The current price list
All prices below are for the annual billing cycle (paid in one upfront charge per year). Monthly billing is not offered for consumer plans.
| Plan | Per month | Annual | Who it's for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | $2.99 | $35.88 | 1 user, unlimited devices |
| Families | $4.99 | $59.88 | Up to 5 users (best value if you'd share) |
| Teams Starter Pack | $19.95 flat | $239.40 | Up to 10 users (small business) |
| Business | $7.99/user | $95.88/user | 11+ users, advanced admin |
The Families math nobody talks about
Families at $59.88/year covers 5 users. That's $11.97/year per person, cheaper than the Individual plan would cost a single user ($35.88). If you have a partner, parent, or roommate willing to share, Families plan beats Individual on price alone. The 5-user limit is generous and includes guest accounts for occasional shares.
The 2024 price increase
In late 2024, 1Password raised Individual plan pricing from $2.49/month ($29.88/year) to $2.99/month ($35.88/year), a 20% bump. Existing customers were grandfathered for one renewal cycle, then moved to the new rate. The increase didn't come with major new features; 1Password framed it as covering ongoing investment in security and reliability. Some long-time customers churned to Bitwarden as a result. Worth knowing in case you see older blog posts quoting the old price.
What's included at every tier
The good news: there is no feature-gating between Individual, Families, and Teams in the way some competitors do it. All paid tiers include:
- Unlimited items (passwords, secure notes, credit cards, identities, software licenses, SSH keys)
- Unlimited devices
- Strong Secret Key + master password encryption (the architecture that makes 1Password resistant to server breaches; see the safety FAQ for detail)
- Watchtower (breach monitoring, weak/reused password detection, 2FA-eligible site flagging)
- Browser extensions for all major browsers
- Apps for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Apple Watch
- 1Password CLI for developers
- Secure document storage (1 GB)
- Travel Mode (temporarily hides sensitive vaults during border crossings)
The free tier question
1Password does not offer a permanent free tier. The 14-day trial gives you full access to everything, then you must convert to a paid plan or your vault becomes read-only (you can still see and export your data, but not add or edit). If a free tier is your hard requirement, Bitwarden is the obvious alternative; its free tier covers everything most home users need (see the Bitwarden review for the comparison).
How it compares to competitors
- Bitwarden Premium: $10/year, roughly 28% the cost of 1Password Individual ($35.88/year). Has a free tier that covers most use cases. Better choice if budget is the primary factor. 1Password's Secret Key architecture is the only meaningful security difference (Bitwarden uses a master-password-only architecture, which is also strong but theoretically more breach-recoverable).
- Dashlane Premium: $4.99/month ($59.88/year). Similar pricing to 1Password Families, but Dashlane Premium is single-user. Bundles a basic VPN. Less polished apps in our testing.
- NordPass Premium: $1.79/month on the 2-year plan ($42.96 for 2 years). Cheapest premium tier of the major options. Uses XChaCha20 encryption instead of AES-256, which is a real engineering decision (modern, well-regarded) rather than a corner-cut.
- Proton Pass: Free tier is unusually generous. Paid tier ($4.99/month) bundles with Proton's other services if you're already in that ecosystem.
Verdict
1Password is the most expensive mainstream consumer password manager. The premium goes toward two things: the Secret Key architecture (genuinely the best in the category for breach resilience) and a noticeably more polished app experience. If you value either, the price is reasonable. If you don't, Bitwarden Premium does roughly the same job for around a quarter of the price.