# gopass review (2026): is it any good? > Command-line password manager built on Git and GPG Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. gopass is a free, open-source password manager for developers and power users that runs from the command line. Secrets are encrypted with GPG, stored locally and versioned with Git, with support for sharing a store with a team or family. Add-ons cover browser fill and Git credentials. - **Category:** Password Managers - **Made by:** gopass project - **Website:** https://www.gopass.pw - **Runs on:** macOS, Linux, Windows, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want a graphical app or a click-through setup. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, gopass is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free and open source, with no paid plans. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | The full command-line tool, installed with a package manager such as Homebrew or pacman. | Read from https://www.gopass.pw/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with gopass before buying. ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Developers who live in the terminal and use Git - Small teams sharing credentials through an encrypted store - People who want to avoid a hosted vault ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. gopass is a command-line password store built on Git and GPG, with team and family sharing. It costs nothing, but setup needs GPG and a Git remote that you configure, there is no graphical app, and the site lists no phone apps. - **Value for money: A.** Free and open source with no paid plans, well under 60% of the cheaper quarter. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright, with no plan, no cap and no account to open. - **Features: C.** It covers storing and sharing secrets from a terminal. Browser fill relies on a separate add-on and the site lists no graphical app. - **Ease of use: D.** Setup needs GPG and a Git remote you set up yourself. No store rating on record. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Mac, Linux and Windows plus a browser add-on. No phone apps listed, so it is a computer-only tool. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from the project own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among password managers - gopass's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 21 of the 49 other password managers we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 38 of 49) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - gopass has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/password-managers ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** gopass is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. - You could not: A password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. - You could not: End-to-end encryption done properly. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with GnuPG, Git, Firefox, Chrome **Tags:** Password manager, Open source, End-to-end encrypted ## Alternatives - [pass](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pass): Unix command-line password manager built on GPG and Git. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gopass-vs-pass) - [KeePassXC](https://toolgpa.com/tools/keepassxc): Free, open-source offline password manager for desktop. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gopass-vs-keepassxc) - [Passbolt](https://toolgpa.com/tools/passbolt): Open-source password manager for teams, self-hosted or cloud. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gopass-vs-passbolt) - [Bitwarden](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bitwarden): Open-source password manager with a free plan and self-hosting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bitwarden-vs-gopass) - [Psono](https://toolgpa.com/tools/psono): Open-source password manager that a company runs on its own servers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gopass-vs-psono) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.gopass.pw/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/gopass Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).