Bitwarden vs Passwarden (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Bitwarden if

• Fits if you want a free password manager on all your devices with no limit on logins
• Works for a household of up to 6 at $3.99 a month, or anyone who wants to host it themselves

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're staying free and want two-factor codes, attachments, health reports or emergency access, as all are paid
• Skip it if you share logins with several people but don't want Families, since solo plans share with one other user
• Not for you if you want a VPN or scam warnings bundled in, because Bitwarden sticks to passwords
• Watch out: listed prices assume yearly billing and leave out tax
• Pricey if your company wants single sign-on and policies, which need Enterprise at $6 a user a month

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

Bitwarden

• The free plan leaves out file attachments, the integrated authenticator, vault health reports and emergency access.
• Individual plans share items with only one other Bitwarden user; unlimited sharing starts with Families.
• Listed prices are based on annual subscriptions, and taxes are not included.
• SSO integration and enterprise policies require the Enterprise plan.

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.

Bitwarden

Unlimited free vault

The free plan stores unlimited logins, passkeys, notes, cards and identities and works on unlimited devices through browser, mobile and desktop apps.

Open source

Bitwarden's code is open source, and the company describes its security as independently verified.

Passkeys, autofill and generator

Stores and manages passkeys alongside passwords, autofills logins across devices and generates strong passwords and usernames.

Bitwarden Send

Shares sensitive information through a link that disappears. Free accounts can send text only; file sharing comes with paid plans.

Self-hosting

Bitwarden can be deployed on premises or in a private cloud. Families and Enterprise organizations can be moved to a self-hosted server.

Business controls

Teams adds event logs, directory synchronization and SCIM provisioning. Enterprise adds policies, SSO integration and granular access control.

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.

Bitwarden

• Free$0

  1 user. Unlimited passwords and passkeys on unlimited devices, a password and username generator, and two-step login.

• Premium$1.65

  per month, billed annually at $19.80

  Adds the integrated authenticator, 5 GB of encrypted file attachments, emergency access, security reports and priority support.

• Families$3.99

  per month for up to 6 users, billed annually at $47.88

  6 premium accounts with unlimited sharing and collections, plus shared organization storage.

• Teams$4

  per user / month, billed annually

  Secure credential sharing for a team, event logs, directory synchronization and SCIM provisioning.

• Enterprise$6

  per user / month, billed annually

  Everything in Teams, plus enterprise policies, passwordless SSO integration, granular access control and self-hosting.

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.

Bitwarden

• Other savings

  Free Families plan for Enterprise users

  Bitwarden's pricing page states that the Enterprise plan includes a free Families plan for all of its users.

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.