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Everything we know about 1Password in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.

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ToolGPAOctober 2026

1Password

The Insider’s Guide

Password manager for individuals, families and businesses

1Password, as pictured on 1password.com

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among password managers, read from 1Password’s own pages.

Made by 1Password (AgileBits Inc.) · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.8GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05After you payGetting your money back, getting out, and getting help
  6. 06The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  7. 07Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  8. 08About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from 1Password’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on 1Password’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.8

GPA, above 4 of the 17 other password managers we grade

1Password stores passwords, passkeys, financial details and other sensitive items in encrypted vaults and autofills them in any major web browser. Personal plans cover one person or a family of five, while team and business plans add shared vaults, role-based permissions and single sign-on. The company now also sells a broader access-management platform for businesses, but the password manager remains available on its own plans.

To get you started, here are 10 things to know about 1Password, taken from its own pages and our grades.

  1. 1

    Best for families and teams who share logins

    1Password is a paid password manager that fills logins, cards and passkeys on every major device and browser.

  2. 2

    Paid plans start at $3.99 a month

    As its pricing page puts it: $3.99 per month, billed annually ($2.99 in year one for new customers).

  3. 3

    You can try it first

    14-day free trial on any plan

  4. 4

    It runs on 5 platforms

    macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android, with a browser extension too.

  5. 5

    Autofill and password generator

    Saves and fills passwords, two-factor codes, payment details and addresses in any major browser, and generates new passwords when you sign up.

  6. 6

    Passkeys

    Saves passkeys alongside passwords and signs in with them on sites that support passwordless login.

  7. 7

    Watchtower

    Flags compromised passwords and other security issues affecting the items you have saved.

  8. 8

    Refunds: no set window

    1Password doesn't do refunds. Its policy says it can't give money back for past charges or for time left on your plan, and the terms leave any exception to its own discretion.

  9. 9

    A 2.8 GPA, above 4 of 17

    That is against the other password managers we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  10. 10

    Keep it

    To replace 1Password you would be making a password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

1Password at a glance

Pricing
Free trial, from $3.99 per month, billed annually ($2.99 in year one for new customers)
Free plan
No
Free trial
14-day free trial on any plan
Runs on
macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Made by
1Password (AgileBits Inc.), since 2005
Category
Password Managers
Our grade
2.8 GPA, good
Store rating
4.7 on the App Store, 41,755 ratings

The report card

Best for families and teams who share logins

1Password is a paid password manager that fills logins, cards and passkeys on every major device and browser. There's no free plan: after a 14-day trial it's $3.99 a month on yearly billing ($2.99 only in year one), while Bitwarden and Proton Pass store unlimited logins for nothing. Reviewers also report a rough move to version 8, autofill that misses and email-only support, so if you only need your own logins saved, start with a free one.

ToolGPA report card1PasswordGraded Oct 10, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyC$3.99 a month on yearly billing ($2.99 only in year one) is the dear end of this category, where the middle plan is $2.99 and Bitwarden Premium is $1.65 with a free plan that may be all you need. Families is $5.99 for five people, about $1.20 each.
Free plan and trialCThere's no free plan, only 14 days on any plan, no card needed. In a category where Bitwarden, Proton Pass, Apple and Google all give you a password manager for good, two weeks is thin.
FeaturesBAutofill for logins, cards and two-factor codes, passkeys, Watchtower alerts for leaked passwords, sharing by a link that expires, shared vaults and a command-line tool. That's what the category expects, and nothing here goes beyond its free rivals.
Ease of useB4.67 from about 42,000 App Store ratings, a shade under our top mark. Reviewers who moved from version 7 to 8 found it harder, and some say autofill misses or it asks for the main password far too often.
Platforms and integrationsAMac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and Apple Watch, with extensions for Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox and Brave. Business plans plug into Okta, Entra ID, OneLogin and Duo.
Grade point averageGood, out of 4.02.8

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who 1Password is for

  • Fits if you want the same passwords and passkeys on Mac, Windows, Linux, both phones and every big browser
  • Works for families of up to five sharing wifi and streaming logins, at $5.99 a month for all of them

Who it is not for

  • Skip it if you want a free password manager, since there's no free plan, only a 14-day trial
  • Pricey if you only need one person's logins saved, at $3.99 a month when Bitwarden does it for nothing
  • Watch out: the $2.99 and $4.49 prices are for a new customer's first year, then it's $3.99 and $5.99
  • Not for you if you want someone to phone when it breaks, as reviewers got email only, days apart
  • Tight if a small team needs single sign-on, which starts on Business at $8.99 a person, with Enterprise by quote

Good to know

Good for

  • Individuals and families who want one password manager on every device
  • Small teams of up to 10 people on the flat-rate Teams Starter Pack
  • Companies that want password management tied to their SSO provider

Worth knowing

  • There is no free plan; a paid subscription is needed after the 14-day trial.
  • Listed prices are for annual billing, and the $2.99 and $4.49 promotional rates apply only to a new customer's first year.
  • Single sign-on integration starts at the Business plan, and Enterprise pricing is by quote only.

