vioscale
Comparison

1Password vs Bitwarden

No clear leader: 1Password (69.6) and Bitwarden (69.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

1Password full profile →Bitwarden full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
1Password70
Bitwarden69
Score
Vioscale score
1Password70 / 100medium · 73%
Bitwarden69 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
1Password✗
Bitwarden✓
Model
1Passwordcommercial
Bitwardencommercial
Price level
1Passwordlow
Bitwardenlow
Transparent
1Password✗
Bitwarden✓
Integrations
Count
1Password350
Bitwarden41
Security
Disclosure policy
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Gdpr
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Hipaa
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Iso27001
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Scorecard
1Password–
Bitwarden5.7
Soc2
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
1Password–
Bitwarden0
Github stars
1Password–
Bitwarden19,943
Activity
Commits last 30d
1Password–
Bitwarden100
Release
Cadence days
1Password–
Bitwarden13
History
1Password–
Bitwarden20 items
Language
Primary
1Password–
BitwardenC#
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for password managers. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Security
Zero-knowledge / end-to-end encryption
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Openness
Open-source clients
1Password-
Bitwarden✓
Self-hostable
1Password-
Bitwarden✓
Auth
Passkey support
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Hardware security key (FIDO2/YubiKey)
1Password-
Bitwarden✓
Monitoring
Breach / dark-web monitoring
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Sharing
Family / team sharing
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Enterprise
Enterprise SSO + SCIM
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Assurance
Independent security audit published
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Platforms
Platform breadth
1PasswordWeb browsers, mobile (iOS, Android), desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux), CLI, and d
BitwardenWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and desktop apps
Pricing
Pricing model
1PasswordSubscription
BitwardenFreemium
Free tier available
1Password✗
Bitwarden✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

1Password

1Password is an identity and credential management platform that secures access to applications and systems for organizations. It combines password management, privileged access control, AI agent credential delivery, SaaS governance, and device trust into a single platform for unified access management.

Independently observed

Bitwarden

A zero-knowledge encrypted platform for storing, sharing, and managing passwords, passkeys, and secrets. Supports self-hosting and includes enterprise features like SSO, SCIM provisioning, and centralized administration.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

1Password

from $2.99/moHybrid14-day trial

From $2.99/month for individuals (annual billing). Enterprise plans available with custom pricing. 14-day free trial.

  • Individual$2.99/month billed annually or $3.99/month billed monthly
    • Generate passwords and passkeys
    • Autosave and autofill
    • Share items securely
    • Cross-device sync
    • Watchtower breach monitoring
    • +2 more
  • Families$4.49/month billed annually or $5.99/month billed monthly
    • All Individual features
    • Up to 5 family members
    • Unlimited shared vaults
    • Family admin controls
    • Individual and shared access
    • +1 more
  • Enterprise Password ManagerContact sales
    • Multi-tenant support
    • Granular vault permissions
    • Audit-ready logs
    • Developer toolkit
    • Apps outside SSO
    • +1 more
  • Privileged AccessContact sales
    • Zero standing privileges
    • Cloud and Kubernetes support
    • Database access control
    • Dynamic guardrails
    • Session audit logs
    • +1 more
  • SaaS ManagerContact sales
    • 350+ integrations
    • No-code workflows
    • Automated onboarding/offboarding
    • SaaS spend optimization
    • AI spend control
    • +1 more
  • Unified Access PlatformContact sales
    • Shadow AI and SaaS discovery
    • Just-in-time privileged access
    • Runtime credentials for AI agents
    • Full-attribution audit trail
    • Device trust enforcement
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Bitwarden

from $4/mofreemiumFree tier

Free tier available. Paid plans from $1.65/month (Premium) to $6/user/month (Enterprise), all billed annually.

  • FreeFree
    • Zero-knowledge encryption
    • Advanced two-step login
    • Built-in phishing protection
    • Store passwords, notes, credit cards, identities
    • Passkey management
    • +6 more
  • Premium$1.65/month billed annually at $19.80
    • Integrated authenticator
    • File attachments
    • Emergency access
    • Security reports
    • Share vault items with one other user
  • Families$3.99/month per family (up to 6 users), billed annually at $47.88
    • 6 premium accounts
    • Unlimited sharing
    • Unlimited collections
    • Organization storage
  • Teams$4/user/month billed annually
    • Centralized ownership and management
    • Share credentials securely
    • Audit activity with event logs
    • Directory synchronization
    • SCIM provisioning automation
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Granular access control
    • Passwordless SSO integration
    • Easy account recovery
    • Self-hosting option
    • Access Intelligence risk remediation
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
iOS
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Android
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
macOS
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Windows
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Linux
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
CLI
1Password✓
Bitwarden✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Self-hosted
1Password✗
Bitwarden✓
On-premise
1Password✗
Bitwarden✓
Hybrid
1Password✗
Bitwarden✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • Rippling
  • AWS

1Password

15 total - 13 not shared
  • ADP
  • Workday
  • UKG
  • BambooHR
  • Zenefits
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Discord
  • Salesforce
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • CircleCI
  • Jenkins
Independently observed

Bitwarden

41 total - 39 not shared
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Duo
  • Auth0
  • Google
  • Okta
  • PingFederate
  • JumpCloud
  • Active Directory Federation Services
  • Keycloak
  • OneLogin
  • Apple Open Directory
  • Google Workspace
  • Apache Directory Server
  • OpenLDAP
  • Fedora Directory Server
  • Novell eDirectory
  • OpenDS
  • Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition
  • Splunk
  • Microsoft Sentinel
  • Panther
  • Elastic
  • Rapid7
  • Sumo Logic
  • +15 more
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.