A password manager without cloud storage designed for accounting firms
Clients entrust accounting firms with financial statements, tax filings, banking data, social information and sometimes their entire financial life. Yet in most accounting firms, the credentials opening this data still circulate through Excel files, emails, notes and third-party cloud tools.
Soclyde was designed to solve this paradox. Unlike traditional password managers, Soclyde never stores your data on remote servers. Access stays on your devices, under your exclusive control, with the simplicity of a modern tool and the confidentiality of local storage.
- No cloud vaultYour data never leaves your devices
- Multi-device syncWithout an external server
- Secure sharingAccess between colleagues
- Ready in one minuteNo account or server setup
- Local-first designDesigned for demanding firms
100% LOCAL0% CLOUD
A local vault for professional passwords
Every access must remain available to authorized people while staying inaccessible to the rest of the organization.
Soclyde addresses this with a local and collaborative architecture: no third-party server, cloud infrastructure or hosted database for credentials.
Available on
all your devices.
Soclyde is available on Android, iOS, Windows and Mac. Access your credentials securely wherever you are.
Android
Native app
Mobile optimized
iOS
Native app
iPhone and iPad
Windows
Desktop app
System integration
Mac
Native app
macOS optimized
Cloud vaults concentrate passwords — and the points that need protection
To sync passwords, a cloud manager hosts vaults on its provider’s infrastructure. This adds servers, service access and exchanges between devices that must be secured. Soclyde avoids that concentration: your encrypted vault stays on your authorized devices and syncs directly between them.
A cloud manager’s infrastructure protects the vaults of many users. It therefore becomes a sensitive point for all its customers: more components and access paths around storage and synchronization need protection. Soclyde has no central vault holding users’ passwords: each authorized device keeps an encrypted copy, synchronized directly with the others.
From an attacker’s point of view, it is an exceptionally profitable target.
Cloud model (centralized)!
- Many customers’ vaults rely on shared infrastructure.
- Servers, service access and synchronization also need protection.
- An incident affecting that infrastructure can affect many users of the service.
The concentration effectA service hosting many users’ vaults must protect infrastructure shared by all of them. Soclyde removes that central point: vaults stay on authorized devices.
Soclyde model (local)✓
- Your passwords stay on your own devices.
- No central vault gathers users’ passwords.
- Each authorized device keeps a complete copy of the vault.
Soclyde reverses this model at its root.
Fewer exposure points tied to centralized hosting: with Soclyde, the encrypted vault stays on your devices and syncs directly between them.
No centralized database
Less attractive to attackers
Data controlled locally
You keep total control
Your access is scattered across several tools
Your firm manages dozens of sensitive accounts every day. Do you really know where they are stored?
Business software, tax portals, client tools and collaboration access multiply across assignments. Without a shared reference, firms lose track of who has which access and where the latest password is stored.
A colleague joins, replaces someone, works with a client or leaves the firm: needs change quickly. Over time, credentials follow people rather than the organization.
A colleague’s departure leaves orphaned access
It becomes difficult to know which accounts they held, which passwords were saved and which access remains active.
Centralization makes rights visible and reassignable.
Cloud solutions move the risk to a third party
Cloud managers simplify use but centralize professional access with an external provider.
Data then depends on its infrastructure and subcontractors.
Traditional local tools do not always follow the team
KeePass protects local data, but synchronization and sharing become complex across workstations.
Soclyde combines local storage, synchronization and ease of use.
A compromised access can expose more than a password
Dozens of companies: a strategic entry point for attackers
Attackers often seek information to prepare further attacks, impersonate people or resell data.
Cybersecurity depends less on firm size than on credential control.
Sensitive professional access
Accounting firms concentrate financial, tax, social and banking information.
Firm size does not reduce the value of an attack. Four common situations require a clear system.
Confidentiality also depends on continuous control over the accounts that provide access to business tools.
Sensitive financial data
Statements, tax filings, banking details and social information appear in several tools.
Dozens of client companies
Each client adds portals, software and credentials to protect.
Work outside the firm
Meetings, travel and remote work require access across several devices.
Team changes
Arrivals, departures and replacements make permissions difficult to maintain without a shared reference.
Which passwords should an accounting firm protect
Not every credential has the same value, but every access deserves controlled management
Every new client, platform and service adds credentials to protect. A global view is essential.
Accounting software and ERP systems
Sage, Cegid, ACD, Pennylane, RCA, MyUnisoft and EBP concentrate sensitive financial data for the firm and its clients.
