Safe (SafeInCloud) vs Strongbox (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Safe (SafeInCloud) if

• Fits if you want your vault in your own Dropbox, iCloud or OneDrive
• Works for people who use a phone and a computer

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: prices are set inside the app, so the ones shown may differ from what you see
• Watch out: the site does not list what the free version limits
• Watch out: the App Store lists more than one price for the same subscription names
• Skip it if you want a family or lifetime price on the page, as those are shown only in the app

Pick Strongbox if

• Fits if your passwords already live in a KeePass file and you want them on an iPhone and a Mac
• Works for keeping the file where you choose, including on the device and nowhere else

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you also use Windows or Android, as Strongbox itself is Apple only
• Not for you if you want sharing and sync handled for you, because storage is yours to arrange
• Tight if you need to know what's free before you start, since the App Store listing doesn't say what Pro holds back
• Pricey if you go lifetime, at $99.99, four years of the $24.99 yearly price
• Watch out: the code is published but isn't open source by the OSI definition, and yearly Pro is listed at both $24.99 and $19.99

Safe (SafeInCloud)

• Prices are set in the app, so the figures here come from the US App Store listing and may differ from what you see.
• The site does not list what the free version limits, so check the app before relying on it.
• A 6-person family license (about 30% more than individual) and a lifetime license exist; prices are shown only in the app.
• The App Store listing carries more than one price for the same subscription names.

Strongbox

• Strongbox runs on Apple devices only; using the same database elsewhere takes another KeePass-compatible app.
• The App Store listing does not itemize which features are limited to Pro. It describes the free version as a basic feature set.
• The source code is published for inspection, but the developers say it does not meet the OSI definition of open source and do not accept contributions.
• Prices here are from the US App Store; the listing says an upfront purchase option is also described on the Strongbox website.

Safe (SafeInCloud)

Vault in your own storage

Backs up automatically to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, iCloud or WebDAV (cloud or NAS), not to the vendor's servers.

Passwords and passkeys

Stores passkeys next to passwords and syncs both across your devices, with AES-256 encryption and PBKDF2.

Built-in authenticator

Generates one-time codes for services that support two-factor login, so no separate authenticator app is needed.

Breach and password checks

Checks logins against known data breaches using Have I Been Pwned, and flags weak or reused passwords.

Autofill and biometric login

Fills logins in apps and browsers, and unlocks with a fingerprint or Face ID.

Multiple vaults and imports

Keep separate vaults for personal, family and work use, and import data from other password managers.

Strongbox

KeePass and Password Safe formats

Reads and writes the open KeePass (KDB and KDBX 3.1 and 4) and Password Safe 3 formats, so an existing database can be opened and stays portable to other apps.

Your choice of storage

Databases can live in iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive, on a WebDAV or SFTP server, or only on the device, and cloud databases stay usable offline.

Face ID, Touch ID and YubiKey

Unlocks with Face ID or Touch ID, or with a PIN code that has a duress PIN option, and can protect databases with a YubiKey hardware token.

Passkeys and one-time codes

Supports passkeys and generates two-factor TOTP codes, which can be set up from a QR code or entered manually.

Password audit

Checks a database for weak passwords automatically and includes a 'Have I Been Pwned?' check for passwords found in breaches.

Browser AutoFill extension

The Strongbox AutoFill extension for Chrome, Chromium and Firefox fills usernames, passwords and authentication codes from your Strongbox databases.

Safe (SafeInCloud)

• Individual subscription$23.99

  per year; the App Store also lists $29.99 a year and $4.99 a month

  Premium for one person; the app is free to download and the exact free-version limits are not listed on the site.

Strongbox

• Free$0

  The basic feature set of the freemium app. The App Store listing does not itemize which features are reserved for Pro.

• Strongbox Pro (Monthly)$2.99

  per month (US App Store in-app purchase)

  All the Pro features as an auto-renewing monthly subscription. A 3-monthly term is also mentioned in the listing.

• Strongbox Pro (Yearly)$24.99

  per year (US App Store in-app purchase)

  All the Pro features, billed yearly. The listing also shows a yearly entry at $19.99.

• Strongbox Pro (Lifetime)$99.99

  one-time (US App Store)

  A one-off purchase of Pro, either in the app or as the separate Strongbox Pro app, which supports Family Sharing.

• Strongbox Zero$99.99

  one-time (US App Store)

  A separate app for local-only databases, built without any of the networking code.

Safe (SafeInCloud)

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime license instead of a subscription

  The site says a one-time lifetime license is available as an alternative to subscriptions; its price is shown in the app.

Strongbox

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime Pro for a one-off $99.99

  Strongbox Pro (Lifetime) costs $99.99 once, as an in-app purchase or as the separate Strongbox Pro app, which supports Family Sharing. A macOS-only build is listed at $44.99.

• Annual discount

  About 30% less on the yearly plan

  Strongbox Pro is $2.99 a month or $24.99 a year on the US App Store. Twelve monthly payments come to $35.88, so the yearly plan costs about 30% less.