European Alternatives to Keeper
Looking for a European alternative to Keeper? Keeper Security, Inc. is in Chicago and contracts with customers outside Europe and Japan under Delaware law; customers in Europe contract with its Irish subsidiary, Keeper Security EMEA Limited in Cork, under Irish law, so the case for leaving is parent ownership and data transfers rather than the contract itself.
Eleven European password managers are ranked for teams, companies and individuals: hosted and self-hosted team vaults, business-only access managers and offline vaults, from companies and projects in Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, France and Denmark.
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11 European Alternatives to Keeper
Proton Pass
Swiss password manager with a free plan and a business edition, under Swiss law with Geneva courts
Passbolt
Open-source team vault, self-hosted or cloud, Pro at EUR 4.5 per user a month, Luxembourg law
heylogin
Braunschweig team vault with no master password, hosted at Hetzner in Germany, Business from EUR 3.99 per user
Psono
Open-source company vault, self-hosted or SaaS, with all business features free up to ten users
LockPass
French business vault from LockSelf, hosted in France or on-premises, ANSSI CSPN certified, 14-day trial
Uniqkey
Danish business-only password and access manager with SCIM and an audit log; no price on its page
KeePassXC
Free offline open-source vault with an ANSSI security visa; a team project, not a company
Password Depot
Darmstadt business vault run on-premises or in your Azure tenant, server free up to three users, quote-based
SecureSafe
Zurich platform for passwords and files with data kept in Switzerland, Starter bundle CHF 19.90 a month for 5 users
KeePass
The original free open-source offline vault, maintained by one developer in Germany
Steganos Password Manager
Karlsruhe consumer vault for Windows, iOS and Android, EUR 29.99 on the product page, no team features
Key takeaways
- Keeper Security, Inc. is in Chicago, but its terms assign customers in the UK, EEA and Switzerland to Keeper Security EMEA Limited in Cork, Ireland, under Irish law, so the contract itself is European.
- Keeper's privacy policy relies primarily on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework for transfers to the US; the documentation mentions an EU data centre and an AWS environment.
- Proton Pass (Switzerland) and Passbolt (Luxembourg) are the closest hosted team vaults, with Passbolt Pro at EUR 4.5 per user a month and Proton Pass free to start.
- heylogin (Germany), Psono (Germany) and LockPass (France) add passwordless login, free use up to ten users, or ANSSI-certified French hosting.
- Uniqkey (Denmark) and Password Depot (Germany) are business tools without a public price, and no European tool we checked covers KeeperPAM.
Why people leave Keeper
Keeper is a closed-source password manager sold to companies and individuals, with Business Starter, Business and Enterprise plans, an MSP edition and a privileged access product called KeeperPAM. Its pricing page offers free trials of the business products and bills annually, but the amounts were not in the text we could read, so no price is quoted here.
Keeper Security, Inc. is based in Chicago. This page does not claim that a European customer is under US law, because Keeper's own terms say otherwise: customers in Europe contract with Keeper Security EMEA Limited in Cork, Ireland, under Irish law, while customers elsewhere contract with Keeper Security, Inc. under Delaware law, with binding arbitration in Wilmington for that entity.
What is left is ownership and data flows. The parent company is American, the privacy policy says Keeper relies primarily on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework for transfers to the US, and the documentation describes an AWS environment and an EU data centre. Whether that matters depends on your risk assessment. If it does, eleven European tools below are ranked by how well they replace a team vault, and each entry says what you give up.
- Your contract is Irish, your vendor's owner is American For customers in the UK, EEA and Switzerland the contracting party is Keeper Security EMEA Limited, Cork, under Irish law. That is a real European contract, and it narrows the case against Keeper. The remaining difference is who stands behind it: Keeper Security, Inc. in Chicago. The European tools here are contracted by, and owned in, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, France or Denmark, so there is no foreign parent to reason about.
- Transfers to the US are part of the design Keeper's privacy policy lists the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, with the UK extension and the Swiss-U.S. framework, as its primary mechanism for moving personal data to the US, with standard contractual clauses where those do not apply. A framework can be challenged or withdrawn, as its predecessors were. Tools that keep processing inside Europe, or inside your own server, do not depend on one.
