Proton Pass – European password manager
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
Every stored password and note is end-to-end encrypted with a zero-knowledge architecture, and built-in email aliases via SimpleLogin mean you rarely need to hand out your real address.
The free plan limits you to one vault and a handful of aliases, and some browser integrations feel a step behind 1Password's polish.
Why does it score 92?
Incorporated in Geneva, Switzerland – an EFTA country rather than a full EU member state.
Owned by the non-profit Proton Foundation rather than private investors, though it sits under the wider Proton group rather than standing fully independent.
Proton Pass runs on Proton's own infrastructure in Switzerland, the same data centres that power Proton Mail.
Fully open source and GDPR-compliant, with a zero-knowledge architecture so Proton itself can't read your stored passwords.
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