A single compromised account can affect assignments, confidentiality and daily operations.
Administrative and tax platforms
Tax, payroll, social-security and company-registration portals directly engage the client’s responsibility.
Informal sharing makes traceability and revocation difficult.
Banking and financial access
These interfaces require reinforced protection because a compromise can cause fraud, disputes and immediate financial impact.
Banking credentials should remain available only to the people concerned.
Collaboration and electronic-signature tools
Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Teams, SharePoint and signature tools open the firm’s documentary and legal assets.
They deserve protection comparable to accounting software.
When a colleague leaves the firm
When someone leaves, your digital memory should not leave with them
Without centralization, copies multiply, forgotten accounts remain active and visibility disappears.
When an employee leaves an accounting firm, nobody can always say which access they held.
The firm becomes dependent on individual memory, which is incompatible with a durable organization.
What Soclyde secures when someone leaves
- Review the accounts the colleague used
- Change shared passwords where needed
- Keep shared credentials organized
- Reduce dormant accounts
- Reduce reliance on individual memory
The goal is to keep access knowledge within the firm while unnecessary rights are removed methodically.
Excel files and shared lists quickly become unmanageable: nobody knows which version is correct, copies multiply, updates are forgotten and access gradually becomes impossible to trace.
Clients now expect a high level of security from their providers. Being able to demonstrate who has access, who shared it and who uses it is a professional requirement, not merely a best practice.
Use case
Month-end close: find tax portal logins
During month-end close, you move through client files and switch between accounting software and client tax portals.
The team finds the right login
Bring the firm’s business passwords together in the Soclyde vault instead of searching through everyone’s emails and files.
A colleague can take over
When a colleague needs a login they are already authorized to use in the portal, share the credential with Soclyde Premium instead of attaching it to an email.
Get month-end close moving again
The colleague finds the shared login in their Soclyde vault and signs in to continue the client file.
A password manager for accounting firms that keeps logins encrypted in a vault on your devices, with a Premium option for sharing them with colleagues.
Why existing solutions do not always fit
Accounting firms often choose between cloud simplicity and local confidentiality. Soclyde removes that compromise.
Soclyde combines modern collaboration, local storage and a simple setup without a server to administer.
Cloud managers are simple but externalize data; local solutions offer full control but often require more technical work.
| Criterion | KeePass | Bitwarden / LastPass / 1Password |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-cloud storage | ✓ Yes | × No | ✓ Yes |
| Multi-device synchronization | ▲ Manual or complex | ✓ Yes | ✓ Automatic |
| No server setup | ▲ Often no | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Local vault on authorized devices | ▲ To organize | ▲ Depends on provider | ✓ Yes |
| Offline access | ✓ Yes | ▲ Limited | ✓ Yes |
| Designed for firms without IT teams | ▲ Partly | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cloud managers prioritize simplicity
Synchronization and sharing are smooth, but passwords transit or are stored on a third-party provider’s infrastructure.
Traditional local solutions are often too complex
KeePass keeps data local, but synchronization across workstations often requires regular setup and maintenance.
The 4 Soclyde pillars
A solution designed for modern accounting firms
Soclyde helps accounting firms, small businesses and SMEs regain control of access without turning security into a heavy IT project.
100% local storage
Your data stays on your devices, under your exclusive control.
This architecture reduces exposure and avoids third-party hosting.
Synchronization without a server
Access updates across authorized devices without cloud infrastructure.
You get a modern experience without giving up local confidentiality.
Radical simplicity
Fast setup, smooth use and no heavy IT project to maintain.
A few minutes are enough to secure the firm’s access.
Secure collaboration
Sharing, permissions and visibility for small accounting teams.
Access moves between the right people without becoming uncontrolled.
Everyday use cases
Soclyde is designed for the situations that shape a firm’s daily life
The value of a manager appears during onboarding, replacements, client work, departures and growth.
A new colleague joins
Access is available according to assigned rights from day one.
No email or verbal handover is required.
Sharing access to a client account
Access is shared cleanly, with visibility and control.
Colleagues can find shared credentials in the vault instead of passing them manually.
Staff leave and cover
Access remains available on authorized devices.
The firm avoids last-minute searches for credentials.
Working outside the firm
Credentials remain available locally, even without an internet connection.
Colleagues keep their tools during client meetings or travel.
A colleague leaves
The vault keeps shared credentials available to colleagues taking over.
Change shared passwords in the relevant services where needed.
Firm growth
Each new client brings new credentials.
Soclyde structures growth without adding complexity.