- Self-hosting and offline options exist Keeper is a hosted service with an EU data centre option. Passbolt, Psono, LockPass and Password Depot can run on a server you control, and KeePassXC and KeePass keep a vault file on your own device. If your reason to leave is control rather than convenience, that is where the field is strongest.
- Trying a switch costs little Proton Pass has a free plan without a card, Passbolt's Community Edition is free for unlimited users, Psono is free for up to ten users, heylogin has a free private plan and LockPass a 14-day trial. Keeper offers business trials too, so the question is less price than where the vault sits after the test.
What you have to replace, not just match
Start with how your team uses Keeper today: shared folders, SSO or SCIM provisioning, role-based access, the admin console, and whether anyone relies on KeeperPAM for privileged sessions. A plain shared-vault setup moves easily. Privileged access management is a different product, and we did not verify a European tool that covers it.
Export from Keeper to a file your new tool can import, check what the import keeps (folders, notes, TOTP seeds, attachments), and run both vaults side by side for a short period. Rotate the credentials of critical systems after the move, since the exported file is plaintext and the old vault stays reachable until you close it.
The alternatives compared
| Position | Tool | Headquarters | Pricing | Jurisdiction |
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| #1 | Proton Pass | Geneva, Switzerland | Free tier / from about €1.99/month (Pass Plus) | Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| #2 | Passbolt | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Free Community Edition / from about €4/user/month (Pro) | EU (Luxembourg) |
| #3 | heylogin | Hannover, Germany | Free tier / from about €2.50/user/month (Business) | EU (Germany) |
| #4 | Psono | Germany | Free and open source / paid hosting and enterprise plans | EU (Germany) |
| #5 | LockPass | Levallois-Perret, France | No public price list: Starter from 2 licences, Premium from 25, On-Premises from 50, priced by module and by a one- or three-year term | EU (France) |
| #6 | Uniqkey | Copenhagen, Denmark | From about €3/user/month | EU (Denmark) |
| #7 | KeePassXC | Weimar, Germany | Free and open source | No service — the file is yours |
| #8 | Password Depot | Darmstadt, Germany | €99.95 one-time (1 user, all own devices) / Family €149.95 one-time for 5 licences / Enterprise Server by quote, free for up to 3 users | EU (Germany) |
| #9 | SecureSafe | Zurich, Switzerland | Pass from CHF 11.70/month (Starter) / CHF 3.20 per user/month (Professional) / CHF 4.60 per user/month (Business); Pass + File bundles from CHF 19.90/month for 5 users | Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| #10 | KeePass | Germany | Free and open source | No service — the file is yours |
| #11 | Steganos Password Manager | Karlsruhe, Germany | €29.99/year annual subscription (list price €39.99) | EU (Germany) |
How each alternative compares to Keeper
- Which law reaches it. Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA). Keeper is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Switzerland, Germany.
- Source code. Open source, where Keeper is not: you can read what it does rather than take the description on trust.
Best for: Individuals and small teams who want a hosted vault under Swiss law and a business edition on the same platform
Proton Pass is provided by Proton AG, Route de la Galaise 32, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva. The terms are governed by Swiss law, and business users go to the courts of the canton of Geneva exclusively (terms updated 23 June 2026).
The pricing page shows Proton Free without a credit card: unlimited logins, notes and cards, unlimited devices and 10 hide-my-email aliases. The business page describes shared vaults, admin policies, a single auditable console and logs. The amounts for paid plans appear client-side, so no figure is quoted.
We did not read a business data processing agreement, and the page does not say which cloud provider holds the data.
What Proton Pass does better than Keeper
- A free plan without a card
- Swiss law and Geneva courts for business users, on Proton's own terms
- Hide-my-email aliases and passkeys on the free plan
- A business edition from the same vendor
Where Proton Pass is a step down from Keeper
- Paid prices could not be verified
- No self-hosted option
- Fewer enterprise provisioning details on the page than Keeper Enterprise
- Switzerland is outside the EU
Standout against Keeper. A free plan without a card and a business edition from a Swiss vendor.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Luxembourg). Keeper is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. EU cloud, or self-hosted anywhere.
- Source code. Open source, where Keeper is not: you can read what it does rather than take the description on trust.
