vioscaleAI
Comparison

1Password vs Bitwarden

No clear leader: 1Password (67.8) and Bitwarden (67.5) 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 →
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1Password68
Bitwarden68
Score
vioscaleAI score
1Password68 / 100medium · 64%
Bitwarden68 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tier
1Password✗
Bitwarden✓
Model
1Passwordcommercial
Bitwardenfreemium
Price level
1Passwordunknown
Bitwardenmid
Starting price
1Password–
Bitwarden$19.80
Transparent
1Password✗
Bitwarden✓
Integrations
Count
1Password400
Bitwarden29
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Gdpr
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Hipaa
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Iso27001
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Scorecard
1Password–
Bitwarden5.7
Soc2
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
1Password✓
Bitwarden✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
1Password–
Bitwarden0
Github stars
1Password–
Bitwarden20,240
Activity
Commits last 30d
1Password–
Bitwarden100
Release
Cadence days
1Password–
Bitwarden12
History
1Password–
Bitwarden20 items
Language
Primary
1Password–
BitwardenC#
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
1Password6 items
Bitwarden6 items

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

A password manager and access governance platform that encrypts and manages credentials for people, AI agents, and machines, enabling secure passwordless authentication and centralized access control.

Independently observed

Bitwarden

Bitwarden is a cross-platform password manager that securely stores, generates, and manages passwords and passkeys with end-to-end encryption. It offers free and paid plans for individuals, families, teams, and enterprises, with self-hosting capabilities.

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 $19.80/yrfreemiumFree tier

From $19.80/year for Premium individuals. Free tier available. Teams from $4/user/month.

  • FreeFree
    • Core password manager
    • Unlimited devices and passwords
    • Browser extension, mobile, and desktop apps
    • Two-step login
    • Free sharing with one other user
    • +1 more
  • Premium$19.80/year
    • All Free features
    • Integrated authenticator (TOTP)
    • File attachments
    • Emergency access
    • Vault health reports
    • +2 more
  • Families$47.88/year for up to 6 users
    • 6 Premium accounts
    • Unlimited sharing between members
    • Unlimited collections
    • All Premium features per account
  • Teams$4/user/month (billed annually)
    • Centralized ownership and management
    • Share credentials securely
    • Audit event logs
    • Directory synchronization
    • SCIM provisioning
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Teams features
    • Granular access control
    • Passwordless SSO integration
    • Enterprise policies
    • Self-hosting flexibility
    • +1 more
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 (5)
  • Rippling
  • GitHub
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Authenticator
  • Authy

1Password

17 total - 12 not shared
  • ADP
  • Workday
  • UKG
  • BambooHR
  • Zenefits
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Discord
  • Salesforce
  • GitHub Actions
  • CircleCI
  • Jenkins
Independently observed

Bitwarden

46 total - 41 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
  • +17 more
Independently observed
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1Password or Bitwarden: which one depends on you

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