Steganos Password Manager vs Sticky Password (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sticky Password grades higher than Steganos Password Manager: 2.8 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Sticky Password grades higher on value for money, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Steganos Password Manager
German password manager for Windows, Android and iOS, on subscription
Sticky Password
Password manager with cloud or Wi-Fi sync and a lifetime license
Which one is for you
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
Pick Sticky Password if
- Fits if you want your devices to sync over local Wi-Fi and stay off the cloud
- Works for one device on the free version, or for paying $79.99 once instead of renewing
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're never paying and own a phone and a laptop, as free covers one device
- Skip it if you want to share logins without paying, because sharing is Premium
- Not for you if you want it wired into other tools, since no integrations, API or web vault are listed
- Watch out: the Firefox extension only works with the Sticky Password desktop app on the same computer
- Watch out: Lifetime+ is listed at $12 for 1 year and $24 for 2 without saying what it includes, and website prices may differ
How we grade them
| 2.2GPASteganos Password ManagerFair | 2.8GPASticky PasswordGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CEUR 29.99 a year, in the middle of password managers. The page also shows EUR 39.99 as the regular price. | BPremium is $29.99 a year on the US App Store, which is $2.50 a month, down in the lowest-priced quarter of this category where plans start at $2.49 and the middle is $2.99. Lifetime at $79.99 is a worse bet, nearly three years of the yearly price. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 30-day trial with a 30-day money-back guarantee; the page does not mention a card. There is no free plan. | CAlways free on one device, the store listings say, and one device is the wall: cloud sync and backup, Wi-Fi sync and password sharing are all Premium. No trial of Premium is on record either. |
| Features | CAES-256 encryption, sync through your cloud, auto-fill, biometric unlock and imports. Passkey support is marked as coming soon. | BNothing the category expects is missing: autofill for logins and forms, passkeys, payment cards, secure notes, a generator, breach monitoring and a weak-password check. Premium syncs by cloud or local Wi-Fi, and Contactless Connect approves a login on any computer from your phone. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect a cloud account to sync. | B4.69 from about 1,500 App Store ratings, just short of our top mark and on thinner evidence than the big names here. It saves logins as you browse and the vault opens with your fingerprint, face or a PIN. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows desktop, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, syncing through Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive or MagentaCLOUD. | BiPhone, Android and extensions for Chrome and Firefox, with the Firefox one only working when the desktop app is on the same computer. No web vault, no integrations and no API are listed. |
| Best for | a password manager for Windows with phone apps | syncing passwords over your own Wi-Fi, no cloud |
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: Steganos Password Manager and Sticky Password. How we grade
Price against what you get
Steganos Password Manager starts at about $2.79 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sticky Password starts at $2.50 a month when paid by the year and scores 3.0.
Sticky Password scores higher and starts $0.29 a month lower. Of the other password managers on the chart, 11 score higher than Steganos Password Manager for less, and 3 score higher than Sticky Password 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
- Sticky Password can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Sticky Password also covers passkeys.
At a glance
| Steganos Password Manager | Sticky Password | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | €29.99 per year | $29.99 per year (Premium, 1 user, US App Store in-app price) |
| Free plan | None | The store listings say Sticky Password is always free for one device. Cloud sync and backup, local Wi-Fi sync, password sharing and priority support are Premium features. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial, and a 30-day money-back guarantee | None listed |
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Steganos | Lamantine Software a.s. |
| Price read from | steganos.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Sticky Password
- The free version covers one device; syncing, cloud backup, password sharing and priority support need Premium.
- Prices here are the US App Store's in-app prices. Plans sold on the vendor's website, including any for teams, may be priced differently.
- The Firefox extension's listing says it works only when the Sticky Password desktop application is installed on the same computer.
- The App Store lists Lifetime+ purchases at $12.00 for 1 year and $24.00 for 2 years without saying what they include.
Key features
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.
Sticky Password
- Autofill and form filling
- Saves logins as you browse and fills passwords and online forms in browsers and supported apps. The vault unlocks with a master password, biometrics or a PIN.
- Passkeys
- Creates and uses passkeys for sign-ins and stores them in the vault alongside passwords, payment cards and secure notes.
- Cloud or local Wi-Fi sync
- Premium syncs devices either through Sticky Password's cloud or over local Wi-Fi with no cloud involved. Data is encrypted on the device before it syncs.
- Contactless Connect
- Uses your smartphone to authorize logins on any browser or platform, without installing Sticky Password there or typing the master password.
- Dark web and breach monitoring
- Scans for credentials that appear in breach databases and alerts you when a service you use has been reported breached.
- Password generator and health check
- Creates strong, unique passwords for new accounts and identifies weak, old or reused passwords among existing ones.
Plans
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.
Sticky Password
Free$0
One device, without cloud sync and backup, local Wi-Fi sync, password sharing or priority support.
Premium (1 user, 1 year)$29.99
per year (US App Store in-app purchase)
All your devices, with cloud sync and backup, local Wi-Fi sync, secure password sharing and priority support.
Premium (1 user, lifetime)$79.99
one-time (US App Store in-app purchase)
Premium for a single payment with nothing to renew. The listing says future updates are included.
Ways to pay less
Steganos Password Manager
No public discounts listed.
Sticky Password
- Lifetime license
Lifetime Premium license
The US App Store lists Premium (1 user, lifetime) at $79.99, a single payment with no renewals that the listing says covers all future updates.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Steganos Password Manager or Sticky Password?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sticky Password is cheaper to start with: $2.50 a month when paid by the year, against about $2.79 a month for Steganos Password Manager. Steganos Password Manager starts at €29.99 per year, and Sticky Password starts at $29.99 per year (Premium, 1 user, US App Store in-app price).
Which has a free plan, Steganos Password Manager or Sticky Password?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Sticky Password has a free plan. Steganos Password Manager does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Steganos Password Manager and Sticky Password run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Steganos Password Manager lists a Windows app. Both list 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.