Long-time user Thom Holwerda recently left Bitwarden after moving passwords to Firefox/LibreWolf and finally to a KeePass database. He warns that the service may disappear soon. In February the company installed a new CEO, and in March doubled its premium price within a feature rollout. Those moves, combined with subtle site changes, signal a shift away from the free model.

The “Always free” badge vanished from the personal plan page in mid‑April, though the free tier technically remains. Bitwarden also rewrote its cultural acronym GRIT, swapping Inclusion and Transparency for Innovation and Trust. The edits were made quietly, without blog posts or social announcements, even altering a four‑year‑old post by the former CEO. The removal sparked a Fediverse backlash, briefly forcing the slogan back online.

Holwerda recommends exporting to an open format like KeePass, which any compatible manager can read, ensuring control over credentials regardless of Bitwarden’s future. Although the service is Apache‑2.0 licensed, the recent leadership and policy changes cast doubt on long‑term openness. Users should migrate now to avoid reliance on a potentially unstable free offering. This step also sidesteps potential licensing uncertainties.