AliasVault vs Bitwarden
Pros and cons
Each app's own strengths and weaknesses, plus the specs where AliasVault and Bitwarden differ.
AliasVault
Pros
- Built-in email aliases
- Built-in email server
- Client-side encrypted vault
- Completely free
Cons
- No family or team sharing
- Young, fast-moving project
- Smaller community
Bitwarden
Pros
- Vendor-maintained server
- Single-container Lite option
- Lite runs on SQLite or Postgres
- SSO and SCIM for organizations
Cons
- Standard install needs MSSQL
- SSO and SCIM need Enterprise
- Lite is not for business use
AliasVault vs Bitwarden: specs side by side
Every spec for both apps in one table. Values in bold are where one app has the edge, and amber ones are worth a second look before you install.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price | Advantage: Free | Free + Paid |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Install options | Docker only | Docker only |
| Clients | iOS · Android | iOS · Android · macOS · Windows · Linux |
| Web UI | Yes | Yes |
| Architecture | x86 + ARM | x86 + ARM |
| Stated minimum | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 16 GB | 200 MB RAM · 1 GB |
| Containers | 1The app alone | 1The app alone |
| Database | PostgreSQL | SQLite |
| Runtime | .NET | .NET |
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