KeePassXC is definitely much more mature right now. I mean, Sesame is similar in being local-first and not requiring a cloud service, but I am aiming for a more modern consumer style experience. There is still a lot of work ahead to get it up to speed. I might also build more products around it eventually, so there’s a consistent ecosystem.
(and of course, it would be great to eventually surpass some of the existing projects :) )
I like that this could be self hosted. I don't have anything against the big password managers (I use and pay for one), but they are a massive target for hackers for obvious reasons. If everyone could self host their own vault on a personal domain, the reward for hackers is much more difficult to get access to.
I don't really have anything against the big password managers either. I just don't love having to pay for a full year upfront with some of them. More than that though, a lot of them just don't quite fit what I want, or they feel a bit dated to use, like KeePassXC. That's a big part of why I started building Sesame. (and hoping to expand later on to have a more pleasurable ecosystem)
how does this compare to vaultwarden + bitwarden? my only concern there is that VW can throw self-host support out the door whenever they like. not that they'd have a reason to
vaultwarden + bitwarden is way more mature right now, but the main difference is that sesame is local-first by design. Vaultwarden also depends on staying compatible with bitwarden's clients/api, while this owns the whole stack
Yeah I can see what you mean, but it wasn't really intentional. I mainly wanted to avoid the usual black/blue security-product look. I will probably keep the general direction but give it more of its own identity over time. Thank you for sharing your opinion!
It's good that vibecoded software look vibecoded, because I then immediately know not to trust that it works, not to trust that it's secure, and not to trust that the maintainer will give a shit about it in six months.
(and of course, it would be great to eventually surpass some of the existing projects :) )
I wouldn't trust any password manager or critical applications like this written after 2024
bitwarden/KeePassXC are already more than enough