# Free alternatives to Dashlane

> Dashlane (Premium) costs $65.04 a year. Free alternatives: Bitwarden and KeePassXC. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/dashlane/
- Category: Passwords (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/passwords/)
- Vendor: Dashlane
- Plan: Premium
- Price: $5.42/month, $65.04/year
- Billing: billed annually
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Premium $5.42 Per month Billed annually"
- Price source: https://www.dashlane.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Bitwarden

- Website: https://bitwarden.com
- Repository: https://github.com/bitwarden/clients (13,989 stars, last push 2026-10-15)
- License: GPL-3.0 (+Bitwarden License dir)
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: Arch extra: bitwarden; Flathub: com.bitwarden.desktop
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `sudo pacman -S bitwarden`, `flatpak install flathub com.bitwarden.desktop`
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/bitwarden/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### KeePassXC

- Website: https://keepassxc.org
- Repository: https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc (29,137 stars, last push 2026-10-08)
- License: GPL-2.0 or GPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: desktop app
- Linux: Arch extra: keepassxc; Flathub: org.keepassxc.KeePassXC
- Self-hostable: no
- Install: `sudo pacman -S keepassxc`, `flatpak install flathub org.keepassxc.KeePassXC`
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/keepassxc/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Dashlane?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Bitwarden (open source, GPL-3.0) and KeePassXC (open source, GPL-2.0 or GPL-3.0).

### How much does Dashlane cost?

Dashlane's Premium plan costs $5.42 a month, which is $65.04 a year (billed annually). Source: the official pricing page at dashlane.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Dashlane alternatives run on Linux?

Bitwarden (Arch extra: bitwarden; Flathub: com.bitwarden.desktop) and KeePassXC (Arch extra: keepassxc; Flathub: org.keepassxc.KeePassXC).

### Can you self-host a Dashlane alternative?

Bitwarden and KeePassXC are desktop apps that run on your own machine, so there's nothing to host.

### Are these Dashlane alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Bitwarden (GPL-3.0) and KeePassXC (GPL-2.0 or GPL-3.0).

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