Password managers
Bitwarden privacy rating
Our pick
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.
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+.
Score 73 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3 Source-available
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
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.
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The website loads Google Tag Manager.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by paid plans.
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Yes
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Full reports are published yearly, including recent audits by Cure53, Fracture Labs, Unit 42 and ETH Zurich.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
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Yes
End-to-end encrypted vault Weight 3 of 3
Is the vault encrypted on the device before it is synced, with a key the provider does not hold?
Vault data is encrypted on the device with a key derived from the master password before it is synced.
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Yes
Local or self-hosted option Weight 2 of 3
Can the vault be kept locally or on your own server?
The server can be self-hosted.
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Yes
Full export Weight 1 of 3
Can every item be exported in an open format?
JSON (plain or encrypted), CSV, and ZIP with attachments.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Yes
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+ (110/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.