Business Password Managers
Passbolt review
An open-source, OpenPGP-based password manager for teams that can be self-hosted or run as a hosted service.
Passbolt at a glance
- Category
- Business Password Managers
- Starting price
- $4.90 per user per month (Pro, billed annually, min 10 users)
- Pricing model
- per user
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- Yes
- Contract
- annual
- G2 rating
- 4.3 (15 reviews)
- Headquarters
- Luxembourg
- Security
- SOC 2 Type II (2021, report on request), Cure53 audits
- Integrations
- LDAP, Microsoft SSO, Google SSO, OpenID
Who Passbolt is for
Choose Passbolt if
- Technical teams that want to self-host and audit the code.
- EU organizations that value Luxembourg-registered vendor and open source.
Look elsewhere if
- Non-technical teams that need effortless onboarding.
- Buyers needing a published data-residency statement for the hosted service.
Passbolt pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | Free | unlimited users | Open source AGPLv3, community support |
| Pro | $4.90 | per user per month, billed annually | Min 10 users, volume discount after 100 users, limited to 1 instance |
| Enterprise | Custom quote | HA/DR consulting, 4-hour SLA phone and email support |
Pro runs on a subscription key emailed after purchase; adding users needs a new key from sales. Expired Pro keeps running without updates or support.
What Passbolt really costs
- Per seat per month
- $4.90 (Pro)
- Billing
- Annual only.
- Minimum seats
- 10 users on Pro.
- 20 users per year
- 20 x $4.90 x 12 = $1,176 per year.
- Renewal terms
- Subscription key enforces user quota; expired keeps running without updates or support.
Cheaper per seat than Passbolt
NordPass$1.99 (Teams, 1-year plan, Cybernews)
Keeper Security$2 (Business Starter, third-party reported, 5-10 users only)
Bitwarden$4 (Teams, billed annually)
Proton Pass$4.49 (Pass Professional, promotional, billed annually)
Passbolt features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Shared vaults and permissions | Per-secret OpenPGP encryption for each authorized user; folder and group sharing. |
| SSO and directory sync | Pro: LDAP (AD/OpenLDAP) provisioning and SSO via Microsoft, Google, OpenID; SCIM and AD FS listed as Pro features but checkmarks not confirmed. |
| Admin console and reporting | Pro: activity log of changes; log export to syslog listed (plan not confirmed) |
| Encryption and security record | OpenPGP, secrets encrypted per user, fully open source; Cure53 audits through 2026; SOC 2 Type II (2021) |
| Pricing model | Free Community, per-user Pro with 10 user minimum, custom Enterprise. |
| Target company size | SMB to enterprise, technical teams. |
What reviewers say about Passbolt
Praised for
- Easy password sharing in teams.
- Open source and auditable.
Common complaints
- First-time user onboarding is hard.
- Browser extension can be flaky.
Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.
What most Passbolt reviews leave out
- Pro requires 10 users minimum and a subscription key; adding users means contacting sales.
- Passbolt does not review custom terms for contracts under EUR 20K per year.
- Lapsed Pro keeps working but loses updates and support.
- SOC 2 Type II dates from 2021 per its security page.
Passbolt alternatives
- BitwardenBudget-conscious teams: $4 per user per month for Teams.Free organization plan; Teams $4 per user per month
- Keeper SecurityRegulated or government-adjacent buyers needing FedRAMP, FIPS 140-3 or HIPAA alignment.$2 per user/month (Business Starter, third-party reported)
1PasswordSmall teams of up to 20 via the Starter Pack.$24.95 per month for up to 10 members (Teams Starter Pack, $299.40/yr)- NordPassCost-focused SMBs on Google Workspace.$1.79 per user/month (Teams, 2-year plan, Cybernews)
- Proton PassPrivacy-first teams in Europe.$1.99 per user/month (Pass Essentials, billed annually)
DashlaneSmall and mid-size teams that want a polished employee-facing app.$2 per seat/month (Starter, third-party reported)
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Passbolt's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.