Enpass
Hacker ApprovedRanked 14 of 21 password managers by recommenders
Recommended for fast password filling, local encrypted storage, and working on nearly every platform, including iOS, with no hype or subscription lock-in required.
Recommended for fast password filling, local encrypted storage, and working on nearly every platform, including iOS, with no hype or subscription lock-in required.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Works on nearly every platform
“It's webdav functionality is sufficient, and it's available on every platform except my kids' Xbox”
Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Opencloud – An alternative to Nextcloud written in Go” “Enpass has all features I need, on all platforms including iOS.”
Comment from 25 Feb 2026 in “1Password pricing increasing 20% in March” Local encrypted database, not centralized
“this means they're not creating an absolute jackpot of data to breach in a centralized place”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach” “the program _is_ local, it just backs up the entire database (encrypted SQLite3) to a cloud”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach”
Other password managers people recommend
The four most recommended other password managers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitwarden | 278 | 213 | 57% | 12 | 6.5 yrs23 owners | — |
| 1Password | 238 | 179 | 57% | 12 | 15 yrs28 owners | — |
| KeePassXC | 131 | 38 | 78% | 12 | 5 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Vaultwarden | 112 | 13 | 90% | 11 | 3 yrs9 owners | Approved |
| EnpassThis page | 11 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
10 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's amazing and no bullshit software.”
“password managers that allow to export OUR passkeys”
“I also got a good deal on the lifetime pro membership before they moved to more of an annual model”
“this means they're not creating an absolute jackpot of data to breach in a centralized place”
“the program _is_ local, it just backs up the entire database (encrypted SQLite3) to a cloud”
“fills passwords quickly and efficiently in comparison to BW”
“except maybe Enpass with its notion of a keyfile”
“Enpass has all features I need, on all platforms including iOS.”
“It's webdav functionality is sufficient, and it's available on every platform except my kids' Xbox”
“does this automatically if you selected the option”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.