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Bitwarden vs 1Password vs LastPass

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 7 November 2026.

Compared on
Bitwarden

Free plan · from $1.65/mo

1Password

Free trial · from $3.99/mo

LastPass

Free plan

What it isOpen source password manager with a free plan and self-hosting for businessesPassword manager for individuals, families and businesses, with enterprise access toolsPassword manager with a free tier, personal and family plans, and business plans from Teams to Business Max
Free planFree plan lists unlimited devices and unlimited passwords, sharing with one other user, a password generator, passkey management and Bitwarden Send; no separate device or item cap is listed. Premium-only items include the integrated authenticator, file attachments, emergency access and vault health reports.NoFree plan is limited to 1 device type and basic password management features; the pricing page lists unlimited password storage, autofill, dark web monitoring and basic sharing, with a 30-day Premium trial included
Cheapest paid plan$1.65/mo billed annually (Premium)Bitwarden pricing$3.99/mo billed annually (Individual)1Password pricingNot publishedLastPass pricing
What it covers$19.80 billed annually for 1 account; the free plan costs $0.Regular price, billed yearly, for 1 user. The page shows $2.99/month as a promotional first-year price for new customers who buy directly on 1password.com.Not stated
Free trialFree trials are offered on Families, Teams and Enterprise; the Enterprise trial is advertised as 14 days, the other trial lengths are not stated14-day free trial on Individual and Families, no credit card required (per the pricing page)30-day trial on Premium and Families; 14-day trial on Teams, Business and Business Max
PlatformsBrowser extension, Desktop, Mobile, Self-hostedmacOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Linux, Browser extension, CLIBrowser extension, Desktop, Mobile
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot statedNot stated
Open sourceYes, self-hostableNoNo
Good for
  • Individuals who want a free password manager without a device limit
  • Teams that want to run a password manager on their own infrastructure
  • Families that want shared collections at a flat yearly price
  • Individuals who want one paid password manager across all their devices
  • Households sharing logins in shared vaults
  • Larger organisations that want password management alongside access and device controls
  • Individuals who want to try a free tier on a single device type
  • Teams of up to 50 starting with shared folders and an admin console
  • Larger organisations needing groups, reporting and directory integrations
Watch out for
  • Only annual billing is shown on the pricing page
  • Self-hosting is listed on the Enterprise plan, which costs more per user
  • Free-plan sharing is limited to one other user
  • No free plan; the personal plans offer a 14-day trial instead
  • Only yearly billing is shown on the personal pricing page
  • The introductory prices apply to the first year for new direct customers, and the regular price is higher
  • The Free plan is limited to 1 device type
  • Teams is capped at 50 users and lacks groups, SIEM and directory integrations
  • Prices were not readable in the page text, so cost has to be checked on LastPass's site
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Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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