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Password Management

Psono

🇩🇪 DE · Free plan · paid from €2 per user/user/mo

Open-source password manager with zero-knowledge encryption for teams

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Psono is a German open-source password manager for enterprises and teams. It offers client-side zero-knowledge encryption, secure sharing of credentials and files, and supports SSO, LDAP, and MFA. Self-hosted or EU-hosted SaaS options are available, with a free tier for up to 10 users.

Replaces

Psono is sought as a European alternative to:

BitwardenBitwarden

Features

Security & Cryptography

  • Client-side encryption using NaCl cryptography
  • Multilayer transport encryption (TLS 1.2 with Salsa20)
  • Encryption at rest for server databases
  • Cryptographic server pinning
  • PGP encryption/decryption
  • Zero-knowledge architecture

Credential & Secret Management

  • Password generator
  • Automatic form autofill and capture
  • HTTP Basic Auth handling
  • TOTP authenticator generation
  • Secure storage for credit cards and SSH keys
  • Secret version history and password breach detection

Collaboration & Access Control

  • End-to-end encrypted password and folder sharing
  • Anonymous link sharing
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • User group management and inheritance
  • Emergency/recovery codes for digital legacy access

Storage & File Security

  • Client-side encrypted file storage and sharing
  • Site-affine file storage routing
  • Multi-backend storage support

Enterprise Administration & Governance

  • Web-based Admin Portal
  • Multi-tenant administration and delegated administration
  • High-availability (HA) cluster support
  • Server health-check API
  • Central security reporting and auditing
  • Compliance policy enforcement (MFA, export restrictions, API key limits)

Developer & Infrastructure Automation

  • Command-line interface (psono-ci / CLI utilities)
  • REST APIs
  • Webhook callbacks triggered by secret changes

Pricing

Community Edition (Self-Hosted)
$0 per instance
  • Open-source
  • Core password management
  • Unlimited users
Enterprise Edition Limited (Self-Hosted)
Free up to 10 users
  • All enterprise features
  • Free for up to 10 users
Enterprise Edition (Self-Hosted)
€2 per user per month, billed annually (min. 25 users)
  • Full enterprise feature set
  • Minimum 25 users required
  • Annual billing
SaaS Edition (Cloud EE)
€3 per user per month
  • Managed cloud deployment
  • Annual or monthly billing options
  • Public demo instance available

Custom SLA contracts and large enterprise quotes available on request.

EU Trust Profile

What we verified against public sources, last checked 2026-09-25. Every point links to its evidence.

  • European legal entityesaqa GmbH, Vorra (DE)

    Registered at Nuremberg Registry Court HRB 37978.

    Evidence →
  • Public sub-processor list

    Sub-processors include Google Cloud Platform, Cloudflare, Brevo, and Freshdesk.

    Evidence →
  • Trust center / security page

    Hosted at trust.esaqa.com.

    Evidence →
  • ISO 27001
    Evidence →
  • Self-hosting available

    Docker images provided for server and web client.

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  • Open sourceAGPL-3.0
    Evidence →

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Reviews

Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.

What users value

  • End-to-end client-side encryption with open-source transparency
  • Comprehensive security auditing and robust 2FA/multi-authentication support
  • Team credential sharing and enterprise integrations (LDAP/Active Directory/SAML)
  • Cross-platform availability (desktop, web, mobile, browser extensions)
  • Cost-effective pricing with free Community Edition and low-cost tiers (€2–3/user/month)
  • Responsive customer support and direct developer accessibility
  • Smooth deployment for self-hosting via Docker
  • Flexible onboarding for experienced IT teams

Where users see room to improve

  • · Dated and utilitarian user interface, especially in mobile apps
  • · Steeper learning curve for non-technical users
  • · Occasional sync delays in multi-device environments

Integrations

Microsoft Azure AD / Entra IDADFSKeycloakUniventionOpenID Connect (OIDC)LDAP / Active DirectoryYubiKey (Yubico OTP / WebAuthn)Duo SecurityGoogle AuthenticatorFIDO2 / WebAuthnAmazon Web Services (AWS / S3)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Microsoft Azure Blob StorageSplunkLogstashDevolutions Remote Desktop Manager (RDM)Google ChromeMozilla Firefox+7

Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-09-25), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.