European Alternatives to Dashlane
Dashlane is a French-founded password manager that relocated its headquarters to New York. Despite French origins, Dashlane is now a US company with encrypted vaults synced to US servers. All password data is subject to US data laws and the company no longer qualifies as a European alternative.
1 EU alternative · avg. privacy score 91 · 1 free
Why switch from Dashlane?
- –HQ relocated from Paris to New York — now a US company under US jurisdiction
- –Encrypted vault data synced to US servers subject to CLOUD Act
- –Closed-source encryption code — no independent audit possible
- –Expensive: $4.99/user/month, no self-hosting option
1 European Alternative
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Padloc
Open-source password manager from Germany. Self-hostable, end-to-end encrypted, transparent codebase.
| Tool | Score | Privacy | Pricing | OSS | EU Data | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1Padloc Open-source password manager from Germany. Self-hostable, end-to-end encrypted, transparent codebase. Verified | 82 | 91 | Freemium | ✓ | ✓ | 🇩🇪 |
Open-source password manager from Germany. Self-hostable, end-to-end encrypted, transparent codebase.
Frequently Asked Questions
KeePassXC is a German-community open-source password manager that stores your vault locally (no cloud sync). Passbolt (Luxembourg) is ideal for teams with self-hosted or EU-cloud options. Padloc (Germany) offers a modern interface with EU cloud sync.