1Password vs NordPass
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.
NordPasssite ↗pricing ↗
A password manager from the NordVPN company, with personal, family and business plans. Paid plans start at $1.39/mo (Premium); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at $2.49/mo (Family). It bills by country — entry £1.09/mo to a UK reader and €1.39/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
The two ladders
1Passwordsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-10-06 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Individual | $4.99/mo ($2.99 ↓) |
| Families | $7.99/mo ($4.49 ↓) |
NordPasssite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-10-01 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | '$0.00/month — For a lifetime.' Only the essential features; the same figure in every market read. |
| Premium | $1.39/mo | US read 2026-09-06: '$1.39/month'. EU read 2026-09-07: '€1.39/month, Save 53%, + 3 EXTRA months — €80.73 → €37.53 for the first 27 months', so the base is €80.73 ÷ 27 = €2.99 a month. |
| Family | $2.49/mo | US read 2026-09-06: '$2.49/month'. EU read 2026-09-07: '€2.49/month, Save 58% — €161.73 → €67.23 for the first 27 months', base €161.73 ÷ 27 = €5.99 a month. |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: NordPass at $1.39/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: only NordPass publishes one — a plan priced at zero, not a trial.
- How far each ladder goes: 1Password tops out at $7.99/mo, NordPass at $2.49/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.
- NordPass: It bills by country — entry £1.09/mo to a UK reader and €1.39/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
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.