source
- The complete codebase is public, so the security design can be audited independently.
- Team sharing and enterprise sign-in
- Share entries in encrypted form. The business editions add LDAP, SAML and OIDC single sign-on, audit logging and policies.
- Gateway for SSH, RDP and VNC
- The business editions include a gateway for opening remote sessions to servers and desktops.
- Apps on every platform
- Browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari, desktop builds, Android and iOS apps, a web client and a command-line tool.
Plans
gopass
Free$0
The full command-line tool, installed with a package manager such as Homebrew or pacman.
Psono
Open Source$0
Free community edition with unlimited users, password sharing, a generator and multifactor login. You host it yourself.
Free business version$0
Full feature set, including SSO, audit logging, policies and the SSH/RDP/VNC gateway, free for up to 10 users.
Business version$3
per user / month, billed annually, min. 25 users
Everything in the free business version for larger companies, with an optional extended support package quoted on request.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, gopass or Psono?
As of Nov 13, 2026, gopass is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $3 a month for each person for Psono. gopass is free, and Psono starts at $3 per user / month, billed annually (minimum 25 users).
Which has a free plan, gopass or Psono?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both gopass and Psono have a free plan.
Which platforms do gopass and Psono run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Psono lists a web app and iOS and Android apps. Both list macOS, Windows and Linux apps and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.