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Bitwarden (self-hosted): the best Open Source alternative to 1Password in 2026

Bitwarden offers its full official server for self-hosting, with all the features of the cloud version (organizations, SSO, security reports) on your own infrastructure.

License AGPL-3.0 ~16k stars (estimated)Website GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: AGPL-3.0
Category: Password Managers
Replaces: 1Password, LastPass
Tech stack: .NETSQL Server

Preview

Public image provided by Bitwarden (self-hosted) on its own website.

Key features

Organizations and enterprise groups
Security reports and SSO
All the features of the official cloud version

Bitwarden (self-hosted) vs. 1Password

Pros

It's the official server, with direct support from Bitwarden

Things to consider

Considerably heavier on resources than Vaultwarden

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  bitwarden:
    image: bitwarden/self-host:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    environment:
      - globalSettings__baseServiceUri=http://localhost:8080
    volumes:
      - bitwarden_data:/etc/bitwarden
volumes:
  bitwarden_data: