vioscaleAI
Comparison

Bitwarden vs Portainer

On the evidence we track, Bitwarden leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Bitwarden68
Portainer55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Bitwarden68 / 100high · 76%
Portainer55 / 100low · 21%
Pricing
Free tier
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✓
Model
Bitwardenfreemium
Portainerfreemium
Price level
Bitwardenmid
Portainerhigh
Starting price
Bitwarden$19.80
Portainer$1,045
Transparent
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✓
Integrations
Count
Bitwarden29
Portainer8
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✓
Gdpr
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✓
Hipaa
Bitwarden✓
Portainer–
Iso27001
Bitwarden✓
Portainer–
Scorecard
Bitwarden5.7
Portainer–
Soc2
Bitwarden✓
Portainer–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Bitwarden✓
Portainer–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Bitwarden0
Portainer–
Github stars
Bitwarden20,240
Portainer–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Bitwarden100
Portainer–
Release
Cadence days
Bitwarden12
Portainer–
History
Bitwarden20 items
Portainer–
Language
Primary
BitwardenC#
Portainer–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Bitwarden6 items
Portainer7 items

Features

The capabilities each product documents. These tools do not share a category taxonomy, so this aligns what each vendor states rather than a normalised feature set.

Declared feature comparison
FeatureBitwardenPortainer
Arm support-✓
Breach monitoring✓-
Enterprise sso scim✓-
Family team sharing✓-
Free tier✓-
Gui dashboard-✓
Hardware key✓-
Hosting-self
Independent audit✓-
Managed control plane-✓
Open source clients✓-
Orchestration-kubernetes
Passkey support✓-
Platform breadthWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and desktop apps-
Pricing modelfreemium-
Self hostable✓-
Stateful workloads-✓
Windows containers-✓
Zero knowledge✓-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Bitwarden

Leader

Bitwarden is a cross-platform password manager that securely stores, generates, and manages passwords and passkeys with end-to-end encryption. It offers free and paid plans for individuals, families, teams, and enterprises, with self-hosting capabilities.

Independently observed

Portainer

Portainer provides centralized governance of Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, and Podman across multiple clusters and environments. It includes role-based access control, GitOps deployment workflows, centralized authentication, and audit logging from a single management console.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Bitwarden

Leader
from $19.80/yrfreemiumFree tier

From $19.80/year for Premium individuals. Free tier available. Teams from $4/user/month.

  • FreeFree
    • Core password manager
    • Unlimited devices and passwords
    • Browser extension, mobile, and desktop apps
    • Two-step login
    • Free sharing with one other user
    • +1 more
  • Premium$19.80/year
    • All Free features
    • Integrated authenticator (TOTP)
    • File attachments
    • Emergency access
    • Vault health reports
    • +2 more
  • Families$47.88/year for up to 6 users
    • 6 Premium accounts
    • Unlimited sharing between members
    • Unlimited collections
    • All Premium features per account
  • Teams$4/user/month (billed annually)
    • Centralized ownership and management
    • Share credentials securely
    • Audit event logs
    • Directory synchronization
    • SCIM provisioning
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Teams features
    • Granular access control
    • Passwordless SSO integration
    • Enterprise policies
    • Self-hosting flexibility
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Portainer

from $1045/yrSubscriptionFree tier45-day trial

From $1,045/year. Free tier: 3 nodes.

  • Starter$1,045/year
    • Community support
    • Online purchase only
  • Scale$2,095/year
    • 9x5 next business day support
    • Vendor onboarding
    • Available through resellers
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • 9x5 support with 24/7 option
    • Assigned support engineer
    • Security assessment report
    • TAA compliance certificate
    • Production and non-production nodes
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✓
iOS
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✗
Android
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✗
macOS
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✗
Windows
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✗
Linux
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✗
CLI
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✗
Self-hosted
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✓
On-premise
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✓
Hybrid
Bitwarden✓
Portainer✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Kubernetes

Bitwarden

Leader
46 total - 45 not shared
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Duo
  • Auth0
  • Google
  • Okta
  • Rippling
  • PingFederate
  • JumpCloud
  • Active Directory Federation Services
  • Keycloak
  • OneLogin
  • Apple Open Directory
  • Google Workspace
  • Apache Directory Server
  • OpenLDAP
  • Fedora Directory Server
  • Novell eDirectory
  • OpenDS
  • Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition
  • Splunk
  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • Panther
  • Elastic
  • +21 more
Independently observed

Portainer

30 total - 29 not shared
  • Active Directory
  • LDAP
  • OAuth
  • Helm
  • Git repositories
  • Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE)
  • Docker
  • Swarm
  • Podman
  • Talos
  • Omni
  • S3-compatible storage
  • OPC connectivity
  • MQTT
  • Argo
  • Flux
  • Docker Hub
  • Matomo Analytics
  • Docker Swarm
  • Git
  • OPA Gatekeeper
  • Slack
  • Matomo
  • OIDC
  • +5 more
Independently observed
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Bitwarden or Portainer: which one depends on you

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Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.