gopass vs HashiCorp Vault
Thinking of swapping HashiCorp Vault for the open-source gopass? Here’s the honest trade-off.
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What you give up vs HashiCorp Vault
- GPG key management is a significant operational burden, especially for team onboarding
- No web UI or mobile app; CLI-only unless paired with third-party frontends
- Revoking access for a departing team member requires re-encrypting all shared secrets
What you gain
- • Full data ownership — self-host gopass on your own infrastructure.
- • No per-seat SaaS bill (HashiCorp Vault: BSL relicensing and enterprise costs).
- • Open-source code you can audit and extend (MIT).