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For outside handoffs, add [CredenShare](/compare) to either.\n\n*Who this page is for: self-hosters deciding between Vaultwarden and Bitwarden.*\n\n## Bitwarden vs Vaultwarden at a glance\n\n| | Bitwarden | Vaultwarden |\n|---|---|---|\n| **What it is** | Bitwarden's official service and server | An unofficial, compatible server implementation |\n| **Price** | Free; Premium $1.65/month; Families $3.99/month (6); Teams $4/user/month; Enterprise $6/user/month; billed yearly; self-hosted organizations need Families or Enterprise | Free (AGPL-3.0); you pay for hosting |\n| **Clients** | Official Bitwarden apps | The same official Bitwarden apps |\n| **Encryption** | Done in the Bitwarden clients | Done in the same Bitwarden clients |\n| **Audits** | Annual audits; SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 | BSI audit of v1.30.3; a partial ERNW penetration test (2024) |\n| **Support** | Bitwarden support | Community; the project asks users not to contact Bitwarden support |\n| **Features** | Everything Bitwarden offers | Most features; missing the full organization API, passkey login, new-device protection, custom roles and some policies |\n\n*Checked on October 23, 2026 against each vendor's own pages; see the sources below.*\n\n## What is Vaultwarden?\n\nVaultwarden is an \"alternative server implementation of the Bitwarden Client API\", formerly called bitwarden_rs. It's \"not associated with, endorsed by, or affiliated with Bitwarden, Inc.\", and its README says: \"We cannot be held liable for any data loss\". Because it speaks the same API, the official Bitwarden apps and extensions work with it.\n\n## What does Vaultwarden support, and what does it lack?\n\n**Supported:** the personal vault, Send, attachments, organizations (collections, groups, event logs, policies, directory connector), emergency access, an admin backend, two-factor (TOTP, email, WebAuthn, YubiKey, Duo), and SSO via OpenID Connect (still with a master password).\n\n**Missing:** the full public and organization API, \"Login with Passkeys\", \"New Device Login Protection\", custom roles, and the policies \"Require single sign-on authentication\", \"Vault timeout\" and \"Remove individual vault export\".\n\n## Is Vaultwarden secure?\n\nEncryption happens in the official Bitwarden clients either way, so your vault data reaches the server encrypted. 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How each reaches people outside it:\n\n- **Bitwarden:** Bitwarden Send, text or files, up to 31 days.\n- **Vaultwarden:** Send, through the same Bitwarden apps.\n\nAt the edge of the vault, three needs keep coming up that neither covers on its own pages:\n\n1. **Collecting a credential from someone outside.** A client's hosting login or a vendor's API key: there's no request form, so it usually arrives by email or chat.\n2. **Proof that an outside handoff arrived.** Their logs track your organization; a per-link record of who opened a share, when and from where, isn't described.\n3. **Handoffs on the recipient's schedule.** Links that last longer, or start counting at the first open.\n\n[CredenShare](/compare) is built for that edge, and works with either:\n\n- **Secure Requests** (Business and Enterprise): send a form with the fields you need; each answer is encrypted in the sender's browser.\n- **Access logs** for every share: views, times and IP addresses, kept 3 to 180 days by plan.\n- **Expiry from 1 hour to 3 months**, optionally from the first open, plus passcodes and view limits.\n- **Slack, a browser extension, a REST API, SDKs and an MCP server** for AI agents.\n\nShares made in the web app, API and SDKs are encrypted in your browser or client; Slack-created shares are encrypted on our servers. Only the people who create shares and requests need a CredenShare seat.\n\n## Before you share a credential: a checklist\n\nThese apply whichever tool you use.\n\n1. **Send the link and the passcode through different channels.** For example, the link by email and the passcode by text message.\n2. **Watch out for link scanners.** Some email security filters and chat apps open links automatically, which can use up a one-view link. Send the link as plain text through a channel that doesn't pre-open links, or allow a second view with a short expiry.\n3. **Don't open the link to test it.** On a one-view link, your test is the view.\n4. **Pick the shortest expiry that works.** If you don't know when the recipient will act, a link that starts counting at the first open is safer than a long fixed window.\n5. **Rotate after the handoff when you can.** The link expires, but the credential is still valid.\n6. **Keep the original in your password manager.** A sharing link is a delivery method, not storage.\n\n## Verdict: Bitwarden or Vaultwarden?\n\n- **Pick Bitwarden** for supported, certified, complete self-hosting or cloud.