Bitwarden

Password manager for businesses with shared vaults; self-hosting possible.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)Open corenot verified

Building on it: what may you do?

Short answers based on the licence, for the version in the catalog.

  • B1 Change the code for internal use in your company Yes, with conditions Yes, but if staff or others reach it over a network they must be able to get your modified source.
  • B2 Build your own product or service on top and offer it to customers as SaaS Yes, with conditions Yes, but you must share your changes with the users (AGPL).
  • B3 Make a closed-source derivative and sell or distribute it No No. The derivative must carry the same licence and the source must be offered.
  • B4 Use the project's name and trademark No No, not without permission. The licence covers the code, not the name or logo.

Keep in mind

  • Open core: parts of the project (often an ee/ or enterprise folder) are under a separate commercial licence and may not be changed or used freely.
  • There is a licence note for this product (e.g. parts under another licence or version-specific terms): read it and check the licence of the exact version you use.

This is guidance, not legal advice. Check with a lawyer before deciding.

Verify with a lawyer. Not verified: check the following in the product's own documentation before deciding: clients-licence, licence-edition-boundary.

The licence in brief

GNU AGPL 3.0 (AGPL-3.0)

Network copyleft. Free to run. If you modify it and users reach it over a network, you must offer them your modified source.

What does AGPL-3.0 mean?

The server is AGPL-3.0 except the bitwarden_license/ directory, which is under the Bitwarden License v1.0 (commercial, incl. enterprise features). The clients live in a separate repo with their own licence split.

This is guidance, not legal advice (inte juridisk rådgivning). Check with a lawyer before deciding.

Facts

Licence
AGPL-3.0
Licence type
Network copyleft (AGPL)
Maturity
Mature
Open core
Yes – some features need a paid edition
GitHub stars
20.2k
Latest activity
Deployment
Docker
Login/SSO
SSO in paid plans
API
Unknown
Multi-tenant
Organisations
EU vendor
Unknown
Source
GitHub API, fetched 2026-10-03

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