Instead of 1Password

Password manager and shared vaults for teams.

Swap it

Vaultwarden is the easiest win in this section: one container, works with every Bitwarden client, and the browser extension is the same one.

You lose: The polish of 1Password's apps and its travel mode.

Start here

Vaultwarden

AGPL-3.0a containeractive

A single container, but you are now the only copy of every password. Back it up like it matters.

github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden

One container, no domain needed.

Also worth a look

BitwardenAGPL-3.0 (open core)a weekendactive
The official server. Many containers, official support path, heavier.
github.com/bitwarden/server bitwarden.com
PadlocAGPL-3.0an eveningactive
Small and end-to-end encrypted. Fewer clients, slower development.
github.com/padloc/padloc padloc.app

Head to head

Vaultwarden vs BitwardenVaultwarden for a household or a small team. Bitwarden's own server if someone else has to support it.

What the desk has written

Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.