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 $2.99/mo (Individual); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at $4.49/mo (Families). We read the same $2.99/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion. 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 2 paid tiers, topping out at $3.99/mo (Families). We read the same $1.65/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion. The headline monthly figures collect once a year — billed annually — and the free tier is a real plan.
The two ladders
1Passwordsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-29 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | $2.99/mo | |
| Families | $4.49/mo |
Bitwardensite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-29 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | $1.65/mo | |
| Families | $3.99/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Bitwarden at $1.65/mo, against 1Password at $2.99/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 $4.49/mo, Bitwarden at $3.99/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- 1Password: We read the same $2.99/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
- Bitwarden: We read the same $1.65/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
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.