Passbolt
Shares rank 16 of 21 password managers by recommenders
Password manager people recommend for sharing single secrets and its feature set. Caveat: no individual hosted plans; cloud plans need at least 10 users.
Password manager people recommend for sharing single secrets and its feature set. Caveat: no individual hosted plans; cloud plans need at least 10 users.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not 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: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Shares single secrets with access control
“does support sharing single secrets, but no free hosted version”
Comment from 15 May 2026 in “Bitwarden scrubs 'Always free' and 'Inclusion' values from its site” “the "share a single secret" access control seems nice”
Comment from 16 May 2026 in “Bitwarden scrubs 'Always free' and 'Inclusion' values from its site” Feature set looks good
“I've been pretty impressed with Passbolt in testing.”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: Advice on Migrating from 1Password?” “The feature set looks pretty good at first sight.”
Comment from 19 May 2026 in “The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
No individual hosted plans
“Looks promising. But no hosted offers for individuals as far as i can see.”
Comment from 16 May 2026 in “Bitwarden scrubs 'Always free' and 'Inclusion' values from its site” “Doesnt have individual plans, you can only selfhost it unless you subscribe for at least 10 users or more”
Comment from 20 May 2026 in “The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden” Cloud plans require 10-user minimum
“Doesnt have individual plans, you can only selfhost it unless you subscribe for at least 10 users or more”
Comment from 20 May 2026 in “The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden” “They have a minimum of 10 users on their cloud plans”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden”
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 |
| PassboltThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I've been pretty impressed with Passbolt in testing.”
“Took less than an hour to set up and then migrate all my passwords from 1Password.”
“a better UX that does not involve syncing files between team members”
“Doesnt have individual plans, you can only selfhost it unless you subscribe for at least 10 users or more”
“The feature set looks pretty good at first sight.”
“They have a minimum of 10 users on their cloud plans”
“the "share a single secret" access control seems nice”
“A free hosted version pretty much just looks like prep for a rug pull to me.”
“Looks promising. But no hosted offers for individuals as far as i can see.”
“does support sharing single secrets, but no free hosted version”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.