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Best password managers

Store your passwords and passkeys, fill them in on every device, and share them safely. 10 password managers, ranked by points out of 100.

Facts checked 8 Oct 2026 · How we score password managers

In short

  1. 1
    BitwardenPeople who want a capable free plan and open-source apps
    94/100
    $1.65/mocheapest paid plan
  2. 2
    Proton PassPrivacy-minded people who want a strong free plan and email aliases
    93/100
    $2.99/mocheapest paid plan
  3. 3
    RoboFormPeople who want a cheap paid plan with passkeys
    77/100
    $2.49/mocheapest paid plan
  4. 4
    Keeper Password ManagerPeople who want certified security and a family plan
    74/100
    $3.58/mocheapest paid plan
  5. 5
    LastPassFamilies who want a low-cost six-person plan
    70/100
    $3/mocheapest paid plan
  6. 6
    1PasswordPeople and families who want polished apps on every system and do not need a free plan
    66/100
    $3.99/mocheapest paid plan
  7. 7
    NordPassPeople who want a low first-year price and a family plan for six
    65/100
    $2.99/mocheapest paid plan
  8. 8
    DashlanePeople who live in the browser and want a VPN bundled with their password manager
    60/100
    $5.42/mocheapest paid plan
  9. 9
    EnpassPeople who want the vault in their own cloud
    59/100
    $1.99/mocheapest paid plan
  10. 10
    KeePassXCDesktop users who want a free, offline vault
    58/100
    $0cheapest paid plan

How the points add up

Points earned out of the points available in each part of the method.

ProductSecurity and audits
of 35		Apps and extensions
of 20		Passkeys and sign-in
of 15		Sharing and family
of 15		Price
of 15		Total
Bitwarden312015151394
Proton Pass352012151193
RoboForm25181515477
Keeper Password Manager22201515274
LastPass22181115470
1Password22201210266
NordPass1820815465
Dashlane22161210060
Enpass13181210659
KeePassXC2112125858

Each password manager in brief

1. Bitwarden

Bitwarden suits people who want a free plan with no device limit, and anyone who values open-source code and published audits. Premium is cheap at $19.80 a year and adds emergency access and two-factor code generation. The catch: the free plan shares with only one other person, and Bitwarden calls its bug bounty private.

Best for: People who want a capable free plan and open-source apps. Prices, facts and sources

2. Proton Pass

Proton Pass suits people who want a free plan without device limits and value open-source apps and recent audits. Pass Plus adds a built-in authenticator, emergency access and unlimited aliases for $2.99 a month billed yearly. The catch: two-factor codes are not in the free plan, and emergency access needs a paid plan and a Proton Mail address for both people.

Best for: Privacy-minded people who want a strong free plan and email aliases. Prices, facts and sources

3. RoboForm

RoboForm suits people who want a low-cost paid plan with passkeys, a built-in authenticator, sharing and emergency access. Its 2024 penetration test by Secfault Security is published as a summary. The catch is the free plan, which works on a single device, and Linux gets browser extensions only.

Best for: People who want a cheap paid plan with passkeys. Prices, facts and sources

4. Keeper Password Manager

Keeper suits people who want a paid manager with strong certifications and apps on every major system. It saves passkeys, fills two-factor codes and offers emergency access and a five-person family plan. The catch is the free plan, limited to one phone and 10 records, and no dated audit report is published.

Best for: People who want certified security and a family plan. Prices, facts and sources

5. LastPass

LastPass suits families who want a six-person plan at a low price, with passkeys and emergency access. It names ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications. The catch is its 2022 breach, in which a copy of customer vaults was stolen with website addresses unencrypted, and a free plan limited to one device type.

Best for: Families who want a low-cost six-person plan. Prices, facts and sources

6. 1Password

1Password suits people who want one paid app that works the same on Windows, Mac, Linux and phones, with passkeys, two-factor codes and sharing built in. Every vault is end-to-end encrypted and protected by a Secret Key as well as your password. The catch is cost: there is no free plan, the regular price is $3.99 a month, and the only public audit reports on its audits page date from 2020.

Best for: People and families who want polished apps on every system and do not need a free plan. Prices, facts and sources

7. NordPass

NordPass suits people who want apps on every major system and a cheap first year, with emergency access and sharing in Premium. Data is encrypted on your device with XChaCha20 before it is uploaded. The catch: the free plan works on only one device at a time, introductory prices end after the first term, and no recent audit report is public.

Best for: People who want a low first-year price and a family plan for six. Prices, facts and sources

8. Dashlane

Dashlane suits people who mostly work in a browser and want unlimited devices, sharing and a VPN in one subscription. The vault is encrypted and decrypted only on your devices. The catch: it is now paid-only at $64.99 a year, it has no Windows app, and its emergency contact feature was retired.

Best for: People who live in the browser and want a VPN bundled with their password manager. Prices, facts and sources

9. Enpass

Enpass suits people who want their encrypted vault kept in their own cloud storage rather than on a vendor's servers. It has apps for all five systems, saves passkeys, fills TOTP codes and sells a one-time licence. The catch is a free plan capped at 25 items and no published product audit or penetration test.

Best for: People who want the vault in their own cloud. Prices, facts and sources

10. KeePassXC

KeePassXC suits desktop users who want a free, open-source manager with the vault in a file they control. It stores passkeys and TOTP codes and holds a 2025 security certification from ANSSI with a published report. The catch is that there is no official phone app, no sync service and no web vault, so phones need third-party KeePass apps.

Best for: Desktop users who want a free, offline vault. Prices, facts and sources

Every fact, side by side

Each row is one rule of the method and the points it is worth. "–" means the vendor does not publish it, which earns nothing.

Rule (points)BitwardenProton PassRoboFormKeeper Password ManagerLastPass1PasswordNordPassDashlaneEnpassKeePassXC
End-to-end encrypted vault (8)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Independent audit since 2024 (8)YesYesYes––––––Yes
SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 (5)YesYes–YesYesYesYesYesYes–
Open-source apps (5)YesYes–––No–No–Yes
Public bug bounty (4)NoYesYesYesYesYes–Yes––
Security key for two-factor sign-in (5)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes–No
Apps (10)5 of 55 of 54 of 55 of 54 of 55 of 55 of 53 of 55 of 53 of 5
Browser extensions (8)4 of 44 of 44 of 44 of 44 of 44 of 44 of 44 of 44 of 43 of 4
Web vault (2)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes–No
Stores passkeys (8)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Built-in two-factor codes (4)YesYesYesYes–YesNoYesYesYes
Log in with a passkey (3)Yes–YesYesYesNo––––
Family plan (5)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes–
Share with other people (5)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Emergency access (5)YesYesYesYesYes–YesNo––
Free plan for a computer and a phone (7)YesYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Cheapest paid plan (8)$1.65/mo$2.99/mo$2.49/mo$3.58/mo$3/mo$3.99/mo$2.99/mo$5.42/mo$1.99/mo$0

Head to head

We read each vendor's own pages, record every fact with its source and date, and score it by the rules on how we score password managers. A tie goes to the lower price. Password managers for individuals and families that run on Windows. Business-only products are left out, and a line that says "on at least one plan" counts only plans for individuals and families. Vendor claims about speed or quality are shown on product pages but never scored. Prices are in US dollars before tax.