{
  "slug": "bitwarden",
  "category": "password-managers",
  "name": "Bitwarden",
  "description": "Open-source, end-to-end encrypted password manager with apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, the web and browsers, and an option to self-host.",
  "website": "https://bitwarden.com",
  "source": "https://github.com/bitwarden/clients",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux",
    "android",
    "ios",
    "web",
    "browser"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": true,
  "pick_reason": "Syncs across desktop, mobile and browser apps and supports sharing with family or a team. End-to-end encrypted, audited every year, and it can be self-hosted.",
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 73,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Bitwarden scores 73 out of 100 (grade C) on the password managers criteria. It meets 8 of 11 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales, independent audit, TLS configuration, security headers, end-to-end encrypted vault, local or self-hosted option and full export. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A+.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/password-managers/bitwarden/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/password-managers/bitwarden/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/bitwarden/server/blob/main/LICENSE.txt",
      "note": "All code is public. The apps are GPL-3.0 and the server is AGPL-3.0, and some business features in the same public repositories use the source-available Bitwarden License."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://bitwarden.com/privacy/",
      "note": "The website loads Google Tag Manager."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://bitwarden.com/pricing/",
      "note": "Funded by paid plans."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://bitwarden.com/assets/5yO7sKgjdwGYg7SXVqD2Vc/4a7ef3cce23d8e929ef3cd8238d3d392/2025_Bitwarden_Core_Application_Security_Report.pdf",
      "note": "Full reports are published yearly, including recent audits by Cure53, Fracture Labs, Unit 42 and ETH Zurich."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=vault.bitwarden.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=vault.bitwarden.com",
      "note": "Grade A+ (110/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "e2ee_vault": {
      "title": "End-to-end encrypted vault",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://bitwarden.com/help/bitwarden-security-white-paper/",
      "note": "Vault data is encrypted on the device with a key derived from the master password before it is synced."
    },
    "self_host_or_local": {
      "title": "Local or self-hosted option",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://bitwarden.com/help/install-on-premise-linux/",
      "note": "The server can be self-hosted."
    },
    "export": {
      "title": "Full export",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://bitwarden.com/help/export-your-data/",
      "note": "JSON (plain or encrypted), CSV, and ZIP with attachments."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "A+",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:03:55.097Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}