KeePassXC
Password ManagersCross-platform offline KeePass password manager
Replaces LastPass, 1Password
Best Single-User Password Managers for self-hosting
The 12 best Single-User password managers you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
KeeWeb
Password ManagersWeb-based client for KeePass databases
Replaces LastPass, 1Password
KeePassDX
Password ManagersMaterial design KeePass client for Android
Replaces 1Password, LastPass
pass
Password ManagersThe standard Unix password manager built on GPG and git
Replaces 1Password, LastPass
KeePassium
Password ManagersKeePass-compatible password manager for iOS and macOS
Replaces 1Password, LastPass
pass-otp
Password ManagersOne-time-password extension for the pass manager
Replaces Authy, 1Password
Browserpass
Password ManagersBrowser extension front-end for the pass manager
Replaces LastPass extension, 1Password extension
KeePass
Password ManagersOriginal free and open-source password manager
Replaces 1Password, LastPass
Clipperz
Password ManagersBrowser-based open-source encrypted password manager
Replaces 1Password, LastPass
pass-tomb
Password ManagersEncrypted storage extension for the pass manager
Replaces 1Password, KeePass
Password Gorilla
Password ManagersCross-platform password vault compatible with Password Safe
Replaces LastPass, Password Safe
Pass Audit
Password ManagersSecurity auditing extension for the pass manager
Replaces 1Password Watchtower, Bitwarden Reports
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KeePassXC | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 128 MB | GPL-3.0 | 29,214 |
| KeeWeb | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 13,013 |
| KeePassDX | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | GPL-3.0 | 7,470 |
| pass | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 32 MB | GPL-2.0 | 4,200 |
| KeePassium | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,712 |
| pass-otp | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 32 MB | GPL-3.0 | 1,497 |
| Browserpass | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 64 MB | ISC | 1,022 |
| KeePass | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 64 MB | GPL-2.0 | 1,000 |
| Clipperz | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 128 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 749 |
| pass-tomb | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 64 MB | GPL-3.0 | 437 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: KeePassXC (29,214 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: pass (from 32 MB RAM, against 128 MB for the heaviest here).
- Fastest to deploy: KeeWeb (verified single-container compose).
- Licensing: 6 of 12 use GPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Single-User within the password managers category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.