gopass
Ranked 19 of 21 password managers by recommenders
Free command-line password manager built on pass, recommended as a modern iteration that syncs secrets through git and supports age encryption.
Free command-line password manager built on pass, recommended as a modern iteration that syncs secrets through git and supports age encryption.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 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
Used alongside pass
“Use pass or gopass for all your CLI tokens and sync them via a private git repo.”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Bitwarden CLI Compromised in Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain” “I use pass and go-pass on my and my spouse's devices.”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Two billion email addresses were exposed” Solid and does its job
“Gopass now has more than decent age support.”
Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “Setting Up SSH Keys on macOS with Touch ID” “gopass is pretty nice and do its job”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Bitwarden Dual License Model”
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 |
| gopassThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Gopass now has more than decent age support.”
“gopass is pretty nice and do its job”
“Checkout gopass for the modern iteration”
“or some alternative UI, like gopass”
“Use pass or gopass for all your CLI tokens and sync them via a private git repo.”
“I use pass and go-pass on my and my spouse's devices.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.