LastPass vs Vaultwarden
Thinking of swapping LastPass for the open-source Vaultwarden? Here’s the honest trade-off.
50k Rust AGPL-3.0 5 days ago
What you give up vs LastPass
- Unofficial reimplementation; not supported or endorsed by Bitwarden, so API changes can break compatibility
- No official mobile/desktop apps of its own; depends entirely on Bitwarden's clients
- Some enterprise/SSO and event-logging features of paid Bitwarden are absent or only partially implemented
- You own all security hardening, backups, and TLS termination yourself
What you gain
- • Full data ownership — self-host Vaultwarden on your own infrastructure.
- • No per-seat SaaS bill (LastPass: breaches and a shrinking free tier).
- • Open-source code you can audit and extend (AGPL-3.0).