What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about self-hosted password managers — measured weekly across 3 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-01 · 49 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 49 AI answers · Window: Jul 4, 2026 – Aug 1, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (44 answers)
Across 49 sampled AI answers from 3 engines, Vaultwarden is recommended most often — appearing in 95.9% of recommendations, followed by Passbolt (89.8%) and Docker (57.1%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 3 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaultwarden vaultwarden.net | 95.9% 95% CI 86.3–98.9% 47 mentions · avg pos 2.7 first pick 36.2% | — | GEMINI 90.5%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 100% | Claim |
| 2 | Passbolt passbolt.com Best for: AI recommends Passbolt most when buyers ask “best self-hosted password manager for a team that doesn't trust cloud vaults” (100% of those answers) | 89.8% 95% CI 78.2–95.6% 44 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 13.6% | — | GEMINI 95.2%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 81% | Claim |
| 3 | Docker docker.com Best for: AI recommends Docker most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted password manager for my whole team” (100% of those answers) | 57.1% 95% CI 43.3–70% 28 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 42.9% | — | GEMINI 71.4%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 47.6% | Claim |
| 4 | KeePassXC keepassxc.org Best for: AI recommends KeePassXC most when buyers ask “self-hosted password manager alternatives to popular cloud-based vault services” (88.9% of those answers) | 53.1% 95% CI 39.4–66.3% 26 mentions · avg pos 3.4 first pick 15.4% | — | GEMINI 57.1%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 47.6% | Claim |
| 5 | Psono psono.com Best for: AI recommends Psono most when buyers ask “self-hosted password manager alternatives to popular cloud-based vault services” (100% of those answers) | 46.9% 95% CI 33.7–60.6% 23 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 61.9%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 33.3% | Claim |
| 6 | Bitwarden bitwarden.com Best for: AI recommends Bitwarden most when buyers ask “what should I use for a self-hosted password manager if I want end-to-end encryption and audit logs” (77.8% of those answers) | 38.8% 95% CI 26.4–52.8% 19 mentions · avg pos 2.4 first pick 31.6% | — | GEMINI 38.1%PERPLEXITY 52.4% | Claim |
| 7 | Teampass teampass.net Best for: AI recommends Teampass most when buyers ask “self-hosted password manager alternatives to popular cloud-based vault services” (77.8% of those answers) | 28.6% 95% CI 17.8–42.4% 14 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 8 | KeePass keepass.info Best for: AI recommends KeePass most when buyers ask “best open-source password manager I can run on my own server” (66.7% of those answers) | 26.5% 95% CI 16.2–40.3% 13 mentions · avg pos 6.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 33.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 9 | 1Password 1password.com Best for: AI recommends 1Password most when buyers ask “how do I migrate from a commercial password manager to a self-hosted open-source solution” (77.8% of those answers) | 20.4% 95% CI 11.5–33.6% 10 mentions · avg pos 8.8 first pick 10% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 10 | LastPass lastpass.com Best for: AI recommends LastPass most when buyers ask “how do I migrate from a commercial password manager to a self-hosted open-source solution” (77.8% of those answers) | 20.4% 95% CI 11.5–33.6% 10 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 10% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 11 | Let's Encrypt letsencrypt.org Best for: AI recommends Let's Encrypt most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted password manager for my whole team” (55.6% of those answers) | 16.3% 95% CI 8.5–29% 8 mentions · avg pos 17.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 12 | KeeWeb keeweb.info Best for: AI recommends KeeWeb most when buyers ask “best open-source password manager I can run on my own server” (44.4% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6% | Claim |
| 13 | Passwork passwork.pro | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 10.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 14 | NGINX nginx.org Best for: AI recommends NGINX most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted password manager for my whole team” (66.7% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 14.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 15 | Padloc padloc.app Best for: AI recommends Padloc most when buyers ask “self-hosted password manager alternatives to popular cloud-based vault services” (33.3% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 19%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 16 | Syncthing syncthing.net Best for: AI recommends Syncthing most when buyers ask “how do I migrate from a commercial password manager to a self-hosted open-source solution” (44.4% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 5.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 17 | Nextcloud nextcloud.com Best for: AI recommends Nextcloud most when buyers ask “how do I migrate from a commercial password manager to a self-hosted open-source solution” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 18 | Securden securden.com Best for: AI recommends Securden most when buyers ask “best self-hosted password manager for a team that doesn't trust cloud vaults” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 6.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 19 | Traefik traefik.io Best for: AI recommends Traefik most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted password manager for my whole team” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 7.7 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 20 | Caddy caddyserver.com Best for: AI recommends Caddy most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted password manager for my whole team” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 9.7 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 21 | Pass git.zx2c4.com | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 2.3 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 22 | Passwordcockpit | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 23 | MySQL mysql.com Best for: AI recommends MySQL most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted password manager for my whole team” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 24 | Kubernetes kubernetes.io | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 25 | Apache Hop apache.org | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 21.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 26 | Cure53 | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 27 | DigitalOcean digitalocean.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 28 | Certbot certbot.eff.org | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 29 | PostgreSQL postgresql.org | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 44 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 30 | Dev.to dev.to Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “what should I use for a self-hosted password manager if I want end-to-end encryption and audit logs” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 31 | OpenAlternative openalternative.co Best for: AI recommends OpenAlternative most when buyers ask “self-hosted password manager alternatives to popular cloud-based vault services” (44.4% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 49 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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