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Last checked October 15, 2026

Best Free Alternatives to 1Password (2026)

1Password stores logins, passkeys, and secrets, with apps on every major platform and sharing for families and teams. The regular individual price is what to compare, not a first-year promo.

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What 1Password costs

The regular Individual plan is $3.99/month billed annually. Families is $5.99/month billed annually.

1Password advertises a lower first-year price for new customers ($2.99 Individual and $4.49 Families at the time of this check). Promos expire. Business plans are priced separately.

1Password website·Pricing source

Ranked by Drop-in score

How we rank

#1 is the highest-scoring alternative that is not sponsored. A featured listing, when one is sold, is labeled and sits after #1.

  1. 96
    #1Open source

    Bitwarden

    The open-source password manager with a usable free plan.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0 (server) and GPL-3.0 (clients)

    MacWindowsLinuxiOSAndroidWebSelf-host
    Cost and detailsMigration guideWebsite
  2. 84
    #2Open source

    Vaultwarden

    A light Bitwarden-compatible server written in Rust.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · AGPL-3.0

    Self-host
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  3. 78
    #3Free, closed source93% of checklist checked

    Proton Pass

    A free password manager from Proton, with open-source clients.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · Proprietary service; official clients are open source

    MacWindowsLinuxiOSAndroidWeb
    Cost and detailsWebsite
  4. 72
    #4Open source

    KeePassXC

    An offline password database in a file you keep.

    Last checked October 15, 2026 · GPL-3.0

    MacWindowsLinux
    Cost and detailsWebsite

Feature by feature

Full is the whole job. Partial is a real version with a gap. Missing means it does not do this. Not checked counts as zero in the score.

FeatureBitwarden#1 · 96Vaultwarden#2 · 84Proton Pass#3 · 78KeePassXC#4 · 72
Encrypted vaultWeight 10FullFullFullFull
Browser autofillWeight 9FullFullVia official Bitwarden clients pointed at your server.FullPartialBrowser integration works and is less automatic than 1Password.
Desktop and mobile appsWeight 8FullFullBitwarden's apps. Vaultwarden does not ship its own.FullPartialOfficial desktop apps. Mobile means a different KeePass-compatible app.
Password generatorWeight 5FullFullFullFull
Secure sharingWeight 6FullPartialOrganizations work for many teams. Some enterprise policies do not.PartialPartialYou share a file, not a vault with permissions.
PasskeysWeight 6FullPartialFullPartial
Breach monitoringWeight 5PartialBreach reports are a Premium feature, not part of the free vault.MissingNot checkedMissing
Self-hostingWeight 7FullFullMissingFullThere is no server to depend on.
Export your dataWeight 6FullFullFullFull
TOTP authenticator codesWeight 7FullFullFullFull

Real cost

Bitwarden

Free tier
The core vault, unlimited devices, and autofill are free.
Hosted plan
Premium is $1.65/month, billed annually at $19.80. Families, Teams, and Enterprise prices did not render cleanly in this check and are omitted.
Self-hosting
Hard. The official server is a multi-container install. Vaultwarden is the lighter compatible server.

Vaultwarden

Free tier
The server is free. You use Bitwarden clients, which are also free.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Easy. One Docker container plus a reverse proxy and backups. Much smaller than the official Bitwarden server. Approximate server cost: $4–8/mo. Unverified estimate.

Proton Pass

Free tier
A free plan exists. Paid plans add sharing and alias capacity. Exact free-tier caps were not copied in this check. Unverified.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Not a self-hosted product. Hosted only.

KeePassXC

Free tier
The application is free.
Hosted plan
No hosted price recorded.
Self-hosting
Not a self-hosted product. No server. Put the database file somewhere you already sync, or do not sync it.

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Migrate from 1Password to Bitwarden

Export a 1Password vault and import it into Bitwarden. Recreate shared vaults and plan to re-check passkeys.

Read the migration guide

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