1Password vs Passwarden (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 Passwarden if

• Fits if you want a cheap paid manager across all your devices
• Works for families who want a plan covering several accounts

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try before paying, as there is no free plan or trial
• Watch out: the 3-year price is billed once and the page says nothing about what it renews at
• Watch out: the site promotes a rewards program paid in a crypto token, which is separate
• Not for you if you need a business plan, as none is published on the page read

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.

Passwarden

• No free plan or free trial was listed on the pricing page; the vendor offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
• The 3-year price is billed once; the page does not say what it renews at afterwards.
• The site promotes a rewards program that pays in KS Coin, a crypto token, which is separate from the password manager.
• The vendor does not publish a business plan on the pricing page read.

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.

Passwarden

Client-side encryption

Data is encrypted on the device with AES-256 and EC P-384, so KeepSolid staff cannot read it, per the vendor.

Duress mode

A second, duress password opens the app showing only the data you chose in advance, hiding everything else.

Security dashboard

Flags weak and reused passwords, items on breached sites and expiring items, with dark web monitoring.

Two-factor sign-in

Account access can require a one-time code sent by email, plus authenticator app codes.

Autofill, import and offline mode

Fills forms and logins, imports from browsers and other managers, and keeps working offline.

Password sharing

Shares passwords with others; the Personal plan lists unlimited secure sharing, and Family adds seven accounts.

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.

Passwarden

• Personal, 1 Month$1.99

  per month, billed monthly

  One account for unlimited devices and unlimited passwords.

• Personal, 1 Year$19.99

  per year, billed yearly (shown as $1.66 a month)

  The same single account, billed once a year.

• Personal, 3 Years$53.99

  for 3 years, billed once

  The single account for three years in one payment.

• Family, 1 Year$39.99

  per year, billed yearly

  Seven accounts, unlimited devices. The Family tab was read from the page's data, not its rendered text.

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.

Passwarden

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly rate on yearly billing

  The Personal plan is $1.99 a month billed monthly, and $1.66 a month when billed yearly at $19.99; the 3-year plan is $53.99 once.