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Comparison

1Password vs KeePass

On the evidence we track, 1Password leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

1Password full profile →KeePass full profile →
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★1Password68
KeePass59
Score
vioscaleAI score
1Password68 / 100medium · 64%
KeePass59 / 100low · 12%
Pricing
Free tier
1Password✗
KeePass✓
Model
1Passwordcommercial
KeePassfree
Price level
1Passwordunknown
KeePassfree
Transparent
1Password✗
KeePass✓
Integrations
Count
1Password400
KeePass–
Security
Disclosure policy
1Password✓
KeePass–
Gdpr
1Password✓
KeePass✓
Hipaa
1Password✓
KeePass–
Iso27001
1Password✓
KeePass–
Soc2
1Password✓
KeePass–
Reliability
Status page
1Password✓
KeePass–
Market
Availability
1PasswordAvailable worldwide
KeePass–
Content
Faq
1Password6 items
KeePass5 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✓
KeePass✓
Openness
Open-source clients
1Password-
KeePass✓
Self-hostable
1Password-
KeePass✓
Auth
Passkey support
1Password✓
KeePass-
Hardware security key (FIDO2/YubiKey)
1Password-
KeePass-
Monitoring
Breach / dark-web monitoring
1Password✓
KeePass-
Sharing
Family / team sharing
1Password✓
KeePass-
Enterprise
Enterprise SSO + SCIM
1Password✓
KeePass-
Assurance
Independent security audit published
1Password✓
KeePass-
Platforms
Platform breadth
1PasswordWeb browsers, mobile (iOS, Android), desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux), CLI, and d
KeePassDesktop, mobile, web, and command-line clients across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS
Pricing
Pricing model
1PasswordSubscription
KeePassOpen-source
Free tier available
1Password✓
KeePass✓

What each one is

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

1Password

Leader

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

KeePass

A password manager

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

Leader
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 ↗

KeePass

FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
1Password✓
KeePass✓
iOS
1Password✓
KeePass✓
Android
1Password✓
KeePass✓
macOS
1Password✓
KeePass✓
Windows
1Password✓
KeePass✓
Linux
1Password✓
KeePass✓
CLI
1Password✓
KeePass✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
1Password✓
KeePass✗
Self-hosted
1Password✓
KeePass✓

Integrations

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

1Password

Leader
17 total
  • ADP
  • Workday
  • UKG
  • BambooHR
  • Rippling
  • Zenefits
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Discord
  • Salesforce
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • CircleCI
  • Jenkins
  • AWS
  • Microsoft Authenticator
  • Authy
Independently observed

KeePass

Not documented yet.

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