Bitwarden vs Proton Pass
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
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.
Proton Passsite ↗pricing ↗
A password manager from Proton, sold on its own and bundled with the wider Proton subscription. 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 $4.99/mo to a US reader and £3.99/mo to a UK reader, from our same-day reads.
The two ladders
Bitwardensite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-29 · USD
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | $1.65/mo | |
| Families | $3.99/mo |
Proton Passsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-29 · EUR
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Proton Free | Free | |
| Pass Plus | €4.99/mo | |
| Pass Family | €6.99/mo | |
| Proton Unlimited | €12.99/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: Bitwarden at $1.65/mo, against Proton Pass 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 Proton Pass publishes one — a plan priced at zero, not a trial.
- How far each ladder goes: Bitwarden tops out at $3.99/mo, Proton Pass at €12.99/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- 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.
- Proton Pass: It bills by country — entry $4.99/mo to a US reader and £3.99/mo to a UK reader, 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.