gopass vs Passky
| Tagline | Team-oriented CLI password manager built on GPG and Git | Lightweight self-hosted password manager with a clean web UI |
| Category | Password Managers & Secrets | Password Managers & Secrets |
| Replaces | 1Password, LastPass, HashiCorp Vault | 1Password, LastPass, Dashlane |
| GitHub stars | 7.2k | 244 |
| Language | Go | PHP |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Simple | 2/5 Simple |
| Deploy options | Manual | Docker Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 6 days ago | 10 months ago |
| View repo | View repo |
Where each falls short
The honest trade-offs — what you give up with each, versus the proprietary tools they replace.
gopass
- 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
Passky
- No emergency access or secure sharing between users on the same server
- Audit log and reporting features are basic compared to enterprise vaults
- Community and ecosystem are small; long-term maintenance is less certain
Bottom line
Both are a similar lift to self-host; choose gopass for the larger community and ecosystem. gopass has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.