KeePassium Review: A Flexible Password Manager for iOS and macOS

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This article is an extensive review of KeePassium, a password manager for iOS and macOS.

If you need a password manager that gives you full control over your data, KeePassium is a fantastic option.

KeePassium offers some synchronization features, but keeps your password database offline by default. You can decide who you want to trust for your database.

It’s KeePass-compatible, which makes migrating from or to any other KeePass-compatible applications a breeze.

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A big asterisk is that if you are in the Apple ecosystem only and only for those folks. I know its kinda obvious but I am only being pedantic. You are not wrong in any way.

But wow, what a comprehensive article/review of it. Well done!

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Thanks! Indeed! This is why I mentioned it in the title and also in the cons. It would be great to have a version for Linux one day :slight_smile: But for Apple users for now, it’s fantastic.

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This seems like a good Strongbox replacement! Great article as always :partying_face:

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I still feel there’s little reason to use KeePass and its derivatives instead of Proton Pass because PP is just a more full fledged solution for all that it offers.

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Very thorough! Keepassium seems pretty sick and shoo-in for a recommendation, probably after the Mac app is audited though.

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Awesome article Em, this is such a thorough review. KeePassium seems like a great option for Apple users, hopefully they get an audit for the macOS app soon!

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Thank you Jordan! :slight_smile: Yes, that’d be great!

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@em, thank you for the thorough review. It was refreshing to see some appreciation of the rent-to-own model and detailed privacy policy :slight_smile:

As for the Mac app audit, it is not scheduled yet, because:

  1. The Mac app did not make enough to justify one yet.
  2. We plan to redesign the locks-and-timeouts logic soon(ish). It would make more sense to pentest the updated model.
  3. Finally, security audits are most important for B2B customers. So far, they don’t seem interested in the Mac version. Which brings us back to step 1 :slight_smile:
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This is an incredibly detailed review. Thank you.

I’ve been waiting for them to come out with a macOS app and I did.
However, because I bought a lifetime Strongbox a long time ago, I don’t see the point in switching.
But if I were a beginner, I think I would not hesitate to use KeePassium.

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I also got a lifetime Strongbox license, but switched to KeePassium because of concerns with their falsely touting open-source and their recent acquisition by Applause Group.

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Unbelievable, why I was sure that Strongbox: opensource.
Looks like a great alternative has appeared just in time.
Too bad about the money spent.

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