No. 9 of 39 ·Secrets Management Tools

Chamber

Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Chamber is ranked #9 of 39 in secrets management tools on Freedom251. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free / open source Free MIT licensed · available from source, Cargo, GitHub releases, or Docker github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Deployment model: self_hosted

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The record

Purpose: Chamber is a local-first secrets manager for passwords, API keys, certificates, database credentials, and other sensitive information.
Encryption: The project specifies Argon2id key derivation and ChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption with 256-bit keys and 96-bit nonces.
Local storage: Chamber stores vault files locally and uses SQLite with WAL mode for storage.
Secret types: Supported types include passwords, API keys, environment variables, SSH keys, certificates, database credentials, and notes.
User interface: Chamber provides a command-line interface and an interactive terminal UI with search, filtering, and clipboard integration.
Backups: Its backup system supports scheduled backups, configurable retention, compression, integrity verification, and JSON, CSV, or Chamber Backup formats.
Import and export: Chamber supports importing and exporting vault data in JSON, CSV, and its own backup format.
Multiple vaults: Users can manage multiple independent vaults and switch between them.
REST API: Chamber includes a REST API with JWT-based authentication, scoped authorization, and operations for secrets and vaults.
API deployment: The API binds to localhost by default, and the project recommends HTTPS for production deployment.
Backup limitation: The project warns that exported backup files contain plaintext and should be handled with care.
Supported systems: The README lists Windows, macOS, and Linux, with prebuilt binaries for Windows x86_64, macOS x86_64, and Linux x86_64 and ARM64.
License: The project is licensed under the MIT License.
Price from: Free

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Sources

github.com/mikeleppane/chamber· checked 4 Oct 2026