European alternatives to LastPass
A veteran password manager now under private-equity ownership, best known lately for a serious 2022 breach that exposed encrypted vaults. It's a US company on AWS, and its security track record is the reason many users have left.
Company information about LastPass
- Company
- LastPass US LP
- Parent company
- Francisco Partners
- Headquarters
- Fairfax, United States
- Founded
- 2008
- Data jurisdiction
- United States
- Ownership
- Private equity
- GDPR
- No
- Open source
- No
- Infrastructure
- Amazon AWS
Why people switch away from LastPass
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European alternatives to LastPass
KeePass stores your passwords in a single encrypted file that stays on your device, with no cloud account and no company able to see your vault. Free, open-source, and maintained from Germany since 2003.
End-to-end encrypted password manager from Proton AG in Geneva. Open-source clients, zero-knowledge architecture, and built-in email alias support via SimpleLogin.
Luxembourg-based open-source password manager designed for teams and enterprises. End-to-end encrypted with GPG, fully auditable, self-host or use Passbolt Cloud. Raised €7.6M in 2025.
Lithuanian password manager from the Nord Security family. End-to-end encrypted with zero-knowledge architecture, biometric unlock, and a clean cross-platform experience.
Open-source password manager with optional EU cloud hosting. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, but offers EU-hosted servers and is fully self-hostable. Audited, zero-knowledge encryption, free tier available. 50,000+ business customers.
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Start somewhere.
Switching everything overnight is not realistic. Start where it matters most: your email, your cloud storage, your business tools. Replace one thing at a time.
The European Alternative already exists.
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Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Forces US companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world upon government request, including data on European servers.
FISA Section 702
Authorises mass surveillance of non-US persons using data held by US tech platforms, without a warrant or notification.
GDPR vs US law conflict
EU courts have repeatedly found that US surveillance law conflicts with European fundamental rights. Schrems I and II both invalidated EU-US data transfer agreements.