Proton Pass

Switzerland Password managers

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.

Quick facts

Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland
Company Proton AG
Founded 2023
Ownership Non-profit
Hosting 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EFTA
Open source Full
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Freemium · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Languages
ENFRDEESITNLPTPL
92 · Certified European
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Why does it score 92?

Legal jurisdiction
EFTA country HQ
25/30
Ownership & control
Non-profit ownership
25/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30
Accountability & trust
Fully open source + GDPR
12/15
EuroPoints total
92/100
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EuroPoints
92 Certified European
83 Strongly European
90 Certified European
Legal jurisdiction
EFTA country HQ25/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
Ownership & control
Non-profit ownership25/25
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
VC-backed, no non-EU parent15/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Accountability & trust
Fully open source + GDPR12/15
GDPR compliant8/15
Fully open source + GDPR + audited15/15
Independence bonus
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Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Vilnius, Lithuania
Belvaux, Luxembourg
Founded
2023
2019
2014
Open source
Full
No
Full
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
✓
✓
✓
Free tier
✓
✓
✓
Pricing
Freemium · from Free
Freemium · from Free
Open-core · from Free
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Web, Self-hosted
Languages
en, fr, de, es, it, nl, pt, pl
en, lt, de, fr, es, pt, ja, ko
en, fr, de

What does it replace?

Lastpass 1password Dashlane Bitwarden

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