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1Password

Editor's Choice
From $2.99/mo (billed annually)

Family 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
  • No free tier
  • Slightly more expensive than competitors
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Bitwarden

Best Free
Free / $1.66/mo Premium

Open-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
  • UI less polished than 1Password
  • No travel mode
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Dashlane

Best All-in-One
From $4.36/mo (Premium)

Premium password manager with dark web monitoring, anti-phishing and optional integrated VPN.

  • VPN included at no extra cost
  • Continuous dark web monitoring
  • French company (GDPR-friendly)
  • Higher price than competitors
  • No self-hosting
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LastPass

Free + Business
Free / from $2.21/mo (Premium, -30% promo)

Password manager with free tier, dark web monitoring and strong business plans. Rebuilt security after 2022 incident.

  • Free tier (1 device type)
  • Dark web monitoring included
  • Strong business plans with Families for employees
  • 2022 security incident; vendor has since rebuilt infrastructure
  • Free limited to 1 device type (desktop or mobile)
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NordPass

Best Value
Free / from $1.62/mo Premium

Simple password manager from Nord Security with XChaCha20 encryption and optional VPN bundle.

  • Very affordable premium
  • Clean interface
  • XChaCha20 encryption
  • Free plan limited to 1 device
  • Fewer advanced features than 1Password or Bitwarden
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Proton Pass

Best Free + Privacy
Free / from $3.26/mo (Pass Plus annual)

Free and paid password manager from Proton with hide-my-email aliases and end-to-end encryption.

  • Generous free tier
  • Unlimited hide-my-email on Plus
  • Proton privacy reputation
  • Newer than 1Password/Bitwarden
  • Fewer business features than Dashlane Omnix
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KeePass

Best for full control
Free

Free, open-source local password manager. No cloud, no account. You hold the database file.

  • Fully free and open source
  • No account, no cloud
  • You own the database file
  • No built-in sync; you must set it up
  • No official family/business features
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RoboForm

Form filling & Business
Free / from $1.81/mo (Premium, 33% off first year)

Password manager with strong form filling, data breach monitoring, 2FA and optional local-only mode. Audited by Secfault Security.

  • Strong form filling and 1-click login
  • Data breach monitoring (5 emails)
  • Advanced 2FA including passkeys
  • Free limited to 1 device
  • Not open source

Password managers as Chrome extensions

A Chrome extension lets you autofill and save passwords without leaving the browser. The best ones sync with a desktop and mobile app, use strong encryption, and detect login fields reliably. We tested 1Password, Bitwarden, Dashlane, NordPass, Proton Pass, LastPass, and RoboForm in Chrome.

Our Chrome picks

Bitwarden and 1Password have excellent Chrome extensions: fast autofill, clear UI, and sync. Bitwarden is free and open source; 1Password has a more polished flow. Proton Pass and NordPass also work well. Choose Bitwarden for free and transparency, 1Password for the smoothest experience, or Proton Pass for privacy and hide-my-email.

The best password managers for Chrome work via browser extensions with reliable autofill, sync to mobile and desktop, and strong encryption. We tested 1Password, Bitwarden, Dashlane, NordPass, Proton Pass, LastPass and RoboForm in Chrome.

See our full password manager comparison for rankings and detailed tests.