Bitwarden Server vs Bitwarden Teams
Bitwarden Server and Bitwarden Teams are both password manager software. Bitwarden Server is open source under a license set out in its repository, with 21k GitHub stars. Bitwarden Teams is a commercial product from Bitwarden, Inc.
Which to pick
- Pick Bitwarden Server when
- Your organisation wants Bitwarden password management but must host the vault on its own infrastructure.
- Pick Bitwarden Teams when
- A team wants an audited, open-source password manager at a low per-user price, optionally self-hosted.
Side by side
The backend API, database and Docker deployment for Bitwarden, the password manager whose apps, browser extensions and CLI sync to it.
Bitwarden's business plan: an open-source password manager with shared collections, user groups, event logs and an optional self-hosted server.
Self-hosting runs many containers on SQL Server, organisation features still need a paid licence, and parts of the code are under the source-available Bitwarden License; Vaultwarden is a lighter unofficial alternative.
The interface is plainer than 1Password, and SSO and some policies need the Enterprise plan.
Production-ready (both)
Self-hosted server and cloud service
Cloud service, self-hosted server, desktop app, mobile app and browser extension
C#, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server and Docker
C#, .NET and TypeScript
Open source, license unclear on GitHub
Closed source, sold by Bitwarden, Inc.
GitHub could not read the license. Check it in the repository before reusing any code.
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
21k GitHub stars
2.3k Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Established: started 11 years ago, latest release v2026.10.1.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-06 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.