1Password vs Bitwarden
Bitwarden comes out ahead of 1Password on 6 of the 7 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Bitwarden takes it, 6–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Bitwarden takes 6 of 7 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose 1Password if…
- • You want 1Password's edge on what customers say on trustpilot
Choose Bitwarden if…
- • You want Bitwarden's edge on what the family plan costs and what each family member costs
Round by round
- Round 1What the family plan costsBitwarden wins1Password5/10
$71.88
Families, 5 people, at the regular $5.99 a month price
- $71.88, against $47.88
Source: 1password.com ↗
Bitwarden wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What each family member costsBitwarden wins1Password5/10
$14.38
Families $71.88 a year across 5 people
- $14.38, against $7.98
Source: 1password.com ↗
Bitwarden wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What one person paysBitwarden wins1Password5/10
$47.88
Individual at the regular $3.99 a month price
- $47.88, against $19.80
Source: 1password.com ↗
Bitwarden wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Trying it before you payBitwarden wins
Bitwarden wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5What customers say on Trustpilot1Password winsBitwarden5/10
3.2 out of 5
TrustScore from 365 reviews on Trustpilot
- 3.2 out of 5, against 4.1 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
1Password wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 6How many people the family plan coversBitwarden wins1Password5/10
5 users
Individual / Families, billed yearly (first-year promo price shown)
- 5 users, against 6 users
Source: 1password.com ↗
Bitwarden wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7How much file storage you getBitwarden wins1Password5/10
1 GB per user
Individual / Families, billed yearly (first-year promo price shown)
- 1 GB per user, against 5 GB
Source: 1password.com ↗
Bitwarden wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- $71.88, against $47.88
- $14.38, against $7.98
- $47.88, against $19.80
- No free plan, against Free plan
- 3.2 out of 5, against 4.1 out of 5
- 6 users, against 10 members
- 3.2 out of 5, against 4 out of 5
- $3.99/mo (6 users), billed annually, against $3.69/mo (6 users), 1-year plan