1Password vs Passbolt Community Edition

Fit:

Migration notes

Team password sharing and browser workflows overlap; rebuild access groups and evaluate CE versus Pro needs. Direct 1Password import parity was not established.

Sources: www.passbolt.com · checked 2026-10-21

1PasswordPaid incumbent

Entry priceUSD 8.99 / seat / month

Pricing modelper-seat, billed annual

OwnerAgileBits Inc. (1Password)

Business plan, USD 8.99 per user/month annually. Teams Starter has a lower ten-user minimum package; not a single-seat entry price. Source

1Password plans reviewed
Individual	entry	USD 47.88 / user / yr
Business	business	USD 107.88 / user / yr
Enterprise Password Manager	enterprise	Quote only

Passbolt Community EditionOpen-source alternative

Fit for 1Password

License

GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 Permissions of this strongest copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. When a modified version is used to provide a service over a network, the complete source code of the modified version must be made available. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changesDisclose sourceNetwork use is distributionSame license No LiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com

Paid-feature tier C

Self-host

Paid-feature limits2 noted

Passbolt Community Edition plans reviewed
Community Edition	self-hosted Community Edition	Free
Pro Edition	paid self-hosted Pro subscription	USD 58.80 / user / yr
Pro Edition	paid self-hosted Pro subscription	USD 58.80 / user / yr
Enterprise Edition	enterprise self-hosted offering	Quote only

What you may give up

Tags require Pro
SSO, LDAP provisioning, account recovery and audit logs require Pro

Pro subscription governs updates/support and supplied license keys; vendor describes Pro source as AGPL.

Tier C: CE is AGPL and unlimited-user. Tags affect routine organization, giving C under this rubric. Pro is also AGPL; paid distribution and subscription-key requirements must not be described as proprietary-code gates. License source

What running it takes

NTP time synchronization

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Docker default MariaDB; current docs also describe MySQL and PostgreSQL alternatives. Native PHP/GnuPG/webserver dependencies included in container distribution. Composer/Git are source-install tools, not separate production services. PostgreSQL setup guidance warns against reconfiguring an existing database in place. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.