gopass vs Spectre / Master Password
| Tagline | Team-oriented CLI password manager built on GPG and Git | Algorithm-based stateless password generation with no sync required |
| Category | Password Managers & Secrets | Password Managers & Secrets |
| Replaces | 1Password, LastPass, HashiCorp Vault | 1Password, LastPass, Dashlane |
| GitHub stars | 7.2k | 16 |
| Language | Go | C |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 2/5 Simple | 1/5 Minimal |
| Deploy options | Manual | Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 6 days ago | 1 year 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
Spectre / Master Password
- No vault means no ability to store free-form secure notes or non-password credentials
- Regenerating a password after a site breach requires manually tracking version counters
- No browser extension with auto-fill in the official CLI implementation
Bottom line
Choose Spectre / Master Password if you want the lower-effort setup; 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.
Spectre / Master Password
Algorithm-based stateless password generation with no sync required