1Password vs Bitwarden
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
1Passwordsite ↗pricing ↗
A password manager for individuals, families and teams, with shared vaults and secrets management for developers. Paid plans start at $4.99/mo (Individual); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at $7.99/mo (Families). It bills by country — entry $2.99/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads. No free tier — a trial only — so the entry price is the price from day one.
Bitwardensite ↗pricing ↗
An open-source password manager for individuals and teams, which can also be self-hosted. Paid plans start at $1.65/mo (Premium); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $4/mo (Teams). We read the same $1.65/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. The headline monthly figures collect once a year — billed annually — and the free tier is a real plan.
The two ladders
1Passwordsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-10-06 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Individual | $4.99/mo ($2.99 ↓) |
| Families | $7.99/mo ($4.49 ↓) |
Bitwardensite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-20 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $1.65/mo |
| Families | $3.99/mo |
| Teams | $4/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Bitwarden at $1.65/mo, against 1Password at $4.99/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: neither publishes one. Any free access here is a trial, which is a deadline.
- How far each ladder goes: 1Password tops out at $7.99/mo, Bitwarden at $4/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- 1Password: It bills by country — entry $2.99/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
- Bitwarden: We read the same $1.65/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country.
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.