Client data, confidentiality and compliance
Password security is not only an IT topic.
An accounting firm handles financial, tax, social and sometimes banking data, as well as the access used to administer clients’ businesses.
Confidentiality also covers the means of accessing documents: tax credentials, banking access, collaboration accounts and electronic signatures.
Soclyde does not replace a security policy, but its local architecture makes the chosen storage model easier to explain and justify.
What local architecture simplifies
- No third-party hosting of access
- No storage subcontractor
- Less dependence on external infrastructure
- Architecture easier to explain to clients and auditors
GDPR does not prohibit cloud services, but it requires risk and processor control.
Audits and supplier questionnaires now routinely assess access management.
No third-party hosting or storage subcontractor makes the chosen architecture easier to justify.
Compare solutions for an accounting firm
Soclyde occupies a unique position between cloud tools and complex local solutions
SoclydeVSKeePass
What to know about KeePass
KeePass is robust for local storage but requires technical organization for synchronization and sharing.
In an accounting firm, version conflicts and manual handling eventually discourage collaborative use.
The Soclyde approach
Soclyde keeps local storage while offering a smoother team experience.
Synchronization across authorized workstations avoids files to move and version conflicts.
SoclydeVSBitwarden
What to know about Bitwarden
Bitwarden is popular and modern, but generally relies on cloud infrastructure or self-hosting.
Self-hosting requires a server, updates, backups and ongoing maintenance.
The Soclyde approach
Soclyde avoids that choice by remaining serverless.
The firm gets simple synchronization without self-hosting overhead.
SoclydeVSLastPass
What to know about LastPass
Massively centralized platforms become prime targets.
When infrastructure centralizes millions of users’ data, it becomes a strategic target.
The Soclyde approach
Soclyde reduces this risk by removing the single point of compromise linked to a global server.
Access remains distributed across the firm’s authorized devices.
SoclydeVS1Password
What to know about 1Password
1Password offers a premium experience, but its model remains cloud-based.
For regulated professions, external storage remains a central question.
The Soclyde approach
Soclyde targets firms that want modern simplicity without outsourcing professional access.
Sharing, rights and synchronization remain designed for daily team use.
Complete FAQ
Frequently asked questions from accounting firms
What is the alternative to KeePass for an accounting firm?
Soclyde keeps local storage while removing the synchronization and multi-user sharing constraints.
What is the alternative to LastPass for regulated professions?
Soclyde is designed for organizations that want to avoid cloud storage and keep data directly on their devices.
Should an accounting firm use a password manager?
Yes. The number of credentials handled every day makes manual management fragile, difficult to audit and risky.
Can passwords be shared between colleagues safely?
Yes, when you can limit who may view or edit an access. Soclyde Premium supports read or edit permissions; also follow the rules of the service involved.
Are Excel files suitable for storing passwords?
No. They provide neither advanced access control nor proper rights management or reliable traceability.
Where should client access be stored securely?
In a professional manager designed to centralize, protect and share credentials according to actual responsibilities.
How do you recover access when someone leaves the firm?
A shared vault helps the team find credentials during a handover. Also review accounts in each service and change shared passwords where needed.
Is a local manager safer than a cloud manager?
Both approaches have benefits. Local storage reduces dependence on third-party infrastructure, while cloud services generally simplify use.
Does Soclyde work without internet?
Yes. Access remains available locally when a network connection is unavailable.
Can Soclyde be used across several workstations?
Yes. Multi-workstation synchronization is one of the solution’s founding principles.
Do we need an IT server?
No. Soclyde was designed to avoid dependence on a server to install or maintain.
Is Soclyde suitable for small firms?
Yes. Soclyde is designed for small professional organizations and their teams.
Is data hosted in France?
Data is not hosted because it remains directly on the firm’s devices.
Does Soclyde replace browser-saved passwords?
Yes. Soclyde brings credentials together in an encrypted vault on your devices and lets you share team access with read or edit permissions.
Why choose a password manager without cloud storage?
To keep control over data, reduce reliance on external providers and strengthen the firm’s digital sovereignty.
Your firm deserves better than a spreadsheet and less than complex infrastructure.
Native local storage, automatic workstation synchronization and secure sharing of client access.
Soclyde removes the choice between third-party cloud solutions and difficult-to-deploy local tools.
- Native local storage
- Automatic synchronization across workstations
- Secure access sharing
- Local vault on authorized devices
Your passwords deserve a solution designed to protect them: no cloud, no server and no unnecessary complexity.