Comparison

Bitwarden vs LastPass

On the evidence we track, Bitwarden 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.

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★Bitwarden68

LastPass51

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BitwardenLeader	LastPass
vioscaleAI score	68 / 100high · 76%	51 / 100low · 32%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$19.80	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	29	7
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, HIPAA	ISO 27701
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.7	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://bitwarden.com/compliance/	https://www.lastpass.com/trust-center/
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fbitwarden%2Fserver&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	20,240	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	12	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C#	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Bitwarden68 / 100high · 76%

LastPass51 / 100low · 32%

Pricing

Free tier

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Model

Bitwardenfreemium

LastPassfreemium

Price level

Bitwardenmid

LastPasslow

Starting price

Bitwarden$19.80

LastPass–

Transparent

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✗

Integrations

Count

Bitwarden29

LastPass7

Security

Certifications

BitwardenSOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, HIPAA

LastPassISO 27701

Disclosure policy

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Gdpr

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Hipaa

Bitwarden✓

LastPass–

Iso27001

Bitwarden✓

LastPass–

Scorecard

Bitwarden5.7

LastPass–

Soc2

Bitwarden✓

LastPass–

Trust center

Bitwardenhttps://bitwarden.com/compliance/

LastPasshttps://www.lastpass.com/trust-center/

Vulnerabilities

BitwardenCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fbitwarden%2Fserver&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

LastPass–

Reliability

Status page

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Bitwarden0

LastPass–

Github stars

Bitwarden20,240

LastPass–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Bitwarden100

LastPass–

Release

Cadence days

Bitwarden12

LastPass–

History

Bitwarden20 items

LastPass–

Language

Primary

BitwardenC#

LastPass–

Market

Availability

BitwardenAvailable worldwide

LastPassAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Bitwarden6 items

LastPass7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Password Managers
Capability	Bitwarden	LastPass
Security
Zero-knowledge / end-to-end encryption	✓	✓
Openness
Open-source clients	✓	✗
Self-hostable	✓	✗
Auth
Passkey support	✓	✓
Hardware security key (FIDO2/YubiKey)	✓	✓
Monitoring
Breach / dark-web monitoring	✓	✓
Sharing
Family / team sharing	✓	✓
Enterprise
Enterprise SSO + SCIM	✓	✓
Assurance
Independent security audit published	✓	-
Platforms
Platform breadth	Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and desktop apps	Cross-browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Opera), desktop (Windows, Mac, Lin
Pricing
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Free tier available	✓	✓

Security

Zero-knowledge / end-to-end encryption

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Openness

Open-source clients

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✗

Self-hostable

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✗

Auth

Passkey support

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Hardware security key (FIDO2/YubiKey)

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Monitoring

Breach / dark-web monitoring

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Sharing

Family / team sharing

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Enterprise

Enterprise SSO + SCIM

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Assurance

Independent security audit published

Bitwarden✓

LastPass-

Platforms

Platform breadth

BitwardenWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and desktop apps

LastPassCross-browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Opera), desktop (Windows, Mac, Lin

Pricing

Pricing model

BitwardenFreemium

LastPassFreemium

Free tier available

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

What each one is

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

Bitwarden

Leader

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

LastPass

LastPass is a password manager that encrypts and secures passwords, making them accessible across desktop and mobile devices. It offers a free tier with limited device access and paid plans with additional features.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Bitwarden

Leader

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 2026-10-05verify ↗

LastPass

freemiumFree tier

Free tier with single device type access; paid plans offer additional features

FreeFree
- Password storage and management
- Single device type access
Paid-
- Unlimited device access
- Password sharing
- Personal customer support
- Emergency access

as of 2026-09-23verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Bitwarden	LastPass
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✗
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

iOS

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Android

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

macOS

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Windows

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Linux

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

CLI

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✓

Self-hosted

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✗

On-premise

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✗

Hybrid

Bitwarden✓

LastPass✗

Integrations

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

In common (5)

Microsoft Entra ID
Okta
PingFederate
OneLogin
Google Workspace

Bitwarden

Leader

46 total - 41 not shared

AWS
Duo
Auth0
Google
Rippling
JumpCloud
Active Directory Federation Services
Keycloak
Apple Open Directory
Apache Directory Server
OpenLDAP
Fedora Directory Server
Novell eDirectory
OpenDS
Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition
Splunk
Microsoft Sentinel
Panther
Elastic
Rapid7
Sumo Logic
DataDog
Huntress
Blumira
+17 more

Independently observed

LastPass

13 total - 8 not shared

PingOne
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Edge
Apple Safari
Opera
Google Password Manager
Microsoft Active Directory

Independently observed

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