I find this move concerning, and wish that the Founder had looked for a new CEO that shared his values rather than a Private Equity and Mergers Expert.
Furthermore, the change to the GRIT motto is worrying. Trust is useless without Transparency when it comes to code and security.


Not everyone can self-host
I know. Keepass is a stand alone app. It does not need hosting.
You made me think about this a little bit, why couldn’t someone self host?
They don’t own the network, or don’t even have a network to connect to. I probably vastly underestimate the people who do not control their internet connection, or simply use devices that are on cell networks.
There are quite a few people that have a phone and/or tablet, and no WiFi. Not many who would care about this situation, but still
https://keepassxc.org/docs/KeePassXC_UserGuide#_storing_your_database
You can keep it on a USB too
You can sync between devices securely with syncthing.
That being said, the syncthing-fork devs are refusing to get certified with Google Play (which I support) so by the end of the year you’ll need a deGoogle’d phone