Passbolt vs PassCamp (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Passbolt if

• Fits if your team has someone who runs servers and wants open-source code
• Works for data that must stay in the EU, or secrets pulled into pipelines through an API

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're one person, because no paid plan is aimed at individuals
• Pricey if you're a team of three or four, as every paid plan bills for at least 10 users
• Not for you if nobody wants to maintain a server and you won't pay, since free means self-hosted
• Tight if you stay free, as single sign-on, LDAP, account recovery and the activity log are paid
• Watch out: the browser extension is required, the desktop app is Windows only, and offline mode is beta

Pick PassCamp if

• Fits if a company wants a vault built around team sharing
• Makes sense if a software vendor wants a rebranded password manager

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price on the page, as none are published
• Not for you if you are an individual, as no self-serve plan could be confirmed
• Watch out: passwords can only be shared with people who also have PassCamp accounts
• Watch out: no trial or free plan is listed

Passbolt

• Every paid plan has a 10-user minimum, and there is no paid plan aimed at individuals.
• The free Community Edition has to be installed and maintained on your own server and comes with community support only.
• The browser extension is required to use Passbolt, the desktop app is listed for Windows only and offline mode is labeled beta.
• Single sign-on, LDAP provisioning, account recovery and the activity log are not part of the Community Edition.

PassCamp

• No prices are published; the site directs buyers to contact the company for white-label and enterprise licensing.
• The current site presents business products only, so a self-serve plan for individuals could not be confirmed.
• Passwords can be shared only with people who also have PassCamp accounts.
• The data center for the hosted service is in Belgium, on Google Cloud.

Passbolt

Granular credential sharing

Shares passwords, TOTP codes and encrypted notes with individual users and groups, organized in private and shared folders under role-based access control.

End-to-end encryption

Passbolt says secrets are end-to-end encrypted through a public-private key architecture, and it requires its browser extension in order to guarantee that.

Self-hosted or cloud

Install it on your own Linux server with packages, a Docker container or a virtual machine, or use Passbolt Cloud, which the company hosts in the EU.

Open source, paid editions included

The Community, Pro and Enterprise editions are all distributed under AGPLv3, so the entire source code is available to inspect and modify.

API and command line interface

An open API and a CLI let DevOps teams create, retrieve and rotate secrets and inject them into CI/CD pipelines as environment variables.

SSO, directory sync and audit log

Paid editions add single sign-on with Microsoft, Google and OpenID, LDAP and Active Directory provisioning, account recovery and an activity log.

PassCamp

A vault for every item

Each stored item has its own vault, which can be managed, shared and tracked separately from the rest.

End-to-end encryption

Data is encrypted with AES-256 and RSA-4096 before it leaves the device, and a master password unlocks the private key, per the vendor.

Sharing with guests

Passwords are shared with people who have PassCamp accounts, and teams can add an unlimited number of guests such as clients and contractors.

Autofill and two-factor sign-in

Fills logins in the browser and mobile app, and supports two-factor authentication with any TOTP app.

History log

Every item records changes and shares made by you or your contacts, with notifications for updates and invites.

White-label and enterprise versions

The vault technology can be rebranded, bundled with other products or hosted as a standalone tool or on self-hosted instances.

Passbolt

• Community Edition$0

  Self-hosted and open source with unlimited users: sharing, private and shared folders, groups, browser extensions, CLI, open API and community support.

• Pro Edition$4.90

  per user / month, billed annually

  Self-hosted, minimum 10 users. Adds LDAP provisioning, single sign-on, account recovery, an activity log, tags and next-business-day support.

• Cloud Business$4.90

  per user / month, billed annually ($5.40 billed monthly)

  Hosted by Passbolt in Belgium and Germany, minimum 10 users, with a yearly database backup and next-business-day email support.

• Cloud Sovereign$8

  per user / month, billed annually

  Hosted in a sovereign private data center in Luxembourg with ISO 27001 certified hosting. Minimum 10 users.

• Enterprise EditionCustom

  Self-hosted, with high-availability and disaster-recovery consulting, custom feature development and a 4-hour support SLA.

• Cloud EnterpriseCustom

  Isolated hosting in Luxembourg with a custom domain, custom backup policies, 24/7 SOC monitoring and a 4-hour support SLA.

PassCamp

Pricing could not be confirmed. See passcamp.com.

Passbolt

• Annual discount

  10% off Cloud Business with yearly billing

  Cloud Business costs $5.40 per user a month billed monthly or $4.90 billed annually; the pricing page labels yearly billing as 10% off.

• Nonprofit

  Discounts for non-profits and education

  Non-profits, charities, foundations, associations and educational institutions can request a discount on Passbolt Pro or Cloud. The amount is at Passbolt's discretion.

• Other savings

  Discounts for open source projects

  Maintainers and contributors of public open source projects and communities can request a discount through the same form.

• Other savings

  Volume discounts above 100 users

  The Pro Edition pricing notes that volume discounts apply after 100 users, arranged through a quote.

PassCamp

No public discounts listed.