What people say

  • 4.7on the App Store, from 41,755 ratings

What they like

  • Commenters point to features beyond storing logins, such as a command-line tool, shared vaults with per-person access, item sharing and integrations with other tools.
  • Commenters who keep their passkeys in it say sign-in has become easier and that the passkeys are available on each of their devices.

What they don’t

  • Several reviewers describe a difficult move from version 7 to version 8, including imports that failed or left items missing and an interface they find harder to use.
  • Support draws mixed reports, with some reviewers praising it and others who had account or migration problems describing email-only help and replies days apart.
  • Browser autofill is described as unreliable by some reviewers and commenters, some of whom fall back on copying and pasting passwords.

10 App Store reviews, eight of them three stars or lower, and 29 Hacker News comments from August to October 2026

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$3.99

A month to start

1Password is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $3.99 per month, billed annually ($2.99 in year one for new customers).

In a category where Bitwarden, Proton Pass, Apple and Google all give you a password manager for good, two weeks is thin.
From our grade for free plan and trial

  • Individual

    $3.99

    per month, billed annually

    For 1 person: password generator, autofill, secure sharing and alerts for weak or compromised credentials. Promotional $2.99 in year one.

  • Families

    $5.99

    per month, billed annually

    Covers 5 family members with unlimited shared vaults and admin controls. New customers pay a promotional $4.49 in the first year.

  • Teams Starter Pack

    $24.95

    per month for 10 members, billed annually ($299.40)

    10 members included, with up to 10 more seats at $4.99 each a month. Password sharing, role-based permissions and developer tools.

  • Business

    $8.99

    per user / month, billed annually ($107.88)

    Everything in Teams Starter Pack, plus single sign-on with Okta, Entra ID, OneLogin and Duo, and enhanced vault sharing.

  • Enterprise

    Custom

    Quote-based plan with granular vault permissions, multi-tenant support, a developer toolkit and audit-ready activity logs.

Trying it first

14-day free trial on any plan

Read from 1password.com on Oct 9, 2026.

Ways to pay less

  • Other savings

    First-year promotional pricing for new customers

    When checked, new customers subscribing on 1Password.com with annual billing paid $2.99 a month for Individual (regularly $3.99) and $4.49 for Families (regularly $5.99) for the first year.

    Stated on 1password.com

  • Nonprofit

    Discounts for nonprofits and journalists

    The business pricing FAQ says 1Password offers discounts for eligible organizations, including nonprofits and journalists, plus volume-based pricing. No amounts are published.

    Stated on 1password.com

  • Education

    Student discount through Student Beans

    1Password's pricing pages link to a Student Beans page where verified students can claim a discount. The size of the discount is not stated before verification.

    Stated on 1password.com

How its prices have moved

  • Jul 31, 2026Individual: $2.99 per month, billed annually → $3.99 per month, billed annuallyThe archived copy of the personal pricing page of 31 July 2026 gives $3.99 as the regular price, beside a first-year offer; the last readable copy of the main pricing page before it, of 19 June 2025, shows $2.99. The price changed between the two.
  • Jul 31, 2026Families: $4.99 per month, billed annually → $5.99 per month, billed annuallyThe archived copy of the personal pricing page of 31 July 2026 gives $5.99 as the regular price, beside a first-year offer; the last readable copy of the main pricing page before it, of 19 June 2025, shows $4.99. The price changed between the two.

What the app costs elsewhere

Each country’s App Store price for “1Password Individual Monthly”, against $4.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.

CountryPrice thereIn dollarsAgainst the US
Canada$5.99$4.2116% less
Turkey₺229,99$4.686% less
Philippines₱ 299.00$4.76about the same
Germany4,39 €$4.92about the same
Australia$7.99$5.5812% more
BrazilR$ 29,90$5.9720% more
South AfricaR99.99$6.0521% more
United Kingdom£4.99$6.6032% more

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

6

Places it runs: macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and Browser extension

Password manager for individuals, families and businesses. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: end-to-end encrypted, password manager, passkeys.

