# Passwarden review (2026): is it worth $1.99 a month? > Password manager from KeepSolid with duress mode and offline access Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Passwarden is a password manager made by KeepSolid, the company behind several VPN and security products. It has apps for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, browser extensions and a web app, and it encrypts data on the device. One account covers unlimited devices, and a family plan covers seven accounts. - **Category:** Password Managers - **Made by:** KeepSolid Inc. - **Website:** https://www.passwarden.com - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Web, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to try before paying, as there is no free plan or trial. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Passwarden is a paid product, starting at $1.99 per month, billed monthly. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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. | Read from https://www.passwarden.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Passwarden before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Lower monthly rate on yearly billing** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://www.passwarden.com/pricing ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - People who want a low-cost paid manager covering unlimited devices - Families who want seven accounts under one plan - Users who want a duress mode for unlocking under pressure ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Passwarden is a paid password manager from KeepSolid with offline access and a duress mode, starting at $1.99 a month. There is no free plan or trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee, and the 3-year price is billed once with no renewal price stated. - **Value for money: B.** $1.99 a month billed monthly and $19.99 for a year, inside the cheaper quarter that starts at $2.00. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan and no trial on the pricing page. The 30-day money-back guarantee is not a trial. - **Features: C.** Encryption on the device, a security dashboard, 2FA, autofill, offline mode and sharing. No business plan was found on the pricing page. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and you have accounts and imports to set up first. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, web and a browser extension. No integrations list on the pages read. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from KeepSolid's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among password managers - Passwarden's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 2 of the 49 other password managers we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 24 of 49) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $1.99 a month, against a middle price of $2.50 for the category: 5 of the 29 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/password-managers ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Passwarden 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: 41 of the 49 other password managers grade higher. It costs $23.88 a year. - You could not: A password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: End-to-end encryption done properly. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Password manager, End-to-end encrypted, Works offline ## Alternatives - [NordPass](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nordpass): Password manager with breach scanning and email masking. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nordpass-vs-passwarden) - [Dashlane](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dashlane): Password manager with scam protection, dark web alerts and a VPN. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dashlane-vs-passwarden) - [RoboForm](https://toolgpa.com/tools/roboform): Password manager and form filler with a single-device free plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/passwarden-vs-roboform) - [1Password](https://toolgpa.com/tools/1password): Password manager for individuals, families and businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/1password-vs-passwarden) - [Bitwarden](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bitwarden): Open-source password manager with a free plan and self-hosting. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bitwarden-vs-passwarden) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.passwarden.com/ - https://www.passwarden.com/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/passwarden Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).