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The whole ecosystem is opensource. Bitwarden/Vaultwarden had a good run but if someone's going to self-host Vaultwarden, I would encourage people to look into AliasVault instead. It's a complete opensource ecosystem.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Get your passwords out of Bitwarden while you still can"}, {"id": 771586928, "item_id": 48224183, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48224183", "by": "subhobroto", "date": "2026-05-21", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend - AliasVault https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault - check it out!", "excerpt": "Vaultwarden is a very lean implementation of Bitwarden but if you want to look into an alternative to the Bitwarden ecosystem, I recommend - AliasVault https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault - check it out!", "context": "", "use_case": "Bitwarden alternative", "switched_from": "", "story": "Get your passwords out of Bitwarden while you still can"}, {"id": 767844848, "item_id": 47990303, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990303", "by": "subhobroto", "date": "2026-05-02", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend - AliasVault https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault - check it out!", "excerpt": "Vaultwarden is a very lean implementation of Bitwarden but if you want to look into an alternative to the Bitwarden ecosystem, I recommend - AliasVault https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault - check it out!", "context": "", "use_case": "Bitwarden alternative", "switched_from": "", "story": "I Do Not Recommend Bitwarden"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["bitwarden alternative", "password manager", "self-hosted password manager"], "compared": [{"slug": "bitwarden", "name": "Bitwarden", "co": 6, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}, {"slug": "vaultwarden", "name": "Vaultwarden", "co": 4, "switched_from": 0, "switched_to": 0}], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50033407", "title": "Bitwarden Dual License Model", "mentions": 3}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48223258", "title": "Get your passwords out of Bitwarden while you still can", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546432", "title": "Ask HN: Advice on Migrating from 1Password?", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48163389", "title": "The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47989931", "title": "I Do Not Recommend Bitwarden", "mentions": 1}], "sentiment_by_month": {"2025-11": {}, "2025-12": {}, "2026-01": {}, "2026-02": {}, "2026-03": {}, "2026-04": {}, "2026-05": {"recommend": 1, "compare": 1}, "2026-06": {}, "2026-07": {}, "2026-08": {}, "2026-09": {"compare": 1}, "2026-10": {"neutral": 1, "recommend": 1}}, "versions": [], "version_unnamed": 0, "family_ref": null, "runs_on": null, "lines": [], "quotes": [{"id": 800640480, "item_id": 50040030, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50040030", "by": "zuhsetaqi", "date": "2026-10-11", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I have big hopes for AliasVault.", "excerpt": "I have big hopes for AliasVault. https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault", "context": "", "use_case": "Password manager", "switched_from": "", "story": "Bitwarden Dual License Model"}, {"id": 800552512, "item_id": 50034532, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50034532", "by": "Cider9986", "date": "2026-10-10", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/aliasvault-open-source-e2ee-password-email-alias-manager/24436", "excerpt": "https://www.privacyguides.org/en/passwords https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/aliasvault-open-source-e2ee-password-email-alias-manager/24436", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Bitwarden Dual License Model"}, {"id": 800538612, "item_id": 50033663, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50033663", "by": "Cider9986", "date": "2026-10-10", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "I'm interested in AliasVault as it seems to be a more privacy-focused password manager", "excerpt": "This is enshittification but I'm not gonna drop Bitwarden unless they do something really bad. I'm already on the F-Droid version from their GitHub for my GrapheneOS phone because that one has no Google services/telemetry. One of the family members I set up with Bitwarden has said it changed their life and they can't imagine not using it. I would guess that would apply to any crossplatform password manager but Bitwar", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Bitwarden Dual License Model"}, {"id": 792783457, "item_id": 49548966, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49548966", "by": "croon", "date": "2026-09-03", "version": null, "stance": "compare", "quote": "anyone has used Aliasvault [0] (no affiliation)?", "excerpt": "I've been using Bitwarden for close to a decade now, and it still works, but given silent documentation changes and increasingly opaque communication following the CEO change, I started considering self-hosting. While vaultwarden exists, and would be the obvious choice, I started shopping around as well. So hijacking the thread to ask if anyone has used Aliasvault [0] (no affiliation)? [0] https://github.com/aliasvau", "context": "", "use_case": "self-hosted password manager", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: Advice on Migrating from 1Password?"}, {"id": 771587632, "item_id": 48224227, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48224227", "by": "subhobroto", "date": "2026-05-21", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I'm a huge fan of AliasVault", "excerpt": "I'm a huge fan of AliasVault https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault - the author is responsive, receptive. The whole ecosystem is opensource. Bitwarden/Vaultwarden had a good run but if someone's going to self-host Vaultwarden, I would encourage people to look into AliasVault instead. It's a complete opensource ecosystem.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Get your passwords out of Bitwarden while you still can"}, {"id": 771586928, "item_id": 48224183, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48224183", "by": "subhobroto", "date": "2026-05-21", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend - AliasVault https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault - check it out!", "excerpt": "Vaultwarden is a very lean implementation of Bitwarden but if you want to look into an alternative to the Bitwarden ecosystem, I recommend - AliasVault https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault - check it out!", "context": "", "use_case": "Bitwarden alternative", "switched_from": "", "story": "Get your passwords out of Bitwarden while you still can"}, {"id": 770936560, "item_id": 48183535, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48183535", "by": "paulrudy", "date": "2026-05-18", "version": null, "stance": "compare", "quote": "I'll probably switch for password management once it has a proper security audit", "excerpt": "I've been keeping my eye on AliasVault[1]. Open-source, self-hostable or pay for cloud hosting, handles both email aliases and passwords. I'll probably switch for password management once it has a proper security audit, and for email aliases once (if) they implement IMAP/SMTP or similar so reading emails isn't restricted to in-app. [1]: https://www.aliasvault.net/", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden"}, {"id": 767844848, "item_id": 47990303, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47990303", "by": "subhobroto", "date": "2026-05-02", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recommend - AliasVault https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault - check it out!", "excerpt": "Vaultwarden is a very lean implementation of Bitwarden but if you want to look into an alternative to the Bitwarden ecosystem, I recommend - AliasVault https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault - check it out!", "context": "", "use_case": "Bitwarden alternative", "switched_from": "", "story": "I Do Not Recommend Bitwarden"}]}