That's what the category expects, and nothing here goes beyond its free rivals.
From our grade for features
Autofill and password generator
Saves and fills passwords, two-factor codes, payment details and addresses in any major browser, and generates new passwords when you sign up.
Passkeys
Saves passkeys alongside passwords and signs in with them on sites that support passwordless login.
Watchtower
Flags compromised passwords and other security issues affecting the items you have saved.
Secure sharing
Share an item through an expiring link, even with someone who does not use 1Password, or keep shared vaults for family members and teammates.
Secret Key encryption
Data is protected by your account password plus a 128-bit Secret Key, and 1Password says it cannot see the passwords or data you store.
Team controls and single sign-on
Teams Starter Pack adds role-based permissions. Business adds sign-in through identity providers such as Okta, Entra ID, OneLogin and Duo.

Where it runs

  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Browser extension

What it works with

  • Okta
  • Entra ID
  • OneLogin
  • Duo

Who makes 1Password

1Password is made by 1Password, a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Toronto. It earns money from subscriptions sold to individuals, families and businesses, and says it has more than 200,000 business customers and $400 million in annual recurring revenue.

Founded
20051password.com
Based
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with a remote-first workforce across five countries1password.com
Ownership
Privately held. Privately held and venture-backed. Its own company page lists Accel partner Arun Mathew and ICONIQ partner Will Griffith on the board alongside founder Sara Teare and executive chairman Jeff Shiner.1password.com
Funding
TechCrunch reported a $200 million Series A led by Accel in November 2019, the company's first outside money after fourteen years, and $100 million more in July 2021, again led by Accel, at a $2 billion valuation. VentureBeat and CNBC reported a $620 million Series C led by ICONIQ Growth in January 2022.techcrunch.comtechcrunch.comventurebeat.comcnbc.com
Team
1,400+ global employees, with the workforce distributed across 5 countries1password.com
Founders and leaders
Hiring
75 open positions: 33 in go-to-market, 18 in technology, 7 in product, 5 in general and administrative, 4 in marketing, 4 at Apono and 4 internshipsjobs.ashbyhq.com
Affiliate program
Affiliates get $2 for each completed signup and 25% of the first year's or month's payment, with a $2 minimum. Sign-up runs through a Commission Junction account and an application to the program.1password.com
Partner program
Partner Program with three paths: channel partners who resell, managed service providers who run client accounts, and technology alliances that build integrations. Margins and fees are not published.1password.com
Lately
Follow

Read on Oct 18, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports. What is not stated there is left out.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

4/17

Other password managers it is graded above

1Password's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 4 of the 17 other password managers we grade, and level with 5.

It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 12 of 17) and worst on value for money (C, above 1).

Its paid plans start at $3.99 a month, against a middle price of $2.59 for the category: 11 of the 13 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 18 password managers we grade, cut by the letter each got. 1Password’s own letter is outlined.

  • CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 17
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 17
  • BFeaturesAbove 8 of 17
  • BEase of useAbove 5 of 17
  • APlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 17

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 18 password managers. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. 1Password is the marked dot.

C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$0.5$1$2$5$10More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores less1PasswordRoboFormBitwardenApple PasswordsProton PassKeePassXC

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

To replace 1Password you would be making a password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 8 of the 17 other password managers grade higher. It costs $47.88 a year.

What you could not

  • A password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves.
  • Passkeys, which rest on security you cannot improvise.
  • Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
  • End-to-end encryption done properly.
  • What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and roles and permissions.
  • Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
  • The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. 1Password’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Refunds

After you pay

Getting your money back, getting out, and getting help

CRefunds
BSupport

What happens once you have paid: whether you can get your money back, how to leave, and how to reach a person when something goes wrong. Each is graded from 1Password’s own terms and help pages.

Refunds and cancelling

CGrade

Ordinary · checked Oct 12, 2026

1Password doesn't do refunds. Its policy says it can't give money back for past charges or for time left on your plan, and the terms leave any exception to its own discretion. What keeps this from a worse grade is the way out: you cancel yourself on the Billing page, keep what you paid for to the end of the period, and can still view and export everything afterwards. That's the ordinary deal, so it's a C.

