Password Depot by AceBIT

What Password Depot by AceBIT does

Password Depot by AceBIT (legal entity: AceBIT GmbH, headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany) develops and sells an on-premises-oriented enterprise password and secrets management product that has been in continuous production since 1998. The core offering, the Password Depot Enterprise Server, is a self-hosted server component that customers can run in their own data center, private cloud, or Azure tenant with no mandatory vendor-cloud dependency. Its technical foundation combines AES-256/FIPS 197 database encryption (with AES-GCM authenticated mode for new databases), Argon2id password hashing, TLS 1.3 client-server transport, and a tamper-evident, cryptographically chained audit trail exportable via Syslog (RFC 5424) to SIEM systems. The server integrates with Active Directory (including cross-domain forests), Microsoft Entra ID, OpenID Connect, Kerberos SSO, FIDO2/WebAuthn (e.g., YubiKey), TOTP, and Windows Hello, and exposes a REST-API v2.0 for programmatic access to passwords, API tokens, SSH keys, and certificates by DevOps pipelines and internal AI agents. The product line also includes Windows Corporate Edition and Standard Edition clients, clients for macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, a web interface client, and a separate Personal edition for individuals and families.

The business is operated by AceBIT GmbH, a privately held, bootstrapped German company that has never raised external funding and reports ISO/IEC 27001:2022 ISMS certification by TÜV NORD, a clean SySS penetration test (12/2025), and a published Vulnerability Disclosure Policy. The company has sold over 100,000 cumulative licenses across its more than 25-year history and its enterprise deployment scales from 5 to 50,000 users on a single server architecture with high-availability mirroring, role-based access control down to the entry level, and four-eyes approval workflows on sealed entries. Localization in 20+ languages and German-language technical support underwrite positioning for DACH and European regulated-enterprise buyers.

The revenue model is a hybrid of one-time perpetual per-user licenses (5–50,000 users, custom-quote based, with optional multi-year maintenance contracts and free security updates regardless of maintenance status), combined with a free 30-day enterprise trial and up to three permanently free users on a server deployment. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by content marketing (multilingual knowledge base on ISO 27001, NIS2, CRA, GDPR and encryption standards), product webinars, SEO across 20+ localized sites, and industry-association presence (TeleTrust, Allianz für Cyber-Sicherheit). Named customers are concentrated in German-speaking IT services channel partners (SCHOPF Computersysteme, PCDsystems, DV-KONTOR), with segment messaging explicitly targeting IT operations, accounting/finance, sales/marketing, executive management, DevOps, internal AI/automation, and ISO 27001 / NIS2 / CRA-affected organizations.

Name

Password Depot by AceBIT

Legal name

AceBIT GmbH

Website

https://password-depot.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Password Depot by AceBIT (AceBIT GmbH) is a bootstrapped, Darmstadt-based software company that has sold an on-premises enterprise password and secrets manager under the Password Depot brand since 1998, serving mid-market and large organizations with AES-256 encryption, REST-API v2.0, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified operations across 20+ languages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Password Management Software

akta.pro primary industry

Secrets Management & Credential Vaulting (HDADAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Authentication (MFA/Passwordless/Biometrics) Platforms (BPAMAEAE), Secrets Management & Machine Identity (API keys, certificates, workload identity) (HDAEAJAJ)

Keywords

• Password management software
• Enterprise credential vault
• Privileged access management
• Secrets management platform
• Identity and access security

Headquarters

HQ city

Darmstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Perpetual User License: One-time purchase license per user with no time limitation. Maintenance (updates and upgrades) is optional. No setup fee. Scales from 5 to 50,000 users.
2. Optional Maintenance and Support: Annual or multi-year maintenance contracts providing software updates, upgrades, and German-language technical support. Free security updates remain available regardless of maintenance status.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Password Depot is a self-hosted password management platform developed by AceBIT GmbH in Darmstadt, Germany since 1998. It enables organizations and individuals to centrally store, share, and audit passwords, API tokens, SSH keys, TLS/SSL certificates, and confidential files, with the Enterprise Server running on-premises or in a customer's own Azure tenant and the Personal edition providing local vault management for individuals and families.

Product overview

Password Depot by AceBIT offers two product lines: a Business/Enterprise line centered on the Password Depot Enterprise Server — a self-hosted password management server that scales from 5 to 50,000 users — and a Personal line for individual and family use. The Enterprise Server provides centralized user management, role-based access control to the entry level, tamper-evident audit trails, REST-API v2.0 for DevOps and internal AI workflows, and deep integration with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, SSO (Kerberos, OIDC), MFA (FIDO2/WebAuthn, TOTP), and SIEM via Syslog export. Enterprise clients are available as Windows Corporate Edition (with Group Policy support and MSI deployment) and Standard Edition; all clients run on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, plus a web-based client interface. The Personal edition operates independently on local vaults across the same platforms without mandatory cloud dependency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Password Depot Business: Central password management for teams from 5 user licenses. On-premises, GDPR-compliant, Made in Germany, with Enterprise Server.
• Password Depot Personal
• Password Depot Enterprise Server

Products and services

• Password Depot Enterprise Server
• Password Depot Business
• Password Depot Personal
• Password Depot Windows Client – Corporate Edition
• Password Depot Windows Client – Standard Edition
• Password Depot Web Interface

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 licenses sold over 25+ years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature12 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LastPass: LastPass is a widely deployed SaaS password manager for businesses and consumers. Closely comparable in product category (credential vaulting, sharing, MFA) though delivered primarily as a hosted service rather than on-premises.
• Dashlane: Dashlane offers business and consumer password management with SSO, MFA, and admin policies. Directly competes in the same enterprise password management category, primarily via SaaS delivery.
• HashiCorp Vault: HashiCorp Vault (now part of IBM) is a leading secrets management platform for DevOps and machine identity, overlapping with Password Depot's REST-API-driven secrets management for CI/CD and AI workflows.
• 1Password: 1Password is a leading enterprise and consumer password manager offering vaults, secrets automation, and SSO integration. Directly comparable to Password Depot Enterprise Server in core credential management, though typically delivered as a cloud service.
• Bitwarden: Bitwarden offers open-source password management for individuals, teams, and enterprises with both cloud and self-hosted deployment options. Directly competes with Password Depot in the on-premises / self-hosted password manager category.
• Keeper Security: Keeper Security provides enterprise password management, secrets management, and privileged access capabilities. Comparable to Password Depot Enterprise Server in credential vaulting and team sharing for regulated buyers.

Broad incumbents

• BeyondTrust: BeyondTrust provides privileged access management and remote access security with credential vaulting components. Comparable at the broader PAM level rather than narrow password management.
• Delinea (formerly Thycotic): Delinea is a PAM specialist offering privileged credential management, secret server, and session management. Overlaps with Password Depot's enterprise vault and audit-log capabilities within a broader PAM suite.
• CyberArk: CyberArk is a global leader in Identity Security and Privileged Access Management (PAM), offering credential vaulting as part of a broader portfolio. Comparable to Password Depot at the high end of the enterprise PAM market.

Emerging players

• KeePass: KeePass is a free, open-source, offline password manager popular among technical users. While not a direct enterprise competitor, it overlaps with Password Depot Personal in the offline/local-vault category and competes for the same privacy-conscious buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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