# Passbolt

> Open-source password manager for teams, self-hosted or cloud

Passbolt is an open-source password and credential manager built for teams. It can be self-hosted on your own server or used as a cloud service hosted in the EU, and it shares passwords, notes and one-time codes with users and groups under fine-grained permissions. Paid editions add single sign-on, directory provisioning, account recovery and an activity log, and an API and command line tool support automation.

- **Category:** Password Managers
- **Made by:** Passbolt SA (since 2016)
- **Website:** https://www.passbolt.com
- **Runs on:** Web, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Passbolt has a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.90 per user / month, billed annually (Pro, 10-user minimum).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Community Edition: free and open source under AGPLv3 for unlimited users, self-hosted on your own server, with password sharing, folders, users and groups, mobile apps and community support.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial of the self-hosted Pro Edition; 7-day free trial of Cloud Business.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 Edition | Custom | Self-hosted, with high-availability and disaster-recovery consulting, custom feature development and a 4-hour support SLA. |
| Cloud Enterprise | Custom | Isolated hosting in Luxembourg with a custom domain, custom backup policies, 24/7 SOC monitoring and a 4-hour support SLA. |

Read from https://www.passbolt.com/pricing/pro on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Passbolt before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **10% off Cloud Business with yearly billing** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing/cloud
- **Discounts for non-profits and education** (Nonprofit): Non-profits, charities, foundations, associations and educational institutions can request a discount on Passbolt Pro or Cloud. The amount is at Passbolt's discretion. Source: https://www.passbolt.com/contact/non-profit
- **Discounts for open source projects** (Other savings): Maintainers and contributors of public open source projects and communities can request a discount through the same form. Source: https://www.passbolt.com/contact/non-profit
- **Volume discounts above 100 users** (Other savings): The Pro Edition pricing notes that volume discounts apply after 100 users, arranged through a quote. Source: https://www.passbolt.com/pricing/pro

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- Technical teams that want to self-host an open-source password manager
- Organizations with EU data residency or sovereignty requirements
- DevOps teams that need an API and CLI for secrets in their pipelines

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## Works with

Active Directory, OpenLDAP, AD FS, OpenID, Docker

**Tags:** Password manager, Open source, Self-hostable, End-to-end encrypted, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Bitwarden](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bitwarden): Open-source password manager with a free plan and self-hosting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bitwarden-vs-passbolt)
- [Keeper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/keeper): Password manager with personal, family and business plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keeper-vs-passbolt)
- [KeePass](https://toolgpa.com/tools/keepass): Free, open-source password manager for Windows with plugins. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keepass-vs-passbolt)
- [1Password](https://toolgpa.com/tools/1password): Password manager for individuals, families and businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/1password-vs-passbolt)
- [Zoho Vault](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoho-vault): Password manager for teams with a free plan for individuals. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/passbolt-vs-zoho-vault)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.passbolt.com/pricing/pro
- https://www.passbolt.com/pricing/cloud
- https://www.passbolt.com/
- https://www.passbolt.com/downloads
- https://www.passbolt.com/about
- https://www.passbolt.com/contact/pro/free-trial
- https://www.passbolt.com/contact/non-profit
- https://www.passbolt.com/terms

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