1Password vs Bitwarden
How do 1Password and Bitwarden compare? Here's a side-by-side look at features, pricing, and what makes each one stand out.
1Password
From $2.99/moFamily and team password manager with strong security architecture and polished apps.
- Excellent apps on every platform
- Best family plan on the market
- Independent security audits published
- Unique Secret Key protection
- No free tier available
- Slightly more expensive than competitors
- No self-hosting option
Bitwarden
Free / $10/yearOpen-source password manager with a generous free tier and self-hosting option.
- Generous free tier with unlimited devices
- Fully open-source and audited
- Self-hosting with Vaultwarden
- CLI and API for developers
- UI less polished than 1Password
- No travel mode
- Free plan lacks advanced 2FA
Feature comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | From $2.99/mo | Free / $10/year |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Watchtower | Yes | No |
| Travel mode | Yes | No |
| Family sharing | Yes | No |
| 2FA | Yes | Yes |
| Passkeys | Yes | No |
| Open source | No | Yes |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Self-hosting | No | Yes |
| Send | No | Yes |
Choose 1Password if…
- • Excellent apps on every platform
- • Best family plan on the market
- • Independent security audits published
- • Unique Secret Key protection
Choose Bitwarden if…
- • Generous free tier with unlimited devices
- • Fully open-source and audited
- • Self-hosting with Vaultwarden
- • CLI and API for developers