Refund window
No set window
How you cancel
Yourself, in settings
Getting your money back

The refund policy says 1Password is unable to refund past charges or any time remaining on the account when you cancel, and that gift card purchases are final. Cancelling during the free trial means no charge. Its terms of service call all amounts paid non-refundable, and add that certain refund requests may be considered case by case and granted at the company's sole discretion.

Stated on support.1password.com
How to cancel 1Password

For a subscription started on 1Password.com, you sign in, open Billing and select Cancel subscription, at any time. A subscription started as an in-app purchase is managed with Apple or Google instead. If your last payment failed, the page says to contact support to cancel, and an account managed by a 1Password Business representative is referred to its account manager.

  1. Sign in to your account on 1Password.com
  2. Select Billing in the sidebar
  3. Select Cancel subscription, scrolling down if the button is out of view, and follow the instructions on screen
Stated on support.1password.com
What you keep afterwards

The billing page says that after you cancel and the account is frozen you can still sign in to 1Password.com or the apps to view and export your data, as long as you do not delete the account. The subscription stays active until the end of the current billing period first. Its page on frozen accounts adds that you cannot add or edit items, invite people or fill items in the browser until you subscribe again.

Stated on support.1password.com
Renewals

The terms say a subscription renews automatically at the end of each billing cycle, monthly or yearly, unless you cancel it. They promise reasonable prior notice of a change in fees, but say nothing of a reminder before a renewal, and they make no exception to the no-refund rule for a renewal you did not want.

Stated on 1password.com

In your favour

  • You cancel yourself on the Billing page, any time you like.
  • Cancel and you keep everything you paid for until the billing period runs out.
  • A frozen account still lets you sign in, look up your passwords and export the lot.
  • Cancel during the free trial and you're never charged.

Watch out for

  • No refunds: not for past charges, and not for the months left on a yearly plan.
  • The only exception is case by case and entirely up to 1Password, so don't count on it.
  • It renews by itself, and nothing in the terms promises a reminder first.
  • Bought it inside the iPhone or Android app? Then you cancel with Apple or Google, not on 1Password.com.

Customer support

BGrade

Good · checked Oct 12, 2026

Everyone who pays can write to 1Password's support team, and its pricing pages say that team answers by email around the clock. That's better than most. There's a phone line too, but only on the Business plan and only on weekdays, and no page says how long a reply takes. The chat on the contact page is a bot. So it's a B, not an A.

Ways to get help

  • Live chat

    The contact page offers a chatbot, available 24 hours a day. It is described as a virtual assistant, not a person, and the page does not say it passes you to one.

    Stated on 1password.com

  • Phone

    Business plan customers can call the support team Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern time. The plan comparison marks phone support as not included in the Teams Starter Pack.

    Stated on 1password.com

  • Email

    The business plan comparison lists support by email, 24 hours a day, on both the Teams Starter Pack and Business. The personal pricing page says the same of its plans.

    Stated on 1password.com

  • Contact form or ticket

    The contact page has a form that goes to the support team. You give your name, the email on your account, your account type and the problem, and the page says an expert will be in touch.

    Stated on 1password.com

  • Account manager

    Business organisations with 101 or more users get a dedicated Customer Success Manager and personalised training, according to the plan comparison.

    Stated on 1password.com

  • Help centre

    The support site has written guides on every app, on billing and subscriptions, on families and on running 1Password in a business. It is open to everyone.

    Stated on support.1password.com

  • Community or forum

    The 1Password Community is a public forum where, the site says, you can get help from the 1Password support team and from other members.

    Stated on 1password.community
When people answer

The plan comparison says support by email, forum and social media is available 24 hours a day, every day. Phone support, on the Business plan, runs Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern time.

Stated on 1password.com
How fast it says it replies

Its pages do not say.

What depends on your plan

Every business plan gets support by email, forum and social media and the help library. Phone support is included in Business and not in the Teams Starter Pack. A dedicated Customer Success Manager and personalised training are for Business organisations with 101 or more users, and quarterly and annual business reviews are for enterprise customers.

Stated on 1password.com

In your favour

  • Email support is stated as 24 hours a day, every day, on every plan.
  • Business customers get a phone line on weekdays, 9 to 5 Eastern.
  • The help site is large and covers billing, every app and the admin side.
  • There's a public forum where 1Password says its own support team answers.

