Password managers
Dashlane privacy rating
Password manager from Dashlane with browser extensions and mobile apps, end-to-end encrypted sync, passkey support and dark web monitoring. The mobile app source code is published under a non-commercial license.
Summary
Dashlane scores 46 out of 100 (grade D) on the password managers criteria. It meets 3 of 12 criteria: TLS configuration, end-to-end encrypted vault and full export. It partly meets open source, no ads or data sales, security headers, modern web standards and local or self-hosted option. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, 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+, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+ and Internet.nl website score 81%.
Score 46 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Partial
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
The Android and Apple app sources are published under CC BY-NC 4.0, which is not OSI-approved. The server is closed.
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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 Android app contains Adjust and Sentry, and the privacy policy says the website uses Google Analytics.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by subscriptions, but the privacy policy says Dashlane and third-party advertising partners use personal data for interest-based advertising.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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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?
Zero-knowledge design: vault data is encrypted on the device and Dashlane cannot read it.
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Partial
Local or self-hosted option Weight 2 of 3
Can the vault be kept locally or on your own server?
Vaults are stored only in the Dashlane cloud. Data can be exported.
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Yes
Full export Weight 1 of 3
Can every item be exported in an open format?
Exports to CSV, an encrypted DASH file, or through the Credential Exchange protocol.
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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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B+ (80/100+)
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Partial
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Score 81%