What is Padloc?
Vault for passwords, notes, cards and files for people, families and teams, on every platform.
Who is Padloc best for?
Padloc is best for families and small teams who want one encrypted vault for passwords, notes and files.
Families sharing logins
The Family plan shares vaults between up to 5 people for one price.
More than passwords
Cards, Markdown notes, documents and one-time password codes sit in the same encrypted vault.
People who check the security
The code is open, and the app has been audited by three independent groups, most recently Radically Open Security.
Running your own server
Docker examples cover a basic install, a reverse proxy and a PostgreSQL setup.
How much does Padloc cost?
Padloc's Free plan costs $0 with unlimited items and devices; Premium is $3.49 a month, Family $5.95 a month and Team $3.49 per user a month, and the server is free to self-host.
- Server and web app with Docker
- Data stays on your server
- Community support on GitHub
- Unlimited vault items and devices
- No file storage or shared vaults
- Hosted by Padloc
- 1GB of encrypted file storage
- Security report and built-in authenticator
- 30-day free trial
- 5GB of files and 20 shared vaults
- Up to 10 groups
- 30-day free trial
Family is $5.95 a month for up to 5 people, and Business is $6.99 per user a month with 20GB of files, 50 shared vaults and directory sync. A year costs ten times the monthly price, and Enterprise is priced on request. Full pricing on padloc.app. We checked these prices on .
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Is Padloc open source?
Yes. Padloc's code is public under the AGPL 3.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
2,941stars
+15 (+0.5%) in the last 30 days
- Last commit
- 10 Nov
- Repository age
- 13 years
- Latest release
- 6 Mar 2023
- Licence
- AGPL 3.0
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- padloc/padloc
What are the best Padloc alternatives?
Three tools on Recaply do Padloc's job.
Lightweight Rust server that works with the official Bitwarden apps, for families and small teams.
Shared password and secret vault for IT teams, with browser extensions, mobile apps and access roles.
Credential vault for IT teams with folder and role access, password rotation and audit exports.
Questions about Padloc
What is Padloc?
Vault for passwords, notes, cards and files for people, families and teams, on every platform.
Who is Padloc for?
Padloc is best for families and small teams who want one encrypted vault for passwords, notes and files.
Is Padloc free?
Yes. Padloc has a free Self-hosted plan: server and web app with Docker.
How much does Padloc cost?
Padloc's paid plans are Premium at $3.49 per month and Team at $3.49 per user per month.
Is Padloc open source?
Yes. Padloc's code is public under the AGPL 3.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
What are the best Padloc alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Vaultwarden, Passbolt and Teampass.
Where can I try Padloc?
On its official website, padloc.app.
Is Padloc end-to-end encrypted?
Yes. Padloc encrypts your data end to end, so the company running the server cannot read it, whether you use Padloc's cloud or your own server. The maker publishes a security whitepaper that explains the design.







