Price against what you get

Best-value password managers

Going by our grades, RoboForm, Bitwarden and Apple Passwords give the most for the money among password managers: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $2.67 a month across the 13 that charge, from $0.90 (Zoho Vault) to $5.42 (Dashlane). 4 more cost nothing at all. 3 of the 17 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 1 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

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Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Nothing scores higher without costing more
The best score at each price
Has a free plan
No free plan

17 of the 17 password managers in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Oct 10, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($2.67) and the average score (3.0). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture

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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score password managers reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

Free
No paid plan · scores 3.0 of 4
- Apple PasswordsFreeCAB
$1.65
a month to start · scores 3.7 of 4
- Bitwarden$1.65 per month, billed annually at $19.80 (Premium)AAB
$2.49
a month to start · scores 4.0 of 4
- RoboForm$2.49 per month, billed annually at $29.88 (Premium)AAA

Paying more for less

The password managers that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

PassboltStarts at $4.90 a month for each person and scores 2.0 of 4.13 of 16 score higher for lessCDB
1PasswordStarts at $3.99 a month and scores 3.3 of 4.3 of 16 score higher for lessBBA
EnpassStarts at $2 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7 of 4.3 of 16 score higher for lessCCA
LastPassStarts at $3 a month and scores 3.3 of 4.2 of 16 score higher for lessBBA
Proton PassStarts at $2.99 a month and scores 3.3 of 4.2 of 16 score higher for lessBAB

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less3

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

RoboForm, Bitwarden, NordPass

Costs more, scores more5

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

Keeper, Dashlane, Proton Pass, LastPass, 1Password

Costs less, scores less8

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

Apple Passwords, Zoho Vault, Strongbox, Sticky Password, Google Password Manager, Enpass, KeePass, KeePassXC

Costs more, scores less1

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

Passbolt

All 17 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#	Tool	Score	Features, ease, platforms	A month	As its listing states it	Score higher for less
1	RoboForm	4.0	AAA	$2.49	$2.49 per month, billed annually at $29.88 (Premium)	None
2	Bitwarden	3.7	AAB	$1.65	$1.65 per month, billed annually at $19.80 (Premium)	None
3	Keeper	3.7	BAA	$3.58	$3.58 per month, billed annually at $42.99 (Personal)	1
4	Dashlane	3.7	AAB	$5.42	$5.42 per month, billed annually	1
5	NordPass	3.3	BAB	$2.67	$4.99 for 1 month, or $31.99 to $35.99 for 12 months (US App Store in-app prices)	2
6	Proton Pass	3.3	BAB	$2.99	$2.99 per month, billed every 12 months ($35.88); $4.99 billed monthly	2
7	LastPass	3.3	BBA	$3	$3 per month, billed annually at $36 (Premium)	2
8	1Password	3.3	BBA	$3.99	$3.99 per month, billed annually ($2.99 in year one for new customers)	3
9	Apple Passwords	3.0	CAB	Free	Free	None
10	Zoho Vault	3.0	CBA	$0.90	$0.90 per user / month, billed annually (Standard)	None
11	Strongbox	3.0	BAC	$2.08	$2.99 per month or $24.99 per year (Pro, US App Store in-app price)	1
12	Sticky Password	3.0	BBB	$2.50	$29.99 per year (Premium, 1 user, US App Store in-app price)	2
13	Google Password Manager	2.7	CBB	Free	Free	None
14	Enpass	2.7	CCA	$2	$23.99 per year (Premium, US App Store in-app price)	3
15	KeePass	2.0	CCC	Free	Free	None
16	KeePassXC	2.0	CCC	Free	Free	None
17	Passbolt	2.0	CDB	$4.90	$4.90 per user / month, billed annually (Pro, 10-user minimum)	13

How password managers grade

Every bar is all the password managers we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

Value for money
average 2.9
Free plan and trial
average 2.8
Features
average 2.8
Ease of use
average 3.2
Platforms and integrations
average 3.2

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every passwords grade in one table

Common questions

Which password managers give the most for the money?

RoboForm, Bitwarden and Apple Passwords. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Apple Passwords scores 3.0 out of 4 and is free; Bitwarden scores 3.7 out of 4 and starts at $1.65 a month; RoboForm scores 4.0 out of 4 and starts at $2.49 a month. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which are the best free password managers?

Of the 4 password managers here with no paid plan at all, Apple Passwords scores highest, at 3.0 out of 4. 11 more have a free plan beside their paid ones.

Which password managers are best for under $5 a month?

RoboForm, with a score of 4.0 out of 4: the highest among the 16 that start at $5 a month or less. RoboForm starts at $2.49 a month.

Which password managers cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, Passbolt (starts at $4.90 a month for each person, scores 2.0 out of 4, and 13 tools score higher for less), 1Password (starts at $3.99 a month, scores 3.3 out of 4, and 3 tools score higher for less) and Enpass (starts at $2 a month when paid by the year, scores 2.7 out of 4, and 3 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do password managers cost?

The middle starting price is $2.67 a month: half of the 13 password managers with a recurring price start below that and half above. 4 of the 17 in this directory have no paid plan, and 11 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 17 of the 17 password managers are on the chart.

How this chart is made

The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade