SOPS vs Teampass
| Tagline | Encrypt files in Git with KMS/age/PGP — secrets management without a server | On-premise collaborative password manager for teams |
| Category | Password Managers & Secrets | Password Managers & Secrets |
| Replaces | HashiCorp Vault | LastPass, 1Password, Dashlane |
| GitHub stars | 23k | 1.8k |
| Language | Go | PHP |
| License | MPL-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 1/5 Effortless | 4/5 Involved |
| Deploy options | Manual | Docker Docker Compose Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | yesterday | 2 days 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.
SOPS
- Not a centralized secrets server: no dynamic secrets, leasing, revocation, or audit log like Vault
- Requires an external key provider (KMS/age/PGP) and disciplined key management
- No UI, access policies, or web dashboard
- Suited to config-file secrets in Git, not runtime secret brokering
Teampass
- Dated UI and UX compared to modern commercial managers
- Manual setup (LAMP stack, MySQL, PHP extensions) can be error-prone; security depends on correct server hardening
- No first-party mobile apps; browser/web focused
- Historically has had security-audit concerns; requires careful, up-to-date deployment
Bottom line
Choose SOPS if you want the lower-effort setup; choose SOPS for the larger community and ecosystem. SOPS has seen more recent development. Open each guide below for deploy steps and the full feature gap.