\n- **Pick Vaultwarden** for a free, lightweight server for personal or family use.\n\nWhichever you choose, cover the outside handoffs neither is built for.\n\n**Related:** [Bitwarden vs KeePass](/compare/bitwarden-vs-keepass) · [CredenShare vs Bitwarden](/compare/bitwarden) · [All comparisons](/compare)\n\n---\n\n**Sources** (checked October 23, 2026):\n\n- **Bitwarden:** [pricing](https://bitwarden.com/pricing/), [security white paper](https://bitwarden.com/help/bitwarden-security-white-paper/), [KDF](https://bitwarden.com/help/kdf-algorithms/), [compliance](https://bitwarden.com/compliance/), [self-hosting](https://bitwarden.com/help/self-host-an-organization/), [SSO](https://bitwarden.com/help/about-sso/), [Send](https://bitwarden.com/help/about-send/)\n- **Vaultwarden:** [README](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden), [wiki](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki), [audits](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/Audits), [SSO](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/Enabling-SSO-support-using-OpenId-Connect)\n\n*Bitwarden, Vaultwarden are trademarks of their respective owners. CredenShare is not affiliated with any of them.*",{"id":305,"collection":306,"item":307},501,"block_accordion",{"id":308,"sort":7,"user_created":19,"date_created":309,"user_updated":7,"date_updated":7,"headline":310,"allow_multiple":23,"default_open_index":7,"items":311,"style":7},"0a515019-a189-43ea-a428-ac3ab46db134","2026-10-23T22:38:03.999Z","Frequently asked questions",[312,317,322,327,332,337],{"id":313,"sort":4,"user_created":19,"date_created":314,"user_updated":7,"date_updated":7,"accordion_id":308,"title":315,"content":316},"159ba21f-f669-479d-9550-9af10a5a2ce8","2026-10-23T22:38:04.022Z","Is Vaultwarden the same as Bitwarden?","No. Vaultwarden is an unofficial, community-built server that works with Bitwarden's official apps. It isn't affiliated with Bitwarden.",{"id":318,"sort":74,"user_created":19,"date_created":319,"user_updated":7,"date_updated":7,"accordion_id":308,"title":320,"content":321},"86fc150b-3b06-45db-a38a-91a6ea0eddf2","2026-10-23T22:38:04.030Z","Is Vaultwarden safe?","Your data is encrypted in the official Bitwarden apps before it reaches the server. Vaultwarden lists a BSI audit and a partial penetration test; you're responsible for running and patching it.",{"id":323,"sort":99,"user_created":19,"date_created":324,"user_updated":7,"date_updated":7,"accordion_id":308,"title":325,"content":326},"73797065-a076-4916-bea1-055b1e4643e9","2026-10-23T22:38:04.038Z","What does Vaultwarden not support?","Among others: the full organization API, passkey login, new-device login protection, custom roles, and the policies to require SSO, set a vault timeout or remove vault export.",{"id":328,"sort":127,"user_created":19,"date_created":329,"user_updated":7,"date_updated":7,"accordion_id":308,"title":330,"content":331},"dd87677d-5df7-4861-b003-839b3f2915c7","2026-10-23T22:38:04.046Z","Is Vaultwarden free?","Yes, under AGPL-3.0. You pay only for hosting.",{"id":333,"sort":155,"user_created":19,"date_created":334,"user_updated":7,"date_updated":7,"accordion_id":308,"title":335,"content":336},"9269277a-3607-4962-9f3a-69382f5d8eca","2026-10-23T22:38:04.054Z","Can I get support for Vaultwarden from Bitwarden?","No. The project asks users to report issues to it, not to Bitwarden's support channels.",{"id":338,"sort":174,"user_created":19,"date_created":339,"user_updated":7,"date_updated":7,"accordion_id":308,"title":340,"content":341},"8b55ad9c-3942-4d1d-b0cc-bf3017b73e6b","2026-10-23T22:38:04.062Z","Can I use the Bitwarden app with Vaultwarden?","Yes. It's compatible with the official Bitwarden clients.",{"id":343,"collection":344,"item":345},502,"block_cta",{"id":346,"sort":7,"user_created":19,"date_created":347,"user_updated":7,"date_updated":7,"headline":348,"description":349,"alignment":286,"layout":350,"background_type":351,"background_color":7,"background_image":7,"gradient_start":352,"gradient_end":353,"gradient_direction":354,"text_color":7,"buttons":355,"style":7},"df4c5c11-3816-4a82-9112-14b0b1addc5f","2026-10-23T22:38:04.089Z","Self-hosted vault, hosted handoffs","Share and collect credentials outside your vault. Start on the Free plan.","stacked","gradient","#4c1d95","#7c3aed","to-right",[356,361],{"id":357,"sort":4,"user_created":19,"date_created":358,"user_updated":7,"date_updated":7,"cta_id":346,"label":359,"url":25,"variant":360,"size":7,"icon":7,"open_new_tab":7},"b7db6b19-4e6d-46a8-a0e1-255478a7a3d4","2026-10-23T22:38:04.096Z","Get started free","solid",{"id":362,"sort":74,"user_created":19,"date_created":363,"user_updated":7,"date_updated":7,"cta_id":346,"label":364,"url":117,"variant":296,"size":7,"icon":7,"open_new_tab":7},"c120de03-c88b-4d7f-b1c2-58225bbbfb80","2026-10-23T22:38:04.103Z","Compare plans",1792797801880]