Watch out for

  • No reply time is promised anywhere, only that someone will be in touch.
  • The chat on the contact page is a chatbot, not a person.
  • Phone support is listed for Business only, so the personal plans and the Teams Starter Pack write in.
  • A dedicated success manager only arrives once a Business account passes 100 users.

What these two grades rest on. Read on 12 October 2026: 1Password's terms of service, its refund policy, its help pages on managing a subscription, subscription billing, frozen accounts and deleting an account, its contact page and its personal and business pricing pages. Nobody here cancelled a plan or contacted its support. They are graded apart from the five that make the GPA. How we grade refunds and support.

Part 06 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Bitwarden, Dashlane, Proton Pass and NordPass

The 4 tools 1Password is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

  • 3.8GPA

    Bitwarden

    Free plan · from $1.65/mo

    Open-source password manager with a free plan and self-hosting.

    • Bitwarden has a free plan. 1Password does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Bitwarden lists a web app.
    • Bitwarden is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
    1Password and Bitwarden compared in full
  • 2.6GPA

    Dashlane

    Free trial · from $5.42/mo

    Password manager with scam protection, dark web alerts and a VPN.

    • Only 1Password lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
    • Only Dashlane lists a web app.
    • 1Password is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
    1Password and Dashlane compared in full
  • 3.2GPA

    Proton Pass

    Free plan · from $2.99/mo

    End-to-end encrypted password manager with email aliases.

    • Proton Pass has a free plan. 1Password does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Proton Pass lists a web app.
    • Proton Pass is open source, according to its own site.
    1Password and Proton Pass compared in full
  • 3.0GPA

    NordPass

    Free plan · from $4.99/mo

    Password manager with breach scanning and email masking.

    • NordPass has a free plan. 1Password does not, though it has a free trial.
    1Password and NordPass compared in full

Part 07 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

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Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is 1Password free?

No, 1Password is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial on any plan.

How much does 1Password cost?

1Password lists 5 plans. Individual: $3.99 per month, billed annually.

What platforms does 1Password work on?

1Password is available on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.

Does 1Password offer any discounts?

1Password publicly lists the following: First-year promotional pricing for new customers; Discounts for nonprofits and journalists; Student discount through Student Beans.

How is 1Password rated?

1Password's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 41,755 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.

Is 1Password any good?

We have not tested 1Password, so this is what reviewers say. Often praised: Commenters point to features beyond storing logins, such as a command-line tool, shared vaults with per-person access, item sharing and integrations with other tools.

Is 1Password open source?

1Password is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.

Is 1Password end-to-end encrypted?

1Password describes itself as end-to-end encrypted on its own site. Nobody here has audited that.

What does 1Password integrate with?

1Password's listing names Okta, Entra ID, OneLogin and Duo. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Does 1Password have a student discount?

Student discount through Student Beans. 1Password's pricing pages link to a Student Beans page where verified students can claim a discount.

Who makes 1Password?

1Password is made by a company of the same name. Privately held and venture-backed.

What are the alternatives to 1Password?

The closest alternatives to 1Password in our directory are Bitwarden, Dashlane, Proton Pass and NordPass.

Does 1Password give refunds?

The refund policy says 1Password is unable to refund past charges or any time remaining on the account when you cancel, and that gift card purchases are final.

How do I cancel 1Password?

For a subscription started on 1Password.com, you sign in, open Billing and select Cancel subscription, at any time.

What happens to my data if I cancel 1Password?

The billing page says that after you cancel and the account is frozen you can still sign in to 1Password.com or the apps to view and export your data, as long as you do not delete the account.

How do I contact 1Password support?

1Password's pages list these ways to get help: live chat, phone, email, contact form or ticket, account manager, help centre and community or forum.

How does 1Password compare with other password managers?

1Password's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 4 of the 17 other password managers we grade, and level with 5.

Is 1Password good value for money?

ToolGPA grades 1Password C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $3.99 a month, against a middle price of $2.59 for the category: 11 of the 13 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of 1Password?

To replace 1Password you would be making a password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from 1Password’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Based on 1Password's personal and business pricing, password manager, security and downloads pages as of 9 October 2026, its App Store reviews and Hacker News threads about it. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-06-24.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by 1Password (AgileBits Inc.). Prices change, so check 1password.com before you buy.

Part 08 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

3,189

Tools graded, in 94 categories

ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

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    categories

  • 426

    price changes on record

  • 579

    apps priced in 12 countries

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Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what 1Password’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. 1Password is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by 1Password (AgileBits Inc.). Prices and plans change: check 1password.com before you buy.