Keeper

ApplicationKeeper Security

Also called keeper security, keeper vault, keeper password manager

Keeper SecuritySecurity

A business-leaning password manager. The window is Keeper.exe. It is not 1Password and not Bitwarden.

What you need to know

Keeper is Keeper Security. Work sharing is why IT picks it.

Keeper.exe is the Windows client. Business plans and docs.keeper.io are this vendor. 1Password, Bitwarden, and Dashlane are other companies. A KeePass kdbx is not a Keeper shared folder.

What is it?: Business-leaning vault from Keeper Security
Same as 1Password?: No. Different vendor and console
IT invite?: Use that. A personal vault will not see shared folders

Feex says

If IT sent a Keeper invite, I would install Keeper.exe, not 1Password. Shared folders will not appear in Bitwarden. I would not treat the business console as Watchtower.

What is Keeper?

Keeper is a password manager with a strong business SKU. Keeper.exe is the Windows client. Docs live on docs.keeper.io.

If you have never used it

If IT said install Keeper, this is Keeper Security's vault, not 1Password. Download from keepersecurity.com/download.html. Keeper.exe is the Windows app. Business sharing and PAM extras are why work chooses it. It is not Bitwarden self-host, not Watchtower, and not a KeePass kdbx.

What is it used for?

Work-shared vaults

Admins push Keeper to staff. That is not a personal Bitwarden import you chose yourself.

Keeper PAM and secrets extras

Business add-ons sit in this vendor. 1Password has other enterprise names. They are not the same console.

Personal Keeper account

A home plan still uses Keeper.exe. It is still not Dashlane.

Who is it for?

Employees told to install Keeper by IT
Households that bought Keeper instead of 1Password
Anyone who opened 1Password.exe looking for a Keeper shared folder

Current status

Actively sold. This article is the Windows desktop app, not Keeper Chat alone.

How old is it?

Keeper Security launched in 2011 and leaned into business and MSP sales. Current Windows builds are the Keeper Desktop app. A 2012 consumer-only screenshot is incomplete.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here.

Personal

Business

Enterprise / PAM extras

System requirements

Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Windows 10 or Windows 11, per Keeper desktop downloads
RAM	Light desktop client

Resource profile

CPU demand: Low except unlock
Network demand: Sync and SSO

Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

Installed processes
Keeper.exe	Desktop app

Startup components

Keeper.exe can start at logon when IT or you allow the tray.

File locations

Common Keeper locations
Typical install	C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Keeper\

File formats

Keeper vaultCSV import where the plan allows

Common problems

Personal 1Password next to a work Keeper

Two vaults, two vendors. Work logins belong in the Keeper org IT manages.

SSO enroll looks like a broken password

Business Keeper can require company SSO. That is IT, not a LastPass master-password dialog.

Getting unstuck

Install from keepersecurity.com/download.html

docs.keeper.io is help. A "Keeper Pro" ad host is not the vendor.

Use the invite email IT sent

A personal Keeper account will not see the company shared folders.

Do not migrate work secrets into Bitwarden on your own

That can violate policy. Ask IT for an official export path.

Alternatives

1Password if your household already pays AgileBits. Bitwarden if IT standardized there instead. KeePass only if you were told to keep a local file.

Official help and downloads

Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel.

Official contacts
Download	www.keepersecurity.com/download.html Official installer or vendor page
Help	docs.keeper.io/ Vendor support
Official site	www.keepersecurity.com/ Start here, not a random exe host

Related hardware

The desktop app is light. Business SSO needs a network and a company account.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build.

Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. How we research.

Keeper official site · Vendor product page
Keeper help · Vendor support
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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