Bitwarden

What it is

Bitwarden is an open-source password manager that stores logins, notes, cards and identities in an end-to-end encrypted vault. Clients run on browsers, desktop and mobile, with a free personal tier and paid Premium, Families, Teams and Enterprise plans for organisations that need sharing, policy and SSO controls.

What it helps with

- Storing and generating strong credentials across unlimited devices on the free plan.
- Sharing vault items securely with individuals, families or organisation collections.
- Adding premium protections such as TOTP authenticator, file attachments and advanced 2FA where licensed.
- Deploying Teams or Enterprise features including SSO, SCIM and policy enforcement for businesses.
- Self-hosting the Bitwarden server for teams that need on-premises control (subject to licence terms).
- Supporting Secrets Manager workflows for developer and infrastructure secrets as a related Bitwarden product.

Who it's for

Individuals who want a free or low-cost encrypted password vault, and security or IT teams standardising password management with open-source transparency, optional self-hosting and commercial organisation plans.

Worth knowing

Core clients are open source (GPL) and the main server is AGPL; some enterprise features are source-available under Bitwarden's commercial licence. Pricing and plan limits are published at bitwarden.com/pricing. Official brand assets are at bitwarden.com/brand. This listing covers authorised password management use only.