1Password vs Mooltipass (2026): which should you pick?

Pick 1Password if

• Fits if you want the same passwords and passkeys on Mac, Windows, Linux, both phones and every big browser
• Works for families of up to five sharing wifi and streaming logins, at $5.99 a month for all of them

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free password manager, since there's no free plan, only a 14-day trial
• Pricey if you only need one person's logins saved, at $3.99 a month when Bitwarden does it for nothing
• Watch out: the $2.99 and $4.49 prices are for a new customer's first year, then it's $3.99 and $5.99
• Not for you if you want someone to phone when it breaks, as reviewers got email only, days apart
• Tight if a small team needs single sign-on, which starts on Business at $8.99 a person, with Enterprise by quote

Pick Mooltipass if

• Fits if you want passwords held on dedicated hardware you can inspect
• Works for people who want passkey sign-in approved on a physical device

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need to buy now, as it was listed sold out with no restock date
• Pricey if you compare it with software, at $160 one-time against $65.99 for the middle one-time price
• Watch out: the price was read from the Tindie listing, not the vendor's own site
• Not for you if you want phone autofill, as phones only get it typing like a keyboard
• Watch out: Moolticute needs Rosetta on Apple silicon and cannot run on Chrome OS yet

1Password

• There is no free plan; a paid subscription is needed after the 14-day trial.
• Listed prices are for annual billing, and the $2.99 and $4.49 promotional rates apply only to a new customer's first year.
• Single sign-on integration starts at the Business plan, and Enterprise pricing is by quote only.

Mooltipass

• The device was listed as sold out on its Tindie store at the time of reading, with no restock date.
• Moolticute cannot yet run on Chrome OS and needs Apple Rosetta on Apple silicon Macs, per the FAQ.
• No autofill app for phones is listed; on phones and tablets it types credentials as a keyboard.
• Price is read from the Tindie store listing, not from the vendor's own site.

1Password

Autofill and password generator

Saves and fills passwords, two-factor codes, payment details and addresses in any major browser, and generates new passwords when you sign up.

Passkeys

Saves passkeys alongside passwords and signs in with them on sites that support passwordless login.

Watchtower

Flags compromised passwords and other security issues affecting the items you have saved.

Secure sharing

Share an item through an expiring link, even with someone who does not use 1Password, or keep shared vaults for family members and teammates.

Secret Key encryption

Data is protected by your account password plus a 128-bit Secret Key, and 1Password says it cannot see the passwords or data you store.

Team controls and single sign-on

Teams Starter Pack adds role-based permissions. Business adds sign-in through identity providers such as Okta, Entra ID, OneLogin and Duo.

Mooltipass

Credentials held on the device

Logins are encrypted on the hardware with an AES-256 key stored on a smartcard that a PIN unlocks; three wrong PIN tries permanently lock the card.

Browser plugin and keyboard typing

Logs in on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari and Opera through a plugin, or types credentials like a keyboard on any device without drivers.

FIDO2, WebAuthn and passkeys

The device supports passwordless sign-in with signed challenges that you approve on its own screen.

USB and Bluetooth

The Mini BLE connects over USB-C or Bluetooth Low Energy to computers, tablets and phones.

Moolticute companion app

An open-source app imports, exports and synchronizes credentials, edits entries, stores small files and notes, and updates the device.

Multiple users and backups

One device can serve several people, each with a card; encrypted databases can be exported to the cloud or a computer.

1Password

• Individual$3.99

  per month, billed annually

  For 1 person: password generator, autofill, secure sharing and alerts for weak or compromised credentials. Promotional $2.99 in year one.

• Families$5.99

  per month, billed annually

  Covers 5 family members with unlimited shared vaults and admin controls. New customers pay a promotional $4.49 in the first year.

• Teams Starter Pack$24.95

  per month for 10 members, billed annually ($299.40)

  10 members included, with up to 10 more seats at $4.99 each a month. Password sharing, role-based permissions and developer tools.

• Business$8.99

  per user / month, billed annually ($107.88)

  Everything in Teams Starter Pack, plus single sign-on with Okta, Entra ID, OneLogin and Duo, and enhanced vault sharing.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Quote-based plan with granular vault permissions, multi-tenant support, a developer toolkit and audit-ready activity logs.

Mooltipass

• Mooltipass Mini BLE$160.00

  one-time

  The device with two smartcards. Priced on the vendor's Tindie store; shown as sold out there since February 2024.

1Password

• Other savings

  First-year promotional pricing for new customers

  When checked, new customers subscribing on 1Password.com with annual billing paid $2.99 a month for Individual (regularly $3.99) and $4.49 for Families (regularly $5.99) for the first year.

• Nonprofit

  Discounts for nonprofits and journalists

  The business pricing FAQ says 1Password offers discounts for eligible organizations, including nonprofits and journalists, plus volume-based pricing. No amounts are published.

• Education

  Student discount through Student Beans

  1Password's pricing pages link to a Student Beans page where verified students can claim a discount. The size of the discount is not stated before verification.

Mooltipass

No public discounts listed.