AliasVault vs Bitwarden

Comparing two open source alternatives to 1Password and LastPass and Dashlane and NordPass and Bitwarden . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

AliasVault

AGPL-3.0

Privacy-first password manager with built-in email aliasing. Fully encrypted and self-hostable.

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Bitwarden

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

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Side-by-side comparison

	AliasVault	Bitwarden
License	AGPL-3.0	—
Self-hostable	Yes	No
GitHub Stars	3,008	19,807
Forks	98	1,734
Open Issues	176	236
Last Commit	Aug 10, 2026	Aug 10, 2026
First Released	May 31, 2024	Nov 23, 2015
Categories	Password Managers Security & Privacy Tools	Password Managers Security & Privacy Tools
Tags	#password manager #security #privacy #cross-platform #desktop-app	#API #SQL #docker #password manager

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