Best for: IT and DevOps teams that want to self-host or use a cloud vault with SSO and LDAP
Passbolt is offered by Passbolt SA, 9 Avenue du Blues, L-4368 Belvaux. Its Pro terms are governed by Luxembourg law, with negotiation or mediation first and then arbitration at the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (updated 23 July 2026).
The Community Edition is free for unlimited users under AGPLv3. Pro costs EUR 4.5 per user a month on annual billing, with a minimum of 10 users, and adds SSO, LDAP provisioning, account recovery and an activity log. Cloud Business is EUR 5 per user a month, hosted in Belgium and Germany on Google Cloud datacentres, and Sovereign is EUR 7 on annual billing, hosted in Luxembourg.
The standard Cloud edition runs on Google Cloud, a US provider; the Sovereign edition is the one with a Luxembourg-hosted environment.
What Passbolt does better than Keeper
- Open source and self-hostable, with a free edition for unlimited users
- Public prices in euros
- Luxembourg law with a disputes procedure in Luxembourg
- A sovereign cloud tier hosted in Luxembourg
Where Passbolt is a step down from Keeper
- Minimum of 10 users on Pro and Cloud
- Cloud Business uses Google Cloud datacentres
- A more technical setup than a hosted-only tool
- No privileged access product verified
Standout against Keeper. Open-source team vault with public euro prices and a Luxembourg sovereign cloud.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). Keeper is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Germany.
- Source code. Closed source, as Keeper is.
- Independently checked. End-to-end encrypted.
Best for: Small and mid-sized teams who want simple team sharing and are happy to log in with their phone
heylogin is run by heylogin GmbH, Sophienstr. 40, 38118 Braunschweig. The terms are governed exclusively by German law, with Braunschweig as the place of jurisdiction (updated 17 October 2025).
The privacy policy names Hetzner Online GmbH in Gunzenhausen as the subprocessor that runs the servers, processing in Germany. The pricing page shows a free private plan, Business at EUR 3.99 per user a month on annual billing (EUR 4.99 monthly), and Enterprise on request, with Entra ID and Google Workspace integrations.
What heylogin does better than Keeper
- No master password to remember or lose
- Public euro prices and a free private plan
- German hosting at Hetzner named in the privacy policy
- Entra ID and Google Workspace integrations on the Business plan
Where heylogin is a step down from Keeper
- Login relies on a trusted device (phone, security key, Touch ID or Windows Hello) instead of a master password, which needs a recovery plan
- Fewer enterprise controls than Keeper Enterprise
- Not open source on the pages we read
- No self-hosted option
Standout against Keeper. Passwordless team vault with a public price of EUR 3.99 per user a month.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). Keeper is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Self-hosted, or German servers.
- Source code. Open source, where Keeper is not: you can read what it does rather than take the description on trust.
- Independently checked. GDPR.
Best for: Small companies and agencies that want to start for free and keep the option of running it themselves
Psono is made by esaqa GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 13, 91247 Vorra, entered in the commercial register of Nuremberg as HRB 37978.
The home page says all business features are free up to 10 users, and that Psono is open source and can be self-hosted or used as SaaS. The terms we found apply to a free demo site, so the law that governs paid plans is not confirmed.
What Psono does better than Keeper
- All business features free for up to 10 users
- Open source with a self-hosted option
- A German GmbH with a verifiable register entry
- No lock-in to a hosted service
Where Psono is a step down from Keeper
- Governing law for paid plans not confirmed
- Prices for larger teams not verified
- Fewer enterprise details on the pages we read than Keeper Enterprise
- Self-hosting needs your own admin
Standout against Keeper. Every business feature is free up to ten users.
LockPass
ANSSI-certified and hosted in France
- Which law reaches it. EU (France). Keeper is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. France: hosted at Outscale or Scaleway, with HDS or SecNumCloud certified options, or on your own servers.
- Source code. Closed source, as Keeper is.
- Independently checked. ANSSI CSPN certification (version 2.2).
Best for: French and European organisations that must show a state certificate or keep data in France
LockPass is part of the LockSelf suite from LockSelf SAS, 120 rue Jean Jaures, 92300 Levallois-Perret (RCS Nanterre 800 034 043). The agreement is governed by French law, with the commercial court of Paris as the only forum.
The home page shows ANSSI CSPN certification and a 14-day free trial without a card. The pricing page lists Starter on Scaleway, Premium on OUTSCALE with SecNumCloud available, and an On Premises option; the price columns fill in client-side and show 0,00, so no figure is quoted.
What LockPass does better than Keeper
- ANSSI CSPN certification
- French cloud hosting or on-premises
- French law and a French forum
- A trial without a card
Where LockPass is a step down from Keeper
- Prices could not be verified
- French-first company, with an English site
- Minimum licences apply (2 on Starter, 25 on Premium, 50 on-premises)
- Minimum licences apply to each hosting tier
Standout against Keeper. A state-certified business vault hosted in France or on your servers.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Denmark). Keeper is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Denmark (EU).
- Source code. Closed source, as Keeper is.
- Independently checked. Zero-knowledge, GDPR by design.
Best for: Companies that want password and access management with SCIM and an audit log, and no consumer product
Uniqkey A/S is at Lyskaer 8B, Herlev, with CVR number DK 39 00 41 27. Its home page describes a business-only password and access manager that is "hosted and operated in Europe" and ISO 27001 certified, both claims by the vendor.
The product list shows SCIM, an audit log, access restriction and onboarding and offboarding. The privacy policy we read is dated 15 May 2018 and does not name a hosting location. No price or governing law was confirmed.
What Uniqkey does better than Keeper
- Built for businesses, with SCIM and an audit log
- Danish company with a registered number
- A page that compares itself with Keeper directly
- Access management beyond passwords
Where Uniqkey is a step down from Keeper
- No price on the pages we read
- Old privacy policy without a hosting location
- No free plan found
- Governing law not confirmed
Standout against Keeper. A European access manager made only for companies.
- Which law reaches it. No service — the file is yours. Keeper is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. An encrypted KDBX file on your own device; no KeePassXC cloud.
- Source code. Open source, where Keeper is not: you can read what it does rather than take the description on trust.
- Independently checked. ANSSI CSPN security visa (version 2.7.9, 2025).
Best for: Individuals and technical teams who are happy to manage a vault file and sync it themselves
KeePassXC is free and open source. It is not a company or foundation: the site calls it an international team, and the person responsible for the site is Janek Bevendorff, Friesstr. 1, 99423 Weimar.
The home page says no data is stored on remote servers, and that version 2.7.9 holds a Security Visa from ANSSI after first-level certification (CSPN).
There is no vendor to contract with, so there is no support agreement and no data processing agreement to sign.
What KeePassXC does better than Keeper
- Free, with no subscription and no cloud
- ANSSI Security Visa for version 2.7.9
- Your data stays on your device
- Open source under GPLv3
Where KeePassXC is a step down from Keeper
- No sharing, roles, SSO or admin console
- You sync and back up the vault yourself
- No vendor support or contract
- Not a team product
Standout against Keeper. A free offline vault with an ANSSI security visa.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). Keeper is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. No vendor cloud: a local file, your own Enterprise Server or your own Azure tenant; optional sync via Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox or HiDrive.
- Source code. Closed source, as Keeper is.
- Independently checked. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (TÜV NORD); penetration-tested by SySS.
Best for: Companies that want a password server on their own infrastructure, with no vendor cloud
Password Depot is made by AceBIT GmbH, Schleiermacherstr. 10, 64283 Darmstadt, entered as HRB 33038 at the local court of Darmstadt.
The home page says it can run on-premises or in your Azure tenant, for 5 to 50,000 users, with an ISMS certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 by TUV NORD and a penetration test by SySS. The server needs no licence for up to three users. Server licences are quoted on request, with maintenance of 25 to 30 percent a year.
What Password Depot does better than Keeper
- Runs on your own infrastructure with no vendor cloud
- ISO 27001 certified ISMS
- Active Directory and Entra ID integration
- Free server for up to three users
Where Password Depot is a step down from Keeper
- No public price for the server
- Updates need paid maintenance
- No hosted team plan to try
Standout against Keeper. An on-premises business vault from a certified German vendor.
- Which law reaches it. Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA). Keeper is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Switzerland only; data centre operator not named.
- Source code. Closed source, as Keeper is.
- Independently checked. ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
Best for: Small teams that want shared passwords and files in one Swiss platform
SecureSafe is operated by DSwiss AG, Flurstrasse 64, CH-8048 Zurich, commercial register number CH-020.3.029.787-6.
The site says data is stored and processed exclusively in Switzerland and not routed through hyperscale cloud providers outside Swiss jurisdiction. The Starter Bundle is CHF 19.90 a month (CHF 183.60 billed yearly) for 5 users, with 10 GB per user plus 25 GB shared. The governing law and court were not checked.
What SecureSafe does better than Keeper
- Data stored only in Switzerland, by its own statement
- Passwords and files in one bundle
- A public price for a five-user team
- Zero-knowledge design described on the site
Where SecureSafe is a step down from Keeper
- Priced per bundle, not per user, so it suits small teams
- A platform for passwords and files, so a narrower password-manager feature set than a dedicated tool
- Governing law not confirmed
- Switzerland is outside the EU
Standout against Keeper. Password and file safe with storage exclusively in Switzerland.
- Which law reaches it. No service — the file is yours. Keeper is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. A file on your own device.
- Source code. Open source, where Keeper is not: you can read what it does rather than take the description on trust.
- Independently checked. ANSSI CSPN; EU-FOSSA audit; code analysis sponsored by BSI.
Best for: Technical individuals who want a plain local database and no account
KeePass is free and open source, maintained by Dominik Reichl, Haydnstr. 12, 72555 Metzingen, who is responsible for the site.
It stores passwords in a file you keep and sync yourself. There is no company contract, no hosted service and no team administration.
What KeePass does better than Keeper
- Free with no account
- Open source, with releases as recent as 2026
- Full control over where the file lives
- A large ecosystem of plugins
Where KeePass is a step down from Keeper
- The official program is a desktop app; other platforms rely on separate ports
- No sharing, roles or provisioning
- You handle backup and sync
- One maintainer, no vendor support
Standout against Keeper. The original local vault: one file, no account.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). Keeper is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. A local encrypted file; optional sync through your own Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive or MagentaCLOUD account (encrypted on your devices).
- Source code. Closed source, as Keeper is.
Best for: Individuals who want a paid, supported app from a German company, not a team tool
Steganos Password Manager is sold by Steganos Software GmbH, Rueppurrer Strasse 1a, 76137 Karlsruhe, entered as HRB 758 458 at the district court of Mannheim. Its general terms apply German law and name Frankfurt am Main as the place of jurisdiction.
The product page shows EUR 29.99 (reduced from 39.99), apps for Windows, Android and iOS, and a 30-day trial. It has no team features. Who owns Steganos is not stated in what we read.
What Steganos Password Manager does better than Keeper
- German GmbH with a register entry and German law
- 30-day trial
- Price shown on the product page
- Apps for Windows, Android and iOS
Where Steganos Password Manager is a step down from Keeper
- No team sharing or administration
- No SSO or provisioning
- Ownership not verified
- Narrower than every business tool above
Standout against Keeper. A German-made personal vault with a 30-day trial.
What actually breaks when you switch
The export file is plaintext. Delete it once the import is checked, and rotate the credentials that guard your most critical systems after the move, since both vaults hold the old secrets until you close the Keeper account.
Check provisioning before you commit. Keeper Enterprise offers SSO and SCIM; among the eleven, Passbolt Pro (SSO and LDAP), Uniqkey (SCIM) and heylogin (Entra ID and Google Workspace) say they cover some of it, and the offline vaults cover none.
Privileged access is the gap. KeeperPAM is a separate product, and we did not verify a European equivalent. If you use it, keep it while you move the ordinary vault.
Self-hosting moves the work to you. Passbolt, Psono, LockPass on-premises and Password Depot give control, and also mean updates, backups and a recovery plan that someone has to own.
Is Keeper a European company?
No. Keeper Security, Inc. is based at 311 W. Monroe Street in Chicago. For customers in the UK, EEA and Switzerland, though, the contracting entity in Keeper's terms is Keeper Security EMEA Limited in Cork, Ireland, and the governing law is Irish.
So you sign with an Irish company, owned by an American group. The page you are reading is for teams that want the owner and the contract in Europe.
Which of these is the closest to Keeper Business?
Passbolt Pro and Proton Pass for Business are the nearest in shape: shared vaults, admin policies and logs, from companies under Luxembourg and Swiss law. heylogin and Psono are smaller but cover teams, and LockPass adds ANSSI certification and French hosting.
None of the eleven is a full match for Keeper Enterprise plus KeeperPAM. Check SSO, SCIM, role-based access and the audit log against your list before you decide.
Which can I run on my own server?
Passbolt (Community and Pro), Psono, LockPass (On Premises option) and Password Depot (a server that needs no vendor cloud) can be self-hosted. Passbolt's Community Edition and Psono for up to ten users are free.
KeePassXC and KeePass have no server at all: the vault is a file on your device, which you sync yourself.
Which have a free way to try them?
Proton Pass has a free plan without a card. Passbolt's Community Edition is free, Psono is free up to ten users, heylogin has a free private plan, and LockPass offers 14 days without a card. Steganos offers a 30-day trial, and KeePassXC and KeePass are free.
Uniqkey, Password Depot and SecureSafe are sold to businesses; check each for a trial or demo, as we could not confirm one on every page.
Which one to pick
If you want the simplest way to try a European vault, start with Proton Pass: a free plan, a business edition, Swiss law. If you want an open-source team vault with SSO and public euro prices, Passbolt is the closest to Keeper Business. heylogin suits small teams that like login without a master password.
For organisations that need a certificate or a location, LockPass offers ANSSI certification and French hosting, Password Depot an on-premises server, and SecureSafe storage only in Switzerland. Uniqkey is the business-only choice, but ask for a price and a data processing agreement.
KeePassXC, KeePass and Steganos are personal or offline tools, not replacements for a company vault.
Be honest about the gap. Keeper has a mature admin console, SSO, SCIM and KeeperPAM, and a European customer already signs with an Irish company under Irish law, so the case for leaving is parent ownership and US transfers, not the contract. Switch if that matters to your risk assessment, and stay if you rely on privileged access management that none of these covers.
Frequently Asked Questions
There is no best one without a criterion. Proton Pass is the easiest to start with, Passbolt is the closest open-source team vault, and LockPass is the one to look at if you need an ANSSI-certified product hosted in France. Pick by team size, need for SSO or SCIM, and whether you want to host it yourself.
Keeper's documentation lists an EU data centre at keepersecurity.eu alongside other regions, so a region choice exists. We could not read its data processing agreement or sub-processor list, so we cannot say which providers handle your data. Ask for both before you rely on it.
According to Keeper's terms, Irish law and Irish courts apply when the contracting entity is Keeper Security EMEA Limited, which is the case for customers in Europe. The Delaware law and Wilmington arbitration clause belong to Keeper Security, Inc., which contracts with customers outside Europe and Japan.
The pricing page lists Business Starter, Business, Enterprise, KeeperMSP and KeeperPAM, billed annually, with free trials for the business products. The amounts were not in the text we could read. Among the European tools, Passbolt Pro is EUR 4.5 per user a month, heylogin Business EUR 3.99 on annual billing, SecureSafe's Starter bundle CHF 19.90 a month for five users and Steganos EUR 29.99 on its product page.
Passbolt (AGPLv3), Psono, KeePassXC and KeePass are open source according to their own sites. Keeper is not. Proton, LockPass, Uniqkey, Password Depot and SecureSafe are commercial products, and we did not verify their source code status here.
Check Keeper's export options in its own help center; we did not verify them. Most of these tools import common formats. What carries over differs by tool, for example folder structure, attachments and TOTP seeds. Test with a small export first, and delete the exported file when the move is done.
We did not verify one. The tools here are password and credential managers for teams. Privileged access management with session recording and just-in-time access is a different product, and a team that depends on it should not assume any of these covers it.
Their contracting entities sit in the EU, the UK or Switzerland, so European data protection law applies to them directly, with the exception of KeePassXC and KeePass, which are programs rather than services. That is not a compliance certificate. Sign a data processing agreement with whichever hosted tool you pick and read its sub-processors.
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