About Devolutions
Devolutions sells a family of IT products centered on remote connections and credential security. Its Remote Desktop Manager organizes remote sessions to many systems, Devolutions Password Manager stores and shares credentials, and Devolutions PAM secures, rotates and audits privileged accounts, all aimed at IT professionals and managed service providers.
The ecosystem also includes PowerShell Universal for building dashboards, APIs and automation, remote access management with just-in-time access to segmented networks, and UniGetUI, an open source tool for discovering, installing and updating Windows packages. The company bundles these into packages, with a starter pack for small teams and a compliance and integration center.
Devolutions is mainly proprietary software, with UniGetUI as the open source exception. Products can be run in the customer's environment or used through cloud-hosted options, and prices are listed on its pricing page and in an online store with quotes.
Key features
- Remote Desktop Manager for many connection types
- Team password vault
- Privileged access management
- Just-in-time remote access to segmented networks
- PowerShell Universal automation and dashboards
- Open source UniGetUI package updater
Good fit for
- →Centralizing remote sessions for IT staff
- →Rotating and auditing privileged credentials
- Tags
- remote-desktop
- password-manager
- pam
- it-operations
- powershell
- msp
- security
Devolutions: questions and answers
- What is Devolutions used for?
- Devolutions is an IT toolset covering remote connection management, password vaults, privileged access and automation, with on-premises and cloud-hosted options. It is a good fit for centralizing remote sessions for IT staff, and rotating and auditing privileged credentials.
- Is Devolutions free?
- Yes. Devolutions has a free plan, and paid plans start at $3 per seat per month.
- Is Devolutions open source?
- No. Devolutions is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Devolutions include Bitwarden, Passbolt and sysPass.
- Can I self-host Devolutions?
- Yes. Although Devolutions is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers, and the vendor also offers a hosted version.
- What are some alternatives to Devolutions?
- Devolutions competes with Delinea Secret Server, Keeper and Passwordstate. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Devolutions alternatives.
Open-source alternatives to Devolutions
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Bitwarden
Password Management
Bitwarden infrastructure/backend (API, database, Docker, etc).
OSSvs 1Password★ 20k
Passbolt
Password Management
Passbolt Community Edition (CE) API. The JSON API for the open source password manager for
AGPL-3.0vs Keeper★ 6.1ksysPass
Password Management
Systems Password Manager
GPL-3.0vs Passwordstate★ 996Vaultwarden
Password Management
Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs
AGPL-3.0vs 1Password★ 68k
KeePassXC
Password Management
KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Pa
OSSvs Dashlane★ 29k
MacPass
Password Management
A native macOS KeePass client
OSSvs Dashlane★ 6.9k
SaaS alternatives to Devolutions
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Delinea Secret Server
Password Management
Privileged access and credential vault for storing and rotating enterprise secrets
SaaS
Keeper
Password Management
Password manager and privileged access tool for individuals, families and enterprises
SaaS
Passwordstate
Password Management
Self-hosted enterprise password vault for shared credentials with auditing
SaaS
Securden
Password Management
Password vault and privileged access manager for storing and sharing admin credentials
SaaS
ManageEngine Password Manager Pro
Password Management
Privileged password vault with session recording and password rotation for IT teams
SaaS
Passportal
Password Management
Password and documentation manager for managed service providers, part of N-able
SaaS

