Head-to-head · Passwords
Bitwarden vs Psono
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Bitwarden with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Psono on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 Bitwardenvs🇪🇺 Psono
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
Psono — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
Both offer end-to-end encryption — tie on this point.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Psono also tracks for ads — verify in the table.
Which one is open source?
Both are open source.
Side-by-side
Bitwarden vs Psono — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 Psono
🇺🇸 Bitwarden
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Santa Barbara, USA
Jurisdiction
Germany
USA
Data location
Self-hosted or EU
US (Azure)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
Yes
No
End-to-end encryption
Yes
Yes
Open source
Yes
Yes
Ownership
esaqa GmbH
Bitwarden Inc.
Founded
2017
2016
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