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HumHub vs Passbolt
A side-by-side editorial comparison of HumHub and Passbolt — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
HumHub vs Passbolt: at a glance
What is HumHub?
HumHub 1.19 has left beta, and its first patches are already carrying security fixes.
The 1.19 cycle is out of beta. beta.3 in September carried security fixes, keyboard-accessibility work and leftover Bootstrap cleanup, and the v1.19.1 entry on October 26 is a changelog update noting security fixes, enhancements and bug fixes. HumHub's GitHub releases show 1.19.0 stable on October 12 and 1.19.3 on October 27, neither of which appears in this feed.
What is Passbolt?
Passbolt adds passkeys for MFA and rebuilds autofill detection, with passwordless still to come.
Passbolt 5.17 adds passkeys as a second factor in every edition and rebuilds autofill detection, raising form detection on its internal test set from 74% to 93.4%. It also brings the permission review to moves of resources and folders, as earlier notes promised. The previous release, 5.16, added a read-only Offline Mode in beta for when the server is unreachable.
HumHub vs Passbolt: editorial side-by-side
HumHub
2.5COLLAB
HumHub 1.19 has left beta, and its first patches are already carrying security fixes.
◆ Current state
The 1.19 cycle is out of beta. beta.3 in September carried security fixes, keyboard-accessibility work and leftover Bootstrap cleanup, and the v1.19.1 entry on October 26 is a changelog update noting security fixes, enhancements and bug fixes. HumHub's GitHub releases show 1.19.0 stable on October 12 and 1.19.3 on October 27, neither of which appears in this feed.
◆ Where it's heading
The betas were spent making the upgrade survivable, and the post-stable patches show what that missed: the 1.19.3 changelog repairs activity types that reappeared in e-mail summaries after the update, and a cron failure that could repeat summary mail. Accessibility is the one forward-looking thread, with visible focus and corrected tab order across cards, dropdowns and search.
◆ Prediction
1.19.4 is already listed as unreleased in the project changelog, so another fix-led patch is close. 1.18.7 shipped the same day as 1.19.2, so expect security fixes to keep reaching both lines.
Passbolt
2.5COLLAB
Passbolt adds passkeys for MFA and rebuilds autofill detection, with passwordless still to come.
◆ Current state
Passbolt 5.17 adds passkeys as a second factor in every edition and rebuilds autofill detection, raising form detection on its internal test set from 74% to 93.4%. It also brings the permission review to moves of resources and folders, as earlier notes promised. The previous release, 5.16, added a read-only Offline Mode in beta for when the server is unreachable.
◆ Where it's heading
The access-review arc that began with 5.14 has reached moves, so it is close to complete. The next arc is authentication: passkeys for MFA are stated as a first step, with passkey storage for third-party sites and passwordless sign-in to Passbolt named as follow-ups. Offline Mode and QuickAccess are also being extended resource type by resource type.
◆ Prediction
The next releases should deliver passkey storage as a resource type, with passwordless sign-in after it. Further resource types will move into QuickAccess and Offline Mode, as the 5.17 notes say.
Alternatives to HumHub and Passbolt
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Recent activity from HumHub and Passbolt
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 6d agoHumHub1.19.1 patch brings security fixes, enhancements and bug fixes
- 12d agoPassbolt5.17 adds passkeys for MFA and a rebuilt autofill engine
- 1mo agoHumHubSecurity fixes, keyboard focus and stream loading repairs
- 1mo agoPassbolt5.16 adds read-only Offline Mode in beta
- 2mo agoPassbolt5.15 adds database sessions and closes shared-tag permission bypasses
- 2mo agoHumHubPrivate-space activity leak and installer 503 handling fixed
- 2mo agoPassbolt5.14.3 limits the permission dialog to actual secret changes
- 3mo agoPassbolt5.14 adds confirmation prompts before shared-resource edits
- 3mo agoHumHub1.19 upgrade migration and orphaned content fixes
- 4mo agoPassbolt5.13 adds in-app switching between Community and Pro
- 9mo agoHumHubLogin screen, theming and validator fixes
- 11mo agoHumHubGroup manager options and assorted UI fixes
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between HumHub and Passbolt?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. HumHub and Passbolt are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 2.5 vs 2.5, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is HumHub better than Passbolt?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. HumHub and Passbolt are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 2.5 vs 2.5, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to HumHub?
Top HumHub alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "HumHub alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/humhub for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Passbolt?
Top Passbolt alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Passbolt alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/passbolt for the full list with editorial commentary on each.