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

Pick NordPass if

• Fits if you want to hear when one of your logins turns up in a data breach
• Works for giving shops a masked email address, on Linux as well as other systems

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you pay by the month, at $4.99 against $31.99 to $35.99 for 12 months
• Tight if you're staying free: attachments are Premium, and an outside review says breach scans and weak-password checks are too
• Skip it if you want to wire your password manager into other tools, as no API or integrations are listed
• Not for you if you want a web vault to sign into from any browser, as none is on record
• Watch out: the free plan's limits and the 30-day trial come from an outside review, not NordPass's own pages

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

NordPass

• File attachments are a Premium feature.
• A third-party review reports that the free plan does not include weak-password detection or breach scanning.
• The in-app 1-month plan costs $4.99, well above the monthly equivalent of the 12-month plans listed at $31.99 to $35.99.

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.

NordPass

Autofill and autosave

Saves logins as you create them and fills them in with a click. Credit cards and personal information can be stored and filled the same way.

Passkeys

Stores passkeys alongside passwords so they can be used across your devices.

Password Health

Checks the vault and points out weak passwords that should be changed.

Data Breach Scanner

Monitors for data breaches and alerts you when your information turns up in one.

Email masking

Creates masked email addresses to give out in place of your real one.

Zero-knowledge encryption

Uses XChaCha20 encryption with a zero-knowledge architecture, so only you can access what is stored. Multi-factor authentication and biometric unlock are supported.

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.

NordPass

• Free$0

  Store, generate and autofill passwords and passkeys at no cost.

• Premium$4.99

  for the 1-Month Plan (US App Store in-app price)

  Paid tier that adds file attachments on passwords, notes and cards. 12-month plans are listed in-app at $31.99 to $35.99.

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.

NordPass

• Other savings

  Introductory price on the 2-year web plan

  When checked, NordPass's pricing page offered Premium at $1.39 a month on a 2-year plan with 3 extra months: $37.53 for the first 27 months, against a list price of $80.73.

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.