Password managers · 4 alternatives

Instead of Dashlane, try one of these 4.

Every alternative is lined up against Dashlane on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Dashlane sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
DashlaneWhat you have now
Password manager with a built-in VPN and dark-web alerts.
PriceFreemium
premium $5/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Bitwarden#1Our pick
Open-source password manager you can self-host.
PriceFreemium
premium $1/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Polished password manager for families and teams.
PricePaid
from $3/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Encrypted password manager from the Proton ecosystem.
PriceFreemium
plus $4/mo
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android · Win · Mac · Linux
Simple password manager from the makers of NordVPN.
PriceFreemium
premium $2/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Dashlane to first. How we compare.

Dashlane alternatives at a glance

Dashlane is a freemium password managers app (premium $5/mo). We compared 4 alternatives: 2 are open source, 0 are completely free, 1 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is Bitwarden, with 2.6k likes.

Most liked overallBitwarden

Open-source password manager you can self-host.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best open-source optionProton Pass

Encrypted password manager from the Proton ecosystem.

Freemium · Open source