SHSelfHostIndex
VA

Vaultwarden

Lightweight Bitwarden-compatible password server

Password Managers ★ 65.1k stars Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Vaultwarden is a lightweight, unofficial Bitwarden-compatible server written in Rust that works with all official Bitwarden clients. It targets self-hosters who want Bitwarden without heavy resource use. It is deployed via Docker.

Official siteSource code

Key features

  • Compatible with all Bitwarden clients
  • Tiny resource footprint
  • Organizations and sharing
  • Includes premium-equivalent features

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Extremely lightweight
  • Works with official apps
  • Easy to deploy

Trade-offs

  • Unofficial, community project
  • Self-hosting security is on you

Vaultwarden replaces

Self-hosted 1Password alternativesSelf-hosted LastPass alternativesSelf-hosted Dashlane alternatives

Compare Vaultwarden

39 head-to-head comparisons.

Similar password managers apps