Head-to-head · Passwords
LastPass vs Passbolt
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 LastPass with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Passbolt on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 LastPassvs🇪🇺 Passbolt
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
Passbolt — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
Passbolt ships E2E encryption by default. LastPass does not.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Neither monetises through ad tracking.
Which one is open source?
Passbolt is open source. LastPass is proprietary.
Side-by-side
LastPass vs Passbolt — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 Passbolt
🇺🇸 LastPass
Headquarters
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Boston, USA
Jurisdiction
EU (GDPR)
USA
Data location
EU / self-hosted
US
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
Yes
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Passbolt SA
LastPass US LP (GoTo)
Founded
2017
2008
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