vioscaleAI
Comparison

1Password vs KeePassXC

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 →KeePassXC full profile →
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★1Password68
KeePassXC55
Score
vioscaleAI score
1Password68 / 100medium · 64%
KeePassXC55 / 100low · 37%
Pricing
Free tier
1Password✗
KeePassXC✓
Model
1Passwordcommercial
KeePassXCopen_source
Price level
1Passwordunknown
KeePassXCfree
Transparent
1Password✗
KeePassXC✓
Integrations
Count
1Password400
KeePassXC11
Security
Disclosure policy
1Password✓
KeePassXC✓
Gdpr
1Password✓
KeePassXC–
Hipaa
1Password✓
KeePassXC–
Iso27001
1Password✓
KeePassXC–
Scorecard
1Password–
KeePassXC7.5
Soc2
1Password✓
KeePassXC–
Reliability
Status page
1Password✓
KeePassXC–
Adoption
Github stars
1Password–
KeePassXC29,235
Activity
Commits last 30d
1Password–
KeePassXC20
Release
Cadence days
1Password–
KeePassXC93
History
1Password–
KeePassXC20 items
Language
Primary
1Password–
KeePassXCC++
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
1Password6 items
KeePassXC5 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✓
KeePassXC✓
Openness
Open-source clients
1Password-
KeePassXC✓
Self-hostable
1Password-
KeePassXC✓
Auth
Passkey support
1Password✓
KeePassXC✓
Hardware security key (FIDO2/YubiKey)
1Password-
KeePassXC✓
Monitoring
Breach / dark-web monitoring
1Password✓
KeePassXC✗
Sharing
Family / team sharing
1Password✓
KeePassXC✓
Enterprise
Enterprise SSO + SCIM
1Password✓
KeePassXC✗
Assurance
Independent security audit published
1Password✓
KeePassXC✓
Platforms
Platform breadth
1PasswordWeb browsers, mobile (iOS, Android), desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux), CLI, and d
KeePassXCWindows, macOS, Linux with browser extension
Pricing
Pricing model
1PasswordSubscription
KeePassXCOpen-source
Free tier available
1Password✓
KeePassXC✓

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

KeePassXC

A desktop application that encrypts and stores passwords, credentials, and sensitive data locally, with browser integration and hardware security key support.

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 ↗

KeePassXC

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

KeePassXC

18 total
  • YubiKey
  • Bitwarden
  • Browser Extension
  • Dropbox
  • Google Drive
  • OneDrive
  • ownCloud
  • Nextcloud
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Chromium
  • Vivaldi
  • Brave
  • Tor Browser
  • OnlyKey
  • SSH Agent
  • FreeDesktop.org Secret Service
Independently observed
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1Password or KeePassXC: which one depends on you

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