{
  "slug": "padloc",
  "category": "password-managers",
  "name": "Padloc",
  "description": "Open source, end-to-end encrypted password manager from MaKleSoft with desktop, mobile, browser and web apps, a hosted service and a self-hostable server. The code has had no updates in several years.",
  "website": "https://padloc.app",
  "source": "https://github.com/padloc/padloc",
  "license": "AGPL-3.0",
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux",
    "android",
    "ios",
    "web"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "DE",
    "name": "Germany",
    "eyes": "Fourteen Eyes",
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 68,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Padloc scores 68 out of 100 (grade C) on the password managers criteria. It meets 7 of 11 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration, security headers, end-to-end encrypted vault, local or self-hosted option and full export. It partly meets independent audit. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A+.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/password-managers/padloc/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/password-managers/padloc/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/padloc/padloc/blob/main/LICENSE",
      "note": "AGPL-3.0 for the apps and server."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://padloc.app/privacy/",
      "note": "The privacy policy says third-party analytics are used on the public website, and the service tracks anonymised app usage data."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://padloc.app/",
      "note": "Funded by paid plans, and the privacy policy says personal data is not sold."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://padloc.app/assets/audit_reports/radically-open-security_2022.pdf",
      "note": "Radically Open Security audited Padloc 4, and the full report is public but older than three years."
    },
    "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=web.padloc.app&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=web.padloc.app",
      "note": "Grade A+ (105/100+)"
    },
    "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://docs.padloc.app/docs/security/",
      "note": "Vault data is encrypted on the device with keys derived from the master password, and the server cannot decrypt it."
    },
    "self_host_or_local": {
      "title": "Local or self-hosted option",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://docs.padloc.app/guides/self-host/",
      "note": "The server can be self-hosted."
    },
    "export": {
      "title": "Full export",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://docs.padloc.app/manual/settings/",
      "note": "Exports vaults to CSV or an encrypted Padloc container."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "A+",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T10:59:43.918Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}