AliasVault vs Bitwarden

Comparing two open source alternatives to 1Password . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

AliasVault

AGPL-3.0

AliasVault is an end-to-end encrypted password and (email) alias manager that protects your privacy by creating alternative identities, passwords and email addresses for every website you use.

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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	2,323	18,332
Forks	72	1,559
Open Issues	134	202
Last Commit	Mar 28, 2026	Mar 28, 2026
First Released	May 31, 2024	Nov 23, 2015
Categories	Password Managers	Password Managers
Tags	#password manager	#API #SQL #docker #password manager

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