NordPass vs Steganos Password Manager (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, NordPass grades higher than Steganos Password Manager: 3.0 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
NordPass grades higher on the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
NordPass
Password manager with breach scanning and email masking
Steganos Password Manager
German password manager for Windows, Android and iOS, on subscription
Which one is for you
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 Steganos Password Manager if
- Fits if you use Windows and a phone and want a paid manager with a trial
- Works for people who sync through their own Dropbox or OneDrive
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use a Mac, as the desktop app is Windows only
- Not for you if you want a free plan, since there is only a 30-day trial
- Watch out: passkey support is marked as coming soon
- Watch out: the price is in euros, and the page data also lists 29.99 in US dollars, so check the checkout
How we grade them
| 3.0GPANordPassVery good | 2.2GPASteganos Password ManagerFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CA 12-month plan is $31.99 to $35.99 on the US App Store, so $2.67 to $3 a month, which is the ordinary middle of this category. Pay by the month and it's $4.99, within a penny of the dearest tenth, for the same thing. | CEUR 29.99 a year, in the middle of password managers. The page also shows EUR 39.99 as the regular price. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe free plan stores, generates and autofills passwords and passkeys with no limit named, so you could live on it. What it leaves out, per an outside review, is weak-password checks and breach scanning, and file attachments are Premium. | CA 30-day trial with a 30-day money-back guarantee; the page does not mention a card. There is no free plan. |
| Features | BNothing this category expects is missing: autofill and autosave for logins, cards and personal details, passkeys, a Password Health check, a Data Breach Scanner, email masking and an authenticator for one-time codes. None of it is beyond the rivals either. | CAES-256 encryption, sync through your cloud, auto-fill, biometric unlock and imports. Passkey support is marked as coming soon. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from about 13,000 App Store ratings, which is the top band here. It saves a login as you make it and fills it in with a click, and you unlock with your face or fingerprint. | CNo store rating on record. You connect a cloud account to sync. |
| Platforms and integrations | BMac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, so every device you own is covered. But there's no web vault, no API and no integrations on record, so there's nothing to wire it into. | BWindows desktop, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, syncing through Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive or MagentaCLOUD. |
| Best for | password storage with breach alerts and masked emails | a password manager for Windows with phone apps |
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: NordPass and Steganos Password Manager. How we grade
Price against what you get
NordPass starts at $2.67 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Steganos Password Manager starts at about $2.79 a month and scores 2.3.
NordPass scores higher and starts $0.12 a month lower. Of the other password managers on the chart, 2 score higher than NordPass for less, and 11 score higher than Steganos Password Manager for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- NordPass is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- NordPass also covers passkeys.
At a glance
| NordPass | Steganos Password Manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $4.99 for 1 month, or $31.99 to $35.99 for 12 months (US App Store in-app prices) | €29.99 per year |
| Free plan | Free plan for storing, generating and autofilling passwords and passkeys. A third-party review reports that it leaves out weak-password detection and breach scanning. | None |
| Free trial | 30-day trial of Premium features for new accounts, no card required (per a third-party review) | 30-day free trial, and a 30-day money-back guarantee |
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Nordvpn S.A. | Steganos |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | steganos.com |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Steganos Password Manager
- Passkey support is marked as coming soon on the product page.
- The desktop app is listed for Windows only; the iPhone and Android apps are separate.
- The price is shown in euros; the page's structured data lists 29.99 in US dollars, so check the checkout.
- There is no free plan, only a 30-day trial.
Key features
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.
Steganos Password Manager
- AES 256-bit encryption
- Logins, payment details, notes and documents sit in an encrypted keychain; the cloud copy is encrypted and decrypted only on your devices.
- Sync through your own cloud
- Syncs via Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive or MagentaCLOUD, or without any cloud by moving the keychain as a file.
- Automatic fill-in
- Fills passwords in Chrome, Firefox and Edge, and on Windows, iOS and Android, with an assistant that suggests new passwords at sign-up.
- Biometric unlock
- Open the keychain with Windows Hello, a fingerprint or face on the mobile apps.
- Import from other managers
- Imports from 1Password, LastPass, KeePass (CSV), Chrome and Edge.
- Organizing tools
- A sidebar of categories, pinned entries, a notes category and full-text live search with history.
Plans
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.
Steganos Password Manager
Annual subscription€29.99
per year (price shown in euros)
Windows, Android and iOS apps with regular updates. Shown as €10 off a crossed-out €39.99, with no end date given.
Ways to pay less
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.
Steganos Password Manager
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, NordPass or Steganos Password Manager?
As of Nov 12, 2026, NordPass is cheaper to start with: $2.67 a month when paid by the year, against about $2.79 a month for Steganos Password Manager. NordPass starts at $4.99 for 1 month, or $31.99 to $35.99 for 12 months (US App Store in-app prices), and Steganos Password Manager starts at €29.99 per year.
Which has a free plan, NordPass or Steganos Password Manager?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only NordPass has a free plan. Steganos Password Manager does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do NordPass and Steganos Password Manager run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only NordPass lists macOS and Linux apps. Both list Windows, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.