Passbolt

Passbolt is an open-source credential management platform from Passbolt SA, a Luxembourg-based company, designed for IT teams and organizations that need to share passwords and secrets securely within a team. It emphasizes end-to-end encryption and data sovereignty, allowing organisations to deploy it themselves rather than relying on a third-party vendor to hold their credentials.

Passbolt is available in three editions: Community Edition is free and open-source under the AGPL V3 licence with no user limits or commercial support, Pro Edition is priced at $4.90 per user per month when billed annually with a 10-user minimum (checked September 2026), and Enterprise Edition offers custom pricing with 4-hour SLA phone and email support plus consulting for high availability and disaster recovery. All editions include the same core feature set with differences in support levels, provisioning methods and integration options.

The platform supports shared team vaults with granular role-based access controls, allowing teams to collaborate on credentials without sharing passwords insecurely. All credentials are encrypted end-to-end, so Passbolt servers never see plaintext. Browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox integrate password entry into everyday workflows, while native mobile and desktop applications for iOS, Android, and other platforms extend access across devices. Passbolt supports multi-factor authentication, single sign-on via LDAP and other providers, and keeps comprehensive audit logs of every access and change. Passbolt can be deployed as self-hosted using Docker, Kubernetes or Linux packages, or through Passbolt's managed cloud hosting with European data centers. The platform exposes a REST API and developer guide for building custom integrations with RMM, PSA or ticketing systems. MSPs should verify the AGPL V3 licensing terms, particularly for the Community Edition, and confirm that any self-hosted deployment meets their backup and disaster recovery requirements before committing to production use.

Passbolt suits MSPs and IT teams looking for an alternative to subscription-based password managers like Bitwarden or 1Password. The free Community Edition is genuinely open-source with no user limits, making it attractive for internal or proof-of-concept use. The Pro Edition's per-user pricing model and published rates stand out from competitors that require quotes. Self-hosted deployment gives you full control of infrastructure, which appeals to teams with strict data sovereignty requirements. Verify the AGPL V3 licensing terms with your legal team, particularly if you modify the software. Confirm that your deployment strategy includes failover and backup for production use.