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Passbolt: the best Open Source alternative to 1Password Business in 2026

Passbolt is a team password manager with OpenPGP encryption, granular per-folder permissions and auditing, designed specifically for organizations that need fine-grained control.

License AGPL-3.0 ~4k stars (estimated)Website GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License
AGPL-3.0
Category
Password Managers
Replaces
1Password Business
Tech stack
PHPCakePHPMySQL

Preview

Passbolt interface preview

Public image provided by Passbolt on its own website.

Key features

  • End-to-end OpenPGP encryption
  • Granular folder and group permissions
  • Full access auditing

Passbolt vs. 1Password Business

Pros

  • Specifically built for team access control

Things to consider

  • Initial GPG setup is more technical than Vaultwarden's

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:
  passbolt:
    image: passbolt/passbolt:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "443:443"
    environment:
      - DATASOURCES_DEFAULT_HOST=passbolt-db
      - DATASOURCES_DEFAULT_USERNAME=passbolt
      - DATASOURCES_DEFAULT_PASSWORD=passbolt
    depends_on:
      - passbolt-db
  passbolt-db:
    image: mariadb:11
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=passbolt
      - MYSQL_USER=passbolt
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=passbolt
    volumes:
      - passbolt_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
volumes:
  passbolt_db_data: