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Bitwarden: what they publish

bitwarden.com · Password and identity · checked 2026-10-10

22/100FBand F

Rank 22 of 35 in Password and identity, where the median is 26.

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Overview

6 days since the newest dated result, 6 since the oldest. 12 of 12 criteria have a measured result in the last 30 days. Failed checks and undated results are excluded.

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Bitwarden

bitwarden.com · Password and identity

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
F 22of 100 Rank 22 of 35

Published commitments2 of 9 found

Measured behaviour1 of 3 found

Checked 2026-10-10. Every line links the page we found it on. A cross means we found nothing at the addresses we checked, not that the vendor has no such document. A transparency score, not a product rating.

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Every line in it links the page we found the result on, or lists the addresses we checked. A cross means we found nothing there, not that Bitwarden has no such document.

Where Bitwarden sits in Password and identity

  1. A0 0%
  2. B1 3%
  3. C3 9%
  4. D7 20%
  5. E8 23%
  6. F16 46%
35 vendors with a score; 2 more without a score because we could measure too little. Bands have fixed thresholds, see how the score works.

The band of Bitwarden is marked. Vendors without a score are the ones where we could measure too few criteria to rank them – a gap on our side, counted separately.

What Bitwarden states

The exact figures and names we read off the pages linked below, with the sentence they stand in. This is what they publish, not what we verified about their systems.

Gaps, heaviest first

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Data processing agreement (DPA)

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No data processing agreement found.

Checked 8 addresses on 2026-10-10.

Show the 8 addresses we checked
  1. https://bitwarden.com/legal/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://bitwarden.com/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://bitwarden.com/legal/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://bitwarden.com/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://bitwarden.com/legal/data-processing-addendum – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://bitwarden.com/legal/gdpr – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://bitwarden.com/trust/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  8. https://bitwarden.com/privacy/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Data processing agreement in Password and identity: 8 of 36 companies

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Subprocessors: the published list

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No subprocessor list found.

Checked 7 addresses on 2026-10-10.

Show the 7 addresses we checked
  1. https://bitwarden.com/legal/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://bitwarden.com/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://bitwarden.com/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://bitwarden.com/legal/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://bitwarden.com/trust/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://bitwarden.com/privacy/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://bitwarden.com/legal/subprocessor-list – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Subprocessor list in Password and identity: 4 of 36 companies

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Data location: where they say data is hosted

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We found this behind a sign-in, so it is not published openly.

Seen at https://bitwarden.com/privacy/ · checked 2026-10-10

Show the 7 addresses we checked
  1. https://bitwarden.com/security – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://bitwarden.com/trust – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://bitwarden.com/legal/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://bitwarden.com/privacy – found, but behind a sign-in
  5. https://bitwarden.com/privacy-policy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://bitwarden.com/compliance – found, but behind a sign-in
  7. https://bitwarden.com/legal/privacy-policy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Data location stated in Password and identity: 8 of 37 companies

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Status page with incident history

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No public status page found.

Checked 3 addresses on 2026-10-10.

Show the 3 addresses we checked
  1. https://status.bitwarden.com/ – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  2. https://bitwarden.com/status – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://bitwarden.com.statuspage.io/ – Could not be fetched: fetch failed.

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Across the market: Status page with history in Password and identity: 10 of 37 companies

✗weight 2 of 3

Third-party requests seen on the first load, before any interaction.

Checked 1 address on 2026-10-10.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://bitwarden.com/ – third-party requests before any interaction: cdn.jsdelivr.net, d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net, experience.ninetailed.co, global.ketchcdn.com, www.googletagmanager.com

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Across the market: No third-party tracking before consent in Password and identity: 1 of 36 companies

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Notice before subprocessors change

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No commitment to give notice before subprocessors change found.

Checked 8 addresses on 2026-10-10.

Show the 8 addresses we checked
  1. https://bitwarden.com/legal/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://bitwarden.com/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://bitwarden.com/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://bitwarden.com/legal/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://bitwarden.com/dpa – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://bitwarden.com/legal/data-processing-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://bitwarden.com/trust/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  8. https://bitwarden.com/legal/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Notice before subprocessors change in Password and identity: 6 of 35 companies

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Uptime SLA with a figure

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No uptime figure found.

Checked 6 addresses on 2026-10-10.

Show the 6 addresses we checked
  1. https://bitwarden.com/legal/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://bitwarden.com/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://bitwarden.com/legal/service-level-agreement – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://bitwarden.com/trust/sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://bitwarden.com/uptime – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://bitwarden.com/legal/uptime-sla – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Uptime SLA with a figure in Password and identity: 3 of 35 companies

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security.txt (RFC 9116)

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No security.txt found.

Checked 1 address on 2026-10-10.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://bitwarden.com/.well-known/security.txt – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: security.txt (RFC 9116) in Password and identity: 16 of 36 companies

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Named privacy contact (DPO or privacy address)

weight 1 of 3

We found this behind a sign-in, so it is not published openly.

Seen at https://bitwarden.com/privacy/ · checked 2026-10-10

Show the 7 addresses we checked
  1. https://bitwarden.com/legal/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://bitwarden.com/privacy – found, but behind a sign-in
  3. https://bitwarden.com/privacy-policy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://bitwarden.com/legal/privacy-policy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://bitwarden.com/legal/privacy-notice – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://bitwarden.com/trust/privacy – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://bitwarden.com/datenschutz – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Named privacy contact in Password and identity: 15 of 36 companies

Evidence

The full source lists sit behind these two groups, so that the answer above stays readable.

Published, with a source 3
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Public pricing with figures

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Actual numbers on a public page.

Source: https://bitwarden.com/pricing/ · checked 2026-10-10

Across the market: Public pricing in Password and identity: 26 of 37 companies

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HTTPS enforced with HSTS

weight 2 of 3

HTTP redirects to HTTPS and the HSTS header is set.

  • HSTS max-age 31557600 seconds (365 days).
    Show the exact wording

    max-age=31557600

    Read at https://bitwarden.com/

Source: https://bitwarden.com/ · checked 2026-10-10

Across the market: HTTPS enforced with HSTS in Password and identity: 30 of 37 companies

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Certifications named (SOC 2, ISO 27001)

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SOC 2 or ISO 27001 named on a public page.

  • Named on that page HIPAA (unclear from the sentence), ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, SOC 2 Type II.
    Show the 4 exact wordings

    s to industry security standards with an ISO 27001 certification, SOC2 and SOC3 certifications, and HIPAA compliance.

    Read at https://bitwarden.com/compliance/

    to self-host Bitwarden Security compliance Bitwarden adheres to industry security standards with an ISO 27001 certification, SOC2 and SOC3 certifications, and HIPAA compliance.

    Read at https://bitwarden.com/compliance/

    curity compliance Bitwarden adheres to industry security standards with an ISO 27001 certification, SOC2 and SOC3 certifications, and HIPAA compliance.

    Read at https://bitwarden.com/compliance/

    Bitwarden is SOC2 Type II and SOC3 certified.

    Read at https://bitwarden.com/compliance/

Source: https://bitwarden.com/compliance/ · checked 2026-10-10

Across the market: Certifications named in Password and identity: 19 of 36 companies

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Bitwarden

3 found · 9 not found · 0 not measured across 12 public checks.

12 of 12 criteria have a measured result from the last 30 days. Oldest dated result: 2026-10-10.

Investigate 9 open evidence questions
  1. Data processing agreement

    Please share the current data processing agreement for the product and plan we are considering, including its annexes and signing process.

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  2. Subprocessor list

    Which subprocessors apply to our product, what does each process, and in which countries? Please share the current list.

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  3. Data location stated

    Which locations apply to our primary data, backups and support access? Which region can we select for this plan?

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  4. Status page with history

    Where can we review incident history for the service we will use, and how do we subscribe to incident updates?

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  5. Uptime SLA with a figure

    Which availability commitment applies to our plan? Please include the measurement window, exclusions and credit claim process.

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  6. No third-party tracking before consent

    Which third-party requests occur before a visitor makes a choice, and for what purpose? Please distinguish the public website from the product.

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  7. security.txt (RFC 9116)

    Where should we report a vulnerability, and what acknowledgement and follow-up process should we expect?

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  8. Notice before subprocessors change

    How will you notify us before a subprocessor changes, with how much notice, and what response options apply to our contract?

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  9. Named privacy contact

    Which privacy contact handles requests for our account, and what escalation path should we use?

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