Vaultwarden is a free, open-source LastPass alternative that keeps your team’s passwords on your own server. LastPass suffered a major breach in 2022 and charges per person; Vaultwarden has no per-person price.
| App | Good for | Code | Import from LastPass | Ease of use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vaultwarden | Small teams that want shared passwords without a per-person fee | Code Open source | Import from LastPass Yes | Easy |
LastPass is a long-standing password manager that stores logins and fills them in on websites and apps.
Many people left LastPass after its 2022 security breach, in which attackers copied backups of customers' encrypted vaults. Others left when the free plan was limited to one type of device, either computers or phones. A self-hosted vault such as Vaultwarden, used with the free Bitwarden apps, keeps your passwords encrypted on your own server and works on every device.
A shared password manager for your team, on your own server.
Your own password vault, used through the free Bitwarden apps and browser extensions. It fills in logins, stores passkeys, cards and notes, shares items with your team, and works on every device, with no device-type limits.
Export your vault from LastPass as a CSV file, then load it on the import page of the Vaultwarden web vault, which reads LastPass files directly. Install the Bitwarden app and browser extension, sign in with your Vaultwarden address, and delete the export file afterwards. After a move, it is good practice to change the passwords for your most important accounts.
Vaultwarden is the free, open-source alternative to LastPass for password management in the catalogue today. Your own password vault, used through the free Bitwarden apps and browser extensions. It fills in logins, stores passkeys, cards and notes, shares items with your team, and works on every device, with no device-type limits.
It is a sensible step, especially for email, banking and admin accounts, given the 2022 breach in which encrypted LastPass vault backups were stolen.
Yes. The Bitwarden apps run on iOS, Android, Windows, macOS and Linux, and in every major browser, with no limit on device types.
Yes, the app is free. To run them you need Cloudgate and a server. Use hosted Cloudgate, which can also provide the server, or install Cloudgate on a server of your own for free. Cloudgate's plans and prices are at cloudgate.octabyte.io/pricing. One server can run several apps.
No. Cloudgate installs the app on your server and gives it a secure web address. You use it in your browser.
