Dashlane vs Proton Pass
We give Dashlane a 3.2 GPA and Proton Pass a 3.8, out of 4.0. Proton Pass grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dashlane
Password manager with scam protection, dark web alerts and a VPN
Proton Pass
End-to-end encrypted password manager with email aliases
How we grade them
| 3.2GPADashlaneVery good | 3.8GPAProton PassExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPremium is $5.42 a month, billed annually, where password managers typically start at about $2.99. You do get a VPN and scam protection for that. The better deal is Friends & Family: 10 accounts for $8.13 a month. | BPass Plus is $2.99 a month on the yearly plan, so $35.88 a year. That's a dollar a month under 1Password's usual price and well over Bitwarden Premium at $19.80. Pass Family is the good deal: six people for $4.99 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan on the personal pricing page, only a 14-day trial of Premium. The listing doesn't say whether the trial wants a card. Several rivals are free for good, so this is thin. | AUnlimited logins on unlimited devices, passkeys, 10 email aliases and alerts for weak and reused passwords. No card, no time limit. Bitwarden's free plan is the only one we'd put beside it. |
| Features | AUnlimited passwords and passkeys with autofill, alerts for weak or leaked passwords, Dark Web Monitoring, AI scam protection that flags phishing pages before you type, a VPN and 1GB of encrypted storage. | ALogins, passkeys, cards, notes and autofill, plus the hide-my-email aliases that are its party trick. Pass Plus adds two-factor codes, sharing by link, Dark Web Monitoring, file attachments and Emergency Access. |
| Ease of use | A4.8 from about 107,000 App Store ratings. It fills your logins in without typing and syncs across as many devices as you like on Premium. | A4.8 from about 8,500 App Store ratings. A Hacker News commenter moved over from 1Password in about 15 minutes. One wrinkle: on iPhone, a reviewer says it doesn't offer to save a new password as you sign up. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, iPhone, Android and a browser extension. The Omnix business plans plug into Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace and Duo for single sign-on. | AMac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and the web, with extensions for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge and Brave. Paid plans get a command-line tool as well. Whatever you own, it's covered. |
| Best for | a password manager with a VPN thrown in | a free password manager with email aliases |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dashlane and Proton Pass. How we grade
Where they differ
- Dashlane starts at $5.42 per month, billed annually. Proton Pass starts at $2.99 per month, billed every 12 months ($35.88); $4.99 billed monthly.
- Proton Pass has a free plan. Dashlane does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Proton Pass lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Proton Pass is open source and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
At a glance
| Dashlane | Proton Pass | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5.42 per month, billed annually | $2.99 per month, billed every 12 months ($35.88); $4.99 billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | Proton Free: unlimited logins, notes and credit cards on unlimited devices, passkeys, 2 vaults that can be shared with 2 others, 10 hide-my-email aliases and alerts for weak and reused passwords. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Premium plan | None listed |
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| Made by | Dashlane Inc. | Proton AG |
| Price read from | dashlane.com | proton.me |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Dashlane
- People who want a password manager bundled with a VPN and breach alerts
- Households or groups of up to 10 on one Friends & Family plan
- Companies that want credential risk detection with password management
Proton Pass
- People who want a free password manager with unlimited logins and devices
- Privacy-focused users who want email aliases for sign-ups
- Existing Proton customers, since Pass is part of Proton Unlimited
Worth knowing
Dashlane
- Dashlane's personal pricing page lists no free plan, only a 14-day trial of Premium.
- Personal plans are billed annually.
- On Friends & Family, members other than the plan manager do not get the VPN.
- Business plans are sold separately under the Omnix name, priced per user and billed annually.
Proton Pass
- The free plan is limited to 2 vaults, vault sharing with 2 others and 10 hide-my-email aliases.
- The 2FA authenticator, sharing of single items, Dark Web Monitoring and file attachments are listed under Pass Plus, not the free plan.
- No free trial of the paid plans is advertised; Proton offers a 30-day money-back guarantee instead.
Key features
Dashlane
- Autofill and password generator
- Stores an unlimited number of passwords, generates new ones and fills logins without typing, synced across unlimited devices on Premium.
- Passkeys
- Saves passkeys alongside passwords. Dashlane also lists passwordless login among its features.
- Dark Web Monitoring and password health
- Sends alerts and suggested next steps when a saved password is weak or turns up as compromised.
- Scam and phishing protection
- AI-powered Scam Protection flags phishing risks in the browser in real time, before credentials are entered.
- VPN
- Premium includes a VPN for use on public Wi-Fi. On Friends & Family, only the plan manager's account includes it.
- Business credential security
- Omnix business plans add SSO and SCIM integration, sharing controls, security policies, activity logs and detection of weak or compromised employee credentials.
Proton Pass
- End-to-end encrypted vaults
- Everything stored is end-to-end encrypted, and Proton says that no one else, not even Proton, can access it.
- Hide-my-email aliases
- Creates email aliases to hand out at sign-up so your real address stays private: 10 on the free plan and unlimited on Pass Plus.
- Passkeys and autofill
- Passkeys are supported on all devices, including on the free plan, and logins autofill on websites and in apps.
- Built-in 2FA authenticator
- Pass Plus can generate two-factor codes inside the password manager instead of in a separate authenticator app.
- Password monitoring
- Free accounts get alerts for weak and reused passwords. Pass Plus adds Dark Web Monitoring that warns when credentials appear in a leak.
- Sharing and Emergency Access
- Free accounts can share a vault with 2 others. Pass Plus raises that to 10 and adds sharing of single items, secure links, file attachments and Emergency Access. Pass Family covers up to 6 users.
Plans
Dashlane
Premium$5.42
per month, billed annually
1 member on unlimited devices: unlimited passwords, autofill, Dark Web Monitoring, scam protection, a VPN and 1GB of encrypted storage.
Friends & Family$8.13
per month for 10 members, billed annually
10 accounts on one subscription. The plan manager gets Premium; other members get everything except the VPN.
Omnix Password Management$8
per user / month, billed annually
The business plan: shared employee passwords and passkeys, password policies, and SSO and SCIM integrations, with a 14-day trial.
Proton Pass
Proton Free$0
Unlimited logins, notes and cards on unlimited devices, passkeys, a password generator, 2 vaults shared with up to 2 others and 10 hide-my-email aliases.
Pass Plus$2.99
per month, billed every 12 months ($35.88); $4.99 billed monthly
Unlimited aliases, built-in 2FA authenticator, 50 vaults shared with up to 10 others, sharing of single items, Dark Web Monitoring, file attachments and Emergency Access.
Pass Family$4.99
per month, billed every 12 months ($59.88); $6.99 billed monthly
Everything in Pass Plus for up to 6 users, with an admin panel for the family.
Proton Unlimited$9.99
per month, billed every 12 months ($119.88); $12.99 billed monthly
Pass bundled with Proton Mail, Calendar, VPN and Drive in one subscription.
Ways to pay less
Dashlane
No public discounts listed.
Proton Pass
- Annual discount
40% off Pass Plus on the yearly plan
Proton's pricing page lists Pass Plus at $2.99 a month when billed every 12 months ($35.88), against $4.99 billed monthly.
