KeePassXC
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An open-source alternative to 1Password and LastPass.
KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”. (from the repository)
- Stars
- 29,310
- Licence
- NOASSERTION
- Last push
- 2026-10-18
- Written in
- C++
Is it alive?
Four readings from the repository, each with the rule behind it. No blended score.
Activity
Active
Last push 9 days ago
Active: pushed within 90 days. Slowing: within a year. Quiet: longer.
Releases
Older
2.7.12, 8 months ago
Recent: a tagged release within six months. Some projects ship from the main branch and never tag.
Issues
92% closed
796 open · 9,109 closed
Share of all issues ever filed that are now closed. Under 20 issues is too few to read.
Momentum
+241 in 9 days
29,310 stars
Change in stars across our daily readings, over up to 30 days. Needs a week of readings.
What a business may do with it
Not identifiedNOASSERTION
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Run it yourself
KeePassXC’s README does not show a docker run, docker compose up or helm install in a code block, so this page will not guess one. It may be a desktop app, a library, or documented on its website.
KeePassXC against the other open-source options
Every project offered against 1Password and LastPass, most-starred first.
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vault | 36,401 | Active | Not identified | ○ | Go |
 KeePassXC (this page) | 29,310 | Active | Not identified | ○ | C++ |
 Bitwarden | 20,409 | Active | Not identified | ○ | C# |
 Aegis | 13,335 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | Java |
 Passbolt | 6,176 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | PHP |
 LessPass | 6,065 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
 Padloc | 2,930 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | JavaScript |
 AuthPass | 2,806 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | Dart |
Where this page comes from
- Stars, licence, activity, issues, releases and the self-host command are read from the repository. 2026-10-19
- The pairing with 1Password and LastPass and the category come from opensourcealternative.to, a community directory of open-source alternatives. We re-read it weekly.
- Star momentum comes from our own daily readings of the repository. How we collect data