HashiCorp Vault
Password ManagersSecrets management and data protection for infrastructure
Replaces AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault
Best API Password Managers for self-hosting
The 10 best API password managers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Infisical
Password ManagersOpen-source secrets management platform for developers
Replaces AWS Secrets Manager, Doppler
OpenBao
Password ManagersOpen-source secrets management forked from Vault
Replaces AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault
Passbolt
Password ManagersOpen-source password manager built for teams
Replaces 1Password, LastPass
One-Time Secret
Password ManagersShare sensitive credentials with self-destructing links
Replaces 1Password, Doppler
Knox
Password ManagersService for storing and rotating application secrets
Replaces HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager
Psono
Password ManagersSelf-hosted password manager for teams
Replaces 1Password, LastPass
Nextcloud Passwords
Password ManagersEncrypted password manager app for Nextcloud servers
Replaces LastPass, Bitwarden
Passky Server
Password ManagersSimple, lightweight and open-source password manager backend
Replaces LastPass, Bitwarden
Gopass JSONAPI
Password ManagersNative messaging bridge for the gopass manager
Replaces 1Password CLI, Bitwarden CLI
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HashiCorp Vault | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 256 MB | BUSL-1.1 | 36,388 |
| Infisical | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 29,746 |
| OpenBao | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 256 MB | MPL-2.0 | 8,428 |
| Passbolt | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 6,164 |
| One-Time Secret | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 2,958 |
| Knox | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | Apache-2.0 | 1,270 |
| Psono | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 700 |
| Nextcloud Passwords | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 252 |
| Passky Server | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 242 |
| Gopass JSONAPI | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 64 MB | MIT | 75 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: HashiCorp Vault (36,388 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Gopass JSONAPI (from 64 MB RAM, against 1,024 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 3 of 10 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged API within the password managers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.