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Password Managers

Password managers and vaults for individuals and teams, including self-hosted and offline options.

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7 results in Password Managers

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IT tools with an API →

3 matching tools from this category

How to choose password managers tools

Password managers store credentials, secure notes and one-time password secrets in an encrypted vault and fill them into browsers and apps. Options range from offline database files on one computer to synced vaults with browser extensions, mobile apps and shared team collections. They differ from identity and access management, which controls sign-in to company systems, because a password manager protects the secrets users keep for many separate services.

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Who uses these tools

  • Individuals replacing reused passwords with unique ones
  • IT admins rolling out shared vaults to teams
  • Self-hosters keeping credentials off third-party servers

Capabilities to compare

  • End-to-end encryption and key derivation settings
  • Browser autofill and mobile app support
  • Shared collections with per-user permissions
  • Built-in TOTP and passkey storage
  • Import, export and emergency access

Operating considerations

  • Self-hosted servers become a critical security asset
  • Backups of vault data and master key recovery
  • Sync conflicts with offline database files
  • Client compatibility with unofficial server implementations
  • Browser extension supply chain risk

Selection checklist

  1. Decide between an offline vault file, a self-hosted sync server or a hosted service based on who must share secrets.
  2. Check that the clients your users need exist for every operating system, browser and phone in use.
  3. Review how recovery works if a user forgets the master password, and test it before rollout.
  4. For self-hosting, plan TLS, backups, updates and monitoring as you would for any critical server.

What belongs in this category: A product fits here when it stores and fills user credentials in an encrypted vault, personal or shared, rather than acting as a single sign-on provider, a secrets manager for applications or a directory.

Password Managers on iThub in figures

iThub lists 7 tools in Password Managers. 7 of 7 are open source, 5 of 7 can be self-hosted, 7 of 7 have a free, freemium or open-source pricing model and 3 of 7 offer an API.

Tools listed
7
Open source
7
Self-hostable
5
Free to start
7
With an API
3
Web app
6
Desktop app
4

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Typical use cases

  • Moving a team off a shared spreadsheet of passwords
  • Sharing infrastructure credentials with on-call engineers
  • Keeping an offline vault on an air-gapped workstation
  • Storing TOTP secrets alongside the related accounts

Trade-offs to model

  • Offline vault files remove server risk entirely, but syncing them across devices relies on file sharing and manual conflict handling.
  • Self-hosting a vault server keeps data in your control, yet a missed update or backup failure hits every user at once.

Common mistakes

  • Exposing a self-hosted vault server to the internet without rate limiting, admin page protection or timely updates.
  • Rolling out a team vault without an offboarding process to rotate shared credentials when people leave.
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