Bitwarden 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
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.
NordPasssite ↗pricing ↗
A password manager from the NordVPN company, with personal, family and business plans. Paid plans start at £1/mo (Premium); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 2 paid tiers, topping out at £1/mo (Family). It bills by country — entry $1/mo to a US reader and €1/mo in the eurozone, 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 |
NordPasssite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-08-29 · GBP
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | |
| Premium | £1/mo | |
| Family | £1/mo |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: NordPass at £1/mo, against Bitwarden at $1.65/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: Bitwarden tops out at $3.99/mo, NordPass at £1/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.
- NordPass: It bills by country — entry $1/mo to a US reader and €1/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.