# Bitwarden

> Bitwarden sells open source credential security for individuals, families, businesses, and developers. Its free password manager supports unlimited passwords and devices; paid subscriptions add personal protection, shared administration, and enterprise controls. The company reports more than 15 million users and 80,000 businesses worldwide.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Santa Barbara, United States
- **Founders:** Kyle Spearrin (Founder and Chief Innovation Officer)
- **Products:** Bitwarden Password Manager, Bitwarden Send, Bitwarden Secrets Manager, Bitwarden Passwordless.dev, Bitwarden Authenticator
- **Notable:** Launched publicly in August 2016., Announced a $100 million growth investment in September 2022., Reports serving over 80,000 businesses and more than 15 million users.

## Products & services

- **Bitwarden Password Manager** — Encrypted password and passkey storage, generation, autofill, and sharing for individuals and organizations.
- **Bitwarden Send** — End-to-end encrypted sharing of text and files through links with access and expiration controls.
- **Bitwarden Secrets Manager** — Centralized machine credentials, API keys, and tokens for developers and DevOps workflows.
- **Bitwarden Passwordless.dev** — API framework for developers adding FIDO2 WebAuthn passkey authentication to applications; acquired in 2023.
- **Bitwarden Authenticator** — Standalone application generating time-based one-time codes for two-factor authentication.
- **Bitwarden Privileged Controls** — Private-preview add-on announced September 2026, with credential leasing, access rules, password rotation, and audit logs.

## Achievements

- Launched publicly in August 2016.
- Announced a $100 million growth investment in September 2022.
- Reports serving over 80,000 businesses and more than 15 million users.
- Publishes independent security assessments, including work by ETH Zurich, IOActive, and other firms.
- University of Toronto Press estimated saving 10 IT hours weekly in a Bitwarden-published case study.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Fill assist article updated October 8 describes an opt-in database of tailored autofill rules maintained by Bitwarden engineers.
- **2026-09** — Privileged Controls announced in private preview September 29; general availability was planned before year-end, not established here.
- **2026-02** — ETH Zurich published malicious-server research demonstrating 12 attacks on Bitwarden. Bitwarden’s response reported fixes or active remediation for seven of ten originally grouped findings and acceptance of three design tradeoffs.
- **2026-01** — Premium updated to $19.80/year and Families to $47.88/year, alongside vault health alerts, password coaching, and expanded storage.

## Links

- Website: https://bitwarden.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bitwarden1/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bitwarden
- GitHub: https://github.com/bitwarden
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCId9a_jQqvJre0_dE2lE_Rw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bitwarden/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bitwarden/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23