# Passwork review (2026): is it worth €3 a month per user? > Password and secrets manager for business, cloud or self-hosted Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Passwork is a business password and secrets manager sold as a cloud service hosted in Germany or as software you run on your own servers. Teams share credentials in vaults with role-based permissions, audit logs and directory integration, and developers can pull secrets through an API, a command-line tool and a Python library. - **Category:** Password Managers - **Made by:** Passwork Europe SL (since 2017) - **Website:** https://passwork.pro - **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a free plan, because only a one-month trial is offered. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Passwork is a paid product with a free trial, starting at €3 per user / month (Standard). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** One-month free trial; business email required. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Standard | €3 per user / month (price shown in euros) | Core features for small and medium businesses: shared vaults and access without training. | | Advanced | €4.5 per user / month (price shown in euros) | Adds SSO, a role-based model, the CI/CD integration, the Python SDK, a personal manager and priority support. | Read from https://passwork.pro/saas/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Passwork before buying. ## Key features - **Shared vaults and roles:** Share credentials through vaults with granular permissions, role-based access and a record of who did what. - **Zero-knowledge encryption:** The vendor says data is encrypted on the client, so the server never sees it, and is also encrypted in transit and at rest. - **Directory and SSO integration:** Supports Active Directory and LDAP, with LDAP group mapping to provision users, and SAML single sign-on. - **Secrets for developers:** An API, a command-line tool, container images and a Python library deliver secrets to CI/CD pipelines, Docker and Kubernetes. - **Audit logs and compliance reports:** Security teams get audit logs, compliance reports, advanced two-factor options and security policies. - **Apps for every device:** Browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux, and iOS and Android apps. ## Good for - Businesses in Europe that want data hosted in Germany or on their own servers - IT and DevOps teams that need both shared logins and pipeline secrets - Teams that want per-user pricing with a one-month trial before buying ## Worth knowing - Business email is required for the free trial; Gmail, Yahoo and Outlook addresses are not accepted. - SSO, the CI/CD integration and the Python SDK need the Advanced plan. - The self-hosted edition is licensed separately: its FAQ lists Standard at 3€ per user/month billed annually, with a yearly maintenance renewal. - The cloud pricing page does not say whether €3 and €4.5 are billed monthly or annually. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Passwork is a team password manager from EUR 3 per user a month, with a one-month trial and apps on every platform. SSO and the developer tools need the Advanced plan, and the trial wants a business email. - **Value for money: C.** Standard is EUR 3 per user a month and Advanced EUR 4.5, around the dearer end of password managers. The page does not say if billing is monthly or yearly. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A one-month free trial that needs a business email; the page does not mention a card. There is no free plan. - **Features: B.** Shared vaults and roles, zero-knowledge encryption, directory and SSO, developer secrets, audit logs and compliance reports. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Directory, SSO and roles take setup by an admin. - **Platforms and integrations: A.** Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and an extension, with Active Directory, LDAP, SAML, Docker, Kubernetes and an SDK. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Passwork's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among password managers - Passwork's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 5 of the 27 other password managers we grade, and level with 3. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 20 of 27) and worst on value for money (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at about $3.35 a month for each person, against a middle price of $2.67 for the category: 16 of the 20 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/password-managers ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Passwork you would be making a password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 19 of the 27 other password managers grade higher. It costs $40.22 a year. - You could make: Reports: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Active Directory, LDAP and SAML among them, and has an API. - You could not: End-to-end encryption done properly. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on, audit logs and roles and permissions. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Active Directory, LDAP, SAML, Docker, Kubernetes, Python **Tags:** Password manager, Self-hostable, End-to-end encrypted, Public API, Reports ## 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-passwork) - [Passbolt](https://toolgpa.com/tools/passbolt): Open-source password manager for teams, self-hosted or cloud. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/passbolt-vs-passwork) - [Keeper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/keeper): Password manager with personal, family and business plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keeper-vs-passwork) - [Zoho Vault](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoho-vault): Password manager for teams with a free plan for individuals. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/passwork-vs-zoho-vault) - [Passwordstate](https://toolgpa.com/tools/passwordstate): Self-hosted enterprise password manager for Windows servers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/passwordstate-vs-passwork) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://passwork.pro/saas/ - https://passwork.pro/ - https://passwork.pro/download/ - https://passwork.pro/about/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/passwork Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).