Bitwarden

United States Password managers

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.

Quick facts

Headquarters Santa Barbara, United States
Company Bitwarden Inc.
Founded 2015
Ownership VC-backed
Hosting EU
Infrastructure Mixed infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source Full
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Freemium · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Self-hosted
Languages
ENDEFRESITNLPTPL
42 · Not Very European
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Why does it score 42?

Legal jurisdiction
HQ outside Europe
0/30
Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent
15/25
Data sovereignty
Mixed infrastructure
12/30
Accountability & trust
Fully open source + GDPR + audited
15/15
EuroPoints total
42/100
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EuroPoints
42 Not Very European
83 Strongly European
92 Certified European
Legal jurisdiction
HQ outside Europe0/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
EFTA country HQ25/30
Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
Non-profit ownership25/25
Data sovereignty
Mixed infrastructure12/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Accountability & trust
Fully open source + GDPR + audited15/15
GDPR compliant8/15
Fully open source + GDPR12/15
Independence bonus
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Headquarters
Santa Barbara, United States
Vilnius, Lithuania
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
2015
2019
2023
Open source
Full
No
Full
Infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
✓
✓
✓
Free tier
✓
✓
✓
Pricing
Freemium · from Free
Freemium · from Free
Freemium · from Free
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Self-hosted
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Languages
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt, pl
en, lt, de, fr, es, pt, ja, ko
en, fr, de, es, it, nl, pt, pl

What does it replace?

Lastpass 1password Dashlane Keeper

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