KeePassXC is a good trade-off between security and usability
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
KeePassXC is used for absolutely mission critical data and credentials which cannot be trusted to be stored by the third party provider on the cloud.
Pros
- Local duplication and backup of password managers like 1password
- Small subset set of data which is not trusted to be stored in commercial password managers like 1password
- Better aligning credentials management with multiple profiles
Cons
- Usability is worse if compared to other solutions but this is a good thing
- References are a good feature, but it may be complicated to make them work as expected
- Integration with other applications like browsers can be definitely improved
- Features like secure notes and storing secrets that are not credentials but very sensitive like credit cards are definitely missed.
Return on Investment
- It is hard to quantify what was ROI on something which didn't happen. Let's say 1password was breached and the data was exposed. Since you're absolutely mission critical secure data was not there you scored big.
- Simplicity of the KeePassXC management is definitely good for ROI
- And since it's free and open source the cost of ownership is very low.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
LastPass for Business, 1Password and Bitwarden
Other Software Used
LastPass for Business, 1Password, Bitwarden