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keepassxreboot/keepassxc vs passbolt/passbolt_api

keepassxreboot/keepassxc shows stronger signals overall

As of September 2026, keepassxc shows healthier maintenance signals than passbolt_api. keepassxc rates Healthy overall while passbolt_api rates Mixed. keepassxc was committed to 4 days ago with 37+ active contributors, while passbolt_api was committed to 5 days ago with 9+ active contributors. keepassxc is GPL-3.0-licensed while passbolt_api is AGPL-3.0-licensed. Neither has known critical or high-severity CVEs in its dependency tree.

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keepassxreboot/keepassxc

Healthy

Strong maintenance signals

ConcernsDependency

copyleft license (GPL-3.0) — review compatibility; dependency CVE scan unavailable

HealthyFork & modify

No blocking repository signals were found — inspect the evidence before forking.

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

MixedDeploy as-is

dependency CVE scan unavailable

  • GPL-3.0 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
  • Last commit today
  • 37+ active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 19% of recent commits)
  • GPL-3.0 licensed
  • CI configured
  • Tests present

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency Concerns to Mixed if: relicense under MIT/Apache-2.0 (rare for established libs)

Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard

passbolt/passbolt_api

Mixed

Mixed signals — read the receipts

ConcernsDependency

copyleft license (AGPL-3.0) — review compatibility; no CI workflows detected…

HealthyFork & modify

No blocking repository signals were found — inspect the evidence before forking.

HealthyLearn from

Documented and popular — useful reference codebase to read through.

MixedDeploy as-is

Scorecard "Branch-Protection" is 0/10; no CI workflows detected…

  • Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 56% of recent commits
  • AGPL-3.0 is copyleft — check downstream compatibility
  • No CI workflows detected
  • Scorecard: default branch unprotected (0/10)
  • Last commit 2d ago
  • 9 active contributors
  • AGPL-3.0 licensed
  • Tests present

What would improve this?

  • Use as dependency Concerns to Mixed if: relicense under MIT/Apache-2.0 (rare for established libs)
  • Deploy as-is Mixed to Healthy if: bring "Branch-Protection" to ≥3/10 (see scorecard report)

Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against OpenSSF Scorecard

Signal-by-signal breakdown

keepassxcpassbolt_api
Stars28,7866,115
Last commit4d ago5d ago
LicenseGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Open issues91526
Has tests
Has CINo
Test coverage29%100%
Dependency CVEsNo CVEsNo CVEs
Architecture grade
Cycles
Bottom-lineHealthy signalsMixed signals

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