Bitwarden

Also known as
bitwarden

Available worldwide

What is Bitwarden?

A zero-knowledge encrypted platform for storing, sharing, and managing passwords, passkeys, and secrets. Supports self-hosting and includes enterprise features like SSO, SCIM provisioning, and centralized administration.

Independently observed

Bitwarden pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
from $47.88/yrfreemiumFree tier

Free tier available. Family plan from $47.88/year. Organization plans from $4/user/month billed annually.

Free

Free
Free

Personal password manager with basic features

  • Password manager
  • Passkey storage
  • Basic autofill

Family

$47.88/yr
annual · min 6 seats

Secure password sharing for up to 6 family members

  • Up to 6 users
  • Shared vault collections
  • Organization management

Teams

$4/seat/mo
annual · min 1 seats

For teams and organizations

  • Per-user organization vault
  • Admin access controls
  • Vault health reports

What Bitwarden does

The capabilities that matter for password managers, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Security
Zero-knowledge / end-to-end encryption
Openness
Open-source clients
Self-hostable
Auth
Passkey support
Hardware security key (FIDO2/YubiKey)
Monitoring
Breach / dark-web monitoring
Sharing
Family / team sharing
Enterprise
Enterprise SSO + SCIM
Assurance
Independent security audit published
Platforms
Platform breadth
Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and desktop apps
Pricing
Pricing model
Freemium
Free tier available
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • iOS
  • macOS
  • Web
  • Linux
  • Android
  • Windows
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Hybrid
  • On-premise
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (45)

Independently observed
ci_cd
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
secrets
  • Kubernetes
compliance
  • Vanta
  • 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
  • Rapid7
  • Sumo Logic
  • DataDog
  • Huntress
  • Blumira
  • Bitwarden Authenticator
  • FIDO2 WebAuthn
  • Authy
  • Google Authenticator
  • Microsoft Authenticator
  • YubiKey
  • SimpleLogin
  • Addy.io
  • Firefox Relay
  • Fastmail
  • Forward Email
  • DuckDuckGo

Security & compliance

Independently observed
  • SOC 2 Type II · Type IIactive
  • SOC 3active
  • ISO 27001active
  • HIPAAactive

Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality

Bitwarden FAQ

Common questions about Bitwarden, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Bitwarden?

A zero-knowledge encrypted platform for storing, sharing, and managing passwords, passkeys, and secrets. Supports self-hosting and includes enterprise features like SSO, SCIM provisioning, and centralized administration. It is indexed under Password Managers.

Source: https://bitwarden.com/pricing/business/

Is Bitwarden free?

Bitwarden offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $4 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://bitwarden.com/pricing/business/

What platforms does Bitwarden support?

Bitwarden supports the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://bitwarden.com/pricing/business/

Can Bitwarden be self-hosted?

Yes. Bitwarden can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.

Source: https://bitwarden.com/pricing/business/

What does Bitwarden integrate with?

We have confirmed 43 integrations for Bitwarden, including AWS, Microsoft Entra ID, Duo, Auth0, Google, Okta, Rippling and PingFederate, plus 35 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://bitwarden.com/pricing/business/

What security certifications does Bitwarden have?

We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Bitwarden. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Bitwarden not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://bitwarden.com/help/security-faqs/

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Balanced composite 68 / 100
high · 76%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Security posture850.2117.8
Capabilities1000.066.3
Development activity630.095.9
Pricing transparency1000.055.2
Release cadence930.054.8
Reliability500.094.7
Integrations450.062.8
Security score570.042.4
Price level500.042.1
Stars810.032.1
Dependent projects00.060.0
Package downloads00.140.0-
Developer Q&A activity00.060.0-

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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d100mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars20,077highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%
Dependent repos0highsource · 2026-09-07 · 85%

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq6 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesFree tier: Yes · Hardware key: Yes · Pricing model: freemium · Self hostable: Yes · Zero knowledge: Yes · Passkey support: Yesmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count35mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryC#highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityPrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-09-07 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
Price levelmidmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
Starting priceAmount: 47.88 · Currency: USDmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%

Release

AttributeValueEvidence
Cadence days13mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 70%
History20 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 70%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-09-07 · 75%
HipaaYeshighsource · 2026-09-07 · 75%
Iso27001Yeshighsource · 2026-09-07 · 75%
Soc2Yeshighsource · 2026-09-07 · 75%
Scorecard5.7highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%
VulnerabilitiesCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fbitwarden%2Fserver&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0highsource · 2026-09-07 · 90%
CertificationsSOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, HIPAAmediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
Trust centerhttps://bitwarden.com/compliance/mediumsource · 2026-09-07 · 60%
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