pass tomb

Judgement

What it is

Integration

What it does

An extension for the pass password manager that keeps the whole password store inside an encrypted Tomb volume, hiding file and folder names when closed.

Adopt it when

You use pass on Linux and do not want site names visible in the password store's directory tree.

Watch out

It depends on Tomb, which is Linux-only and needs root for mounting.

Ready for

Usable

Runs as

Command line

Built with

Shell, Tomb and GnuPG

How established

Established: started 9 years ago, latest release v1.3.

What the license allows

Use inside your business is unrestricted, but anything you distribute that includes it must be released under the same license.

Judged on 2026-11-06 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

Follow it down: pass tomb → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

Open-source alternatives to pass tomb

1. 1
   Vaultwarden dani-garcia

   Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs

   Complete system Production-ready You want to self-host password management for a family or small team on minimal hardware.

   ★ 70k AGPL-3.0 Rust Active, pushed yesterday
2. 2
   KeePassXC keepassxreboot

   KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”.

   Complete system Production-ready You want an offline password manager where you control the database file and choose how, or whether, it syncs.

   ★ 30k See repository C++ Active, pushed today
3. 3
   Bitwarden Server bitwarden

   Bitwarden infrastructure/backend (API, database, Docker, etc).

   Complete system Production-ready Your organisation wants Bitwarden password management but must host the vault on its own infrastructure.

   ★ 21k See repository C# Active, pushed today
4. 4
   KeePassDX Kunzisoft

   Lightweight vault and password manager for Android, KeePassDX allows editing encrypted data in a single file in KeePass format and fill in the forms in a secure way.

   Complete system Production-ready You keep passwords in a KeePass file and need an Android app that reads and writes it.

   ★ 7.6k GPL-3.0 Kotlin Active, pushed 4 days ago
5. 5
   Keepass2android PhilippC

   Password manager app for Android

   Complete system Production-ready You use KeePass on desktop and want an Android client that syncs directly with Dropbox, Google Drive or WebDAV.

   ★ 6.4k GPL-3.0 C# Active, pushed today
6. 6
   Passbolt_api passbolt

   Passbolt Community Edition (CE) API. The JSON API for the open source password manager for teams!

   Complete system Production-ready A company wants a self-hosted password manager built for sharing credentials across teams.

   ★ 6.2k AGPL-3.0 PHP Active, pushed 16 days ago
7. 7
   LessPass lesspass

   :key: stateless open source password manager

   Complete system Usable You want passwords available on any device without storing or syncing a vault.

   ★ 6.1k GPL-3.0 TypeScript Active, pushed 16 days ago
8. 8
   Personal Management System Volmarg

   Your web application for managing personal data.

   Complete system Usable You want one self-hosted place for assorted personal records and are comfortable running Symfony.

   ★ 4.2k MIT PHP Active, pushed today

Commercial password managers

1. 1
   1Password AgileBits

   Protect passwords and secrets, manage app access, and secure AI tools with 1Password. Easy to adopt from growing teams to enterprise.

   Complete system Production-ready A business wants a polished password manager staff will actually use, with SSO, provisioning and developer secret tools.

   2.4k readers a month Since 2006 Commercial
2. 2
   Bitwarden Teams Bitwarden, Inc.

   Bitwarden is the trusted, open source password manager for individuals, teams, and enterprises. Securely store, share, and manage passwords, passkeys, and secrets. Free to start.

   Complete system Production-ready A team wants an audited, open-source password manager at a low per-user price, optionally self-hosted.

   2.3k readers a month Since 2016 Commercial
3. 3
   LastPass LastPass

   LastPass is a password manager that secures every login and gives you shadow IT visibility and AI governance across the SaaS and AI tools your employees actually use. Generate strong passwords, store them in an encrypted vault, and control access across 1,200+ apps.

   Complete system Production-ready You are already on it and have reviewed the 2022 breach response, or need its specific SaaS monitoring features.

   492 readers a month Since 2008 Commercial
4. 4
   Keeper Keeper Security

   Keeper is the unified control plane for privileged access, secrets, remote connections, endpoints and databases in a single zero-trust platform.

   Complete system Production-ready A business wants password management plus privileged access and secrets in one vendor, often for compliance reasons.

   402 readers a month Since 2009 Commercial
5. 5
   Dashlane Dashlane

   Top-rated password manager and credential protection solution for enterprises, businesses, and individuals.

   Complete system Production-ready A business wants a simple password manager with credential risk reporting and SSO integration.

   295 readers a month Since 2012 Commercial