Bitwarden vs. KeePass

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bitwarden
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Bitwarden headquartered in Santa Barbara offers open source password management solutions for individuals, teams, and business organizations.
$48
per year per user
KeePass
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
KeePass is an open source password manager which secures passwords in a database locked with a master password or key file.N/A
Pricing
BitwardenKeePass
Editions & Modules
Teams
$4
per month (billed annually) per user
Enterprise
$6
per month (billed annually) per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BitwardenKeePass
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BitwardenKeePass
Considered Both Products
Bitwarden
Chose Bitwarden
Other solutions felt more clunky or were significantly higher priced. Bitwarden seems to straddle the consumer/prosumer/SMB fence more than adequately by designing their user experience to feel welcoming but also trustworthy and reliable. The other tools seem to assume that …
KeePass
Chose KeePass
I am privately using Bitwarden and compared to KeePass, it's a lot easier to set up in a browser, but it doesn't have a standalone application.
Chose KeePass
We considered several packages, but we focused on what best suited our organization. Security was the most important factor, along with flexibility and how we could customize the package to maximize its effectiveness. Then, of course, we considered the cost of the package. And …
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User Ratings
BitwardenKeePass
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(8 ratings)
8.7
(23 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(4 ratings)
7.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
BitwardenKeePass
Likelihood to Recommend
Bitwarden
Bitwarden supports various forms of two-factor authentication, including time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), Duo, YubiKey, and other hardware-based tokens. This integration enhances the security of the Bitwarden account and allows to store and manage their 2FA credentials for other applications within Bitwarden itself.
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Open Source
[KeePass] works extremely well for personal work passwords and personal-use passwords for home. It allows users to remember 1 single complex password in order to gain access to the entire database of passwords. It doesn't work so well if you want to sync passwords to multiple devices such as your computer or phone. It can be done, but it's not simple.
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Pros
Bitwarden
  • Their Browser extension seamlessly integrates into your workflow
  • Collections keep information very organized within your Vault
  • Vault Health Reports help identify weak or reused passwords
  • Their built-in password generator is quick and easy to use
  • UI is very user-friendly
  • Video tutorial's are very helpful on their website
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Open Source
  • Very secure - no worries about our passwords being stored insecurely or in the wrong place.
  • Easy to share access to passwords used company-wide.
  • Integrates with Chrome and other browsers for ease of use and speed.
  • Price - free to use.
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Cons
Bitwarden
  • Bitwarden has great functionality all around, however, I would in the future like to see this product as an SSO/IDM distributor.
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Open Source
  • The user-friendliness could be better. The interface looks outdated and is sometimes quite technical.
  • If you're on the road a lot, KeePass isn't very user-friendly on a smartphone or tablet. It's fine to use on a laptop, though.
  • Sharing passwords with colleagues who are temporarily unable to log into KeePass independently could be improved.
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Likelihood to Renew
Bitwarden
No answers on this topic
Open Source
My very good experience in the past 15 years of usage of KeePass makes it easy to decide for a renewal of this friendship. I was never disappointed and KeePass always meets my expectations. The software runs stable and if there should be a software error, it will be fixed in no time. This is customer satisfaction.
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Usability
Bitwarden
Easy to use, just missing a few quality of life features. Nothing to suggest it's not awesome as it is, just bells and whistles to make it more convenient.
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Open Source
KeePass is easy to use and requires no prior training using it. I would rate KeePass a score 9 out of 10. It stands out in managing credentials securely and efficiently. No other similar app performs its core function as well, making KeePass an essential tool for password management and security.
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Support Rating
Bitwarden
No answers on this topic
Open Source
I have almost never had to contact support. This product has a wide community, a very expansive documentation/forum site where generally any question/issue already has an answer/fix or explanation/workaround, or plans for improvement in a future version. On the occasions that I have reached out, answers were fairly quick, useful, and respectful.
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Alternatives Considered
Bitwarden
Other solutions felt more clunky or were significantly higher priced. Bitwarden seems to straddle the consumer/prosumer/SMB fence more than adequately by designing their user experience to feel welcoming but also trustworthy and reliable. The other tools seem to assume that users are ok with struggling in their onboarding process.
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Open Source
KeePass is free and compatible with all the devices you or your customers and it has a lot of different uses. Is not only a password manager like Norton safe password or the avast's one. Like the password managers of the browsers, no, with KeePass every customer can find a useful way to share and keep secure I formations
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Return on Investment
Bitwarden
  • Gives employer the piece of mind knowing that passwords are safely stored in one place
  • If an employee leaves, you don't have to go searching for passwords, they should all be in one place in Bitwarden.
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Open Source
  • Positive. All of our usernames and passwords for service accounts are in one convenient location.
  • Positive. The ability to organize everything into separate locations/folders is great.
  • Positive. Password generator makes it easy for us to generate a secure password for our accounts.
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ScreenShots

Bitwarden Screenshots

Screenshot of the Bitwarden Vault, where users can generate, autofill, and share unlimited credentials and other sensitive data from any browser, mobile device, or desktop application.Screenshot of the Bitwarden browser extension that protects passwords and digital secrets in a vault, auto-fills them, and generates new passwords that are fully encrypted end-to-end (even the Bitwarden team can’t access them).Screenshot of Bitwarden's password generator, used to generate strong and unique passwords, including usernames. It also integrates with email alias services for additional security. Using the strong generator tool keeps personal info like anniversaries and pet names out of your passwords, out of the dark web, and out of hackers’ hands.Screenshot of Bitwarden Send, a feature that lets users quickly share encrypted files and text with another individual via a private link. It can also be used to automatically share vault items using collections in a Bitwarden organization.Screenshot of Bitwarden's sync feature, that syncs passwords and other sensitive data (like identities, addresses, and credit cards) across devices, including mobile devices.Screenshot of where Bitwarden can auto-fill login information into websites. Autofill can be used across browsers, mobile apps (Android and iOS), and other places using associated URIs.