Passboltvs
Psono
Both score similarly on sovereignty (86 vs 86). The right choice depends on the details below – open source, self-hosting, pricing and focus.
Score comparison
| Passbolt | Psono | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty | 86 | 86 |
| Privacy | 88 | 88 |
| Open Source | 92 | 95 |
| Business fit | 68 | 72 |
| Migration ease | 55 | 62 |
| Pricing transparency | 72 | 70 |
| Enterprise readiness | 70 | 74 |
Features & facts
| Passbolt | Psono | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Luxembourg | Germany |
| Open Source | Yes | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud/SaaS | Yes | Yes |
| EU data residency | Yes | Yes |
| DPA / AV-Vertrag | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | unknown |
| Data location | EU (Luxembourg or Google Cloud Belgium/Germany) or self-hosting | self-determined (self-hosting) or EU (SaaS) |
| From | on request | on request |
| Founded | 2016 | 2017 |
Passbolt
Luxembourg
Open-source password manager for teams from Luxembourg – self-hostable with strong rights management.
Strengths
- Open source and self-hostable (Community Edition free)
- Strong rights and sharing management for teams
- Sovereign cloud option in Luxembourg (ISO 27001, DORA)
Weaknesses
- Cloud Business runs on Google Cloud (EU region)
- Fewer convenience features for individual users
- Setup is more demanding than with cloud consumer tools
Psono
Germany
Open-source password manager from Germany with client-side end-to-end encryption – self-hostable or as SaaS.
Strengths
- Open source and fully self-hostable (full data sovereignty)
- Client-side end-to-end encryption
- Provider and servers based in Germany
- Enterprise features (SAML, LDAP, audit logs), public pentests
Weaknesses
- Self-hosting requires technical know-how and maintenance
- Less well known, with a smaller ecosystem than large providers
Choose Passbolt if…
- Teams and companies that securely share credentials
- Organizations with a self-hosting requirement
Choose Psono if…
- Teams and companies that require data sovereignty
- Organisations looking for a self-hostable password manager
Scores are editorial orientation, not legal advice. Details are based on public provider information and are not independently verified.