# Bramble password manager

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Bramble password manager and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Local-first password manager that keeps data on-disk rather than a third-party cloud, with built-in sync. Critics worry about data loss and the lack of an iOS release.

## Why people recommend it

- Keeps data local, not in cloud (2 comments): "Keeping everything entirely on-disk instead of relying on a third-party cloud is something I've been wanting to see more of." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48769902)) "The king feature is that it is local first" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48783322))
- Innovative idea in a crowded space (2 comments): "Love the idea. It is great to innovate in this space." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48800504)) "This looks like something I've been looking for!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48779255))

## What people warn about

- Concern about data loss (2 comments): "I think you are going to run into a lot of anxiety about data loss." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48797277)) "any potential data loss in an app like this is a deal breaker" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48779380))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Bitwarden](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bitwarden.md): 278 recommend
- [1Password](https://hackerapproved.com/p/1password.md): 238 recommend
- [KeePassXC](https://hackerapproved.com/p/keepassxc.md): 131 recommend
- [Vaultwarden](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vaultwarden.md): 112 recommend
- [KeePass](https://hackerapproved.com/p/keepass.md): 100 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Bramble password manager", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bramble/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).