Password managers
KeePassXC privacy rating
Open source, offline password manager for Windows, macOS and Linux that stores passwords in an encrypted KeePass (KDBX) database file. It includes browser integration, TOTP, SSH agent and YubiKey support, with no built-in cloud sync.
Summary
KeePassXC scores 91 out of 100 (grade A) on the password managers criteria. It meets 6 of 7 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales, independent audit, end-to-end encrypted vault, local or self-hosted option and full export. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry.
Score 91 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
GPL-2.0 or GPL-3.0.
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Partial
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 app sends no data unless the user requests it, but the website uses self-hosted Matomo and Cloudflare Web Analytics.
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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?
Volunteer project funded by donations, with no ads.
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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?
Synacktiv evaluated KeePassXC for the French ANSSI CSPN certification, and the full technical report is public.
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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?
Local-only: the database is an encrypted file on the device, and no data is sent to the developers.
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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 database is a local file.
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Yes
Full export Weight 1 of 3
Can every item be exported in an open format?
The database is a KDBX file, an open format read by many apps. CSV, XML and HTML exports are also available.