Bitwarden alternatives
What Bitwarden costs today: $1.65/mo. site ↗pricing ↗
Below are the 3 other password managers tools we track daily, cheapest entry first — each one written up from what our record actually holds, with a link to its own site and pricing page. Where we have written a full comparison, the name links to it.
The alternatives, tool by tool
NordPasssite ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at $1/mo (Premium); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at $2/mo (Family). It bills by country — entry £1/mo to a UK reader and €1/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
1Passwordsite ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at $2.99/mo (Individual); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at $4.49/mo (Families). No free tier — a trial only — so the entry price is the price from day one.
Proton Passsite ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at $4.99/mo (Pass Plus); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $12.99/mo (Proton Unlimited). It bills by country — entry £3.99/mo to a UK reader and €4.99/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
Side by side
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Currency | Read | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NordPass | $1/mo | Yes | USD | 2026-08-29 | page |
| 1Password | $2.99/mo | — | USD | 2026-08-29 | page |
| Proton Pass | $4.99/mo | Yes | USD | 2026-08-29 | page |
How to choose in this category
- Per-user pricing multiplies by your whole household or team — the family plan is often the honest comparison.
- Most headline figures here are annual-billed; the money leaves once a year.
- Free tiers in this category are real but capped in different places — read what each one withholds.