Bitwarden – European password manager
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
Why does it score 42?
Bitwarden is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California.
Bitwarden has raised $100M from PSG, Redpoint, and Battery Ventures, with no single controlling parent.
Bitwarden offers EU-hosted servers as an option and is fully self-hostable on European infrastructure, though its default hosting sits in the US.
Bitwarden is fully open source, independently audited, and uses zero-knowledge encryption.
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