CredenShare vs Password.link

The short answer

• Both send one-time links and collect secrets from people.
• Both encrypt in the browser. Password.link splits the key between the link and its database; CredenShare keeps it in the link fragment.
• CredenShare adds field templates, zero-knowledge custody for teams, SDKs, an MCP server, Slack and lower individual prices. Password.link offers SSO, CAPTCHA and a self-hosted option.

Who this page is for: teams comparing two services that both send and collect secrets.

What does each tool do?

Password.link creates one-time links with an expiry time, a password, CAPTCHA and a limit on how many times the link can be opened, with attachments. Secret Requests ask someone to send you sensitive data, which comes back as a one-time link: 8 to 1,000 requests a month, depending on the plan. There's a REST API on every plan, and a custom or self-hosted offering.

CredenShare sends credentials through encrypted, expiring links with an access log, and collects them through Secure Requests with field templates, plus teams and integrations.

Where is your secret encrypted?

• Password.link encrypts in the browser and splits the key into public and private parts, so decrypting needs "both the link and database information".

• CredenShare: Shares created in the web app, through the API or with the SDKs are encrypted in your browser or client with AES-256-GCM, using a key made for that share alone; the key travels in the part of the link after the #, which browsers don't send to servers. Shares created from Slack are the exception: they're encrypted on our servers.

CredenShare and Password.link side by side

Password.link details checked on October 23, 2026 against its own pages; see the sources below.

What does CredenShare add?

A record of every handoff

Each share logs the time and IP address of every view, kept for 3 to 180 days depending on your plan (not on Free). When someone says the credential never arrived, you can check.

Field templates and team custody

Secure Requests use reusable field templates, and teams can enable zero-knowledge custody so admins can open team shares while the team key stays end-to-end encrypted (Business and Enterprise).

SDKs, MCP and Slack

Official SDKs for Node, Python, Go and Rust, an MCP server for AI agents, webhooks, a Slack app and a browser extension.

What does each cost?

Password.link (monthly, excluding VAT): Free (8 secrets a month); Basic $59.99 (5 users); Advanced $79.99 (10 users); Pro $99.99 (20 users, SSO). CredenShare: Free (3 shares a day); Solo $9.99/month (passcodes, access logs); Plus $49.99/month (5 seats, teams, Slack); Business $99.99/month (Secure Requests, API, IP allowlists). Yearly billing: $99.99, $499.99 and $999.99. See pricing.

Which should you use?

What to ask any secret-sharing tool before you trust it

1. Where is the secret encrypted? In your browser, or on the provider's servers after it arrives? Browser-side encryption means the provider never holds a readable copy.
2. Who holds the key? If it's in the link (after the #), the server can't decrypt without the link. If it's on the server, the provider can.
3. What happens to link previews? Email and chat scanners can open links. Can you allow two views, or start the clock at the first open?
4. Can you prove it arrived? Is there a record of each view, with a time and an IP address?
5. How long is data kept after expiry? What is deleted, and what metadata remains?
6. Can people send secrets to you? Without a request feature, credentials still arrive by email.
7. Where is it hosted, and can you self-host? That matters for data-residency rules.
8. Who on your team can see what? Admin visibility, team ownership, and what happens when someone leaves.

How do you switch from Password.link to CredenShare?

There's nothing to migrate: sharing links are short-lived by design.

1. Create a CredenShare account. The Free plan covers 3 shares a day.
2. Send your next credential with CredenShare: fill in the fields, set an expiry and a view limit, and add a passcode on a paid plan.
3. Invite your team (Basic and above), and add the Slack app, browser extension or SDKs you'll use.
4. Replace "send me your password" emails with Secure Requests (Business and Enterprise).
5. Let existing Password.link links expire on their own.

Where Password.link is the better choice

• SSO on its Pro plan.
• CAPTCHA on links.
• A self-hosted option.
• Secret Requests from the free plan (8 a month).

Before you share a credential: a checklist

These apply whichever tool you use.

1. Send the link and the passcode through different channels. For example, the link by email and the passcode by text message.
2. 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.
3. Don't open the link to test it. On a one-view link, your test is the view.
4. 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.
5. Rotate after the handoff when you can. The link expires, but the credential is still valid.
6. Keep the original in your password manager. A sharing link is a delivery method, not storage.

Verdict

Password.link and CredenShare overlap closely. Choose Password.link for SSO, CAPTCHA or self-hosting; choose CredenShare for field-template requests, team custody, SDKs, MCP and Slack, and lower individual prices.

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Sources (checked October 23, 2026):

• Password.link: home, plans, FAQ, self-hosted
• CredenShare: encryption, plans and limits

Password.link is a trademark of its owner. CredenShare is not affiliated with it.