replacing 1Password
Password manager for teams and families — 1Password pricing: $3-$8/user/month. Below: 2 free, self-hostable open source projects that cover the same ground, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
There are 2 open source 1Password alternatives tracked on this registry, against 1Password pricing of $3-$8/user/month. The most-adopted is Bitwarden with 20,554 GitHub stars, written in C#. Together the set has 23,496 stars across 2 languages and 1 licence. All 2 are free to self-host with no licence fee, and 2 of 2 received a commit in the last 90 days. 2 head-to-head 1Password comparisons are available.
The open source projects below are free to self-host. If you would rather pay for a managed service, these are the hosted products in the same space — listed with the vendor's own pricing.
Bitwarden Server is the backend infrastructure for Bitwarden client applications, and it lives in the .NET ecosystem. The repository contains the APIs, database, and core services that support secure password management for individuals and businesses.
NOASSERTION · C# · 1Password vs Bitwarden →
Padloc is an open source password and data manager for individuals and teams, distributed under the AGPL-3.0 license and written primarily in JavaScript and TypeScript. It lives in the JavaScript and TypeScript ecosystem, and the repository is organized as a monorepo split into separate packages: a core logic library, a web-based UI component library, a backend server, a Progressive Web App client, a localization package, an Electron desktop app, a Cordova project for iOS and Android, a Tauri-based cross-platform native app, and a browser extension. The project positions itself as an open alternative to 1Password, and its stated design centers on end-to-end encryption, with a dedicated security whitepaper describing the design.
AGPL-3.0 · JavaScript · 1Password vs Padloc →
Secure password management for individuals and businesses
Secure password manager with end-to-end encryption
last updated nightly · ranking method: github stars, live-tracked
Bitwarden is the most-starred open source alternative to 1Password in this registry, with 20,554 GitHub stars. 2 alternatives are compared here in total.
Yes. Every project listed on this page is open source and free to self-host — there is no licence fee. Some projects also sell a managed hosted version, but the self-hosted path costs nothing.
Compare licence terms, community size (stars), primary language and release activity. A fast-moving project with a compatible licence and an active maintainer base matters more than raw star count when you are committing to a migration.