1Password vs NordPass: what you pay for, seat by seat
Your staff pass logins around in chat, and nobody can tell which passwords are weak or leaked. You want shared vaults with an admin in control, but every plan has a seat rule, and the cheap one may not fit your team size. You are comparing 1Password and NordPass because one is the polished favourite and the other looks cheaper per seat.
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1Password and NordPass side by side
| 1Password | NordPass | |
|---|---|---|
| Price we read | Individual from $3.99/mo on annual billing ($4.99 month-to-month; $2.99 is a first-year promotion for new customers); Teams Starter Pack $24.95/mo flat for 10 members, Business $8.99 per user (read 1 Oct 2026) | Free; Premium €1.99/mo for the first year; Teams €1.99/user/mo (10-user pack); Business €3.99/user/mo yearly (5 users min), excl. VAT (read 14 Oct 2026) |
| Entry price | Individual $3.99 a month billed annually; $2.99 first-year promo, new customers (read 1 Oct 2026) | Free plan; Premium €1.99 a month for the first year, excl. VAT (read 14 Oct 2026) |
| How you pay | Annual or month-to-month; Business $8.99 per user annually, $10.99 monthly | 1-year, 2-year or monthly, in EUR excl. VAT; Business €3.99 per user yearly, €5.99 monthly |
| Free plan or trial | No free tier; 14-day free trial | Free plan without multi-device access; 30-day Premium trial; 14-day refund on Business |
| Best for | Teams wanting the most polished password manager with solid admin controls | Small and mid-sized companies wanting simple sharing and breach monitoring |
| Main catch | No free tier; lose your password and Secret Key and no plan can restore your data | Teams only as a 10-user pack, Business needs 5 users; Entra ID or Okta SSO only on Enterprise |
Which one fits you
Pick 1Password if
- You are a team of 10 to 20. The Teams Starter Pack is $24.95 a month flat for 10 members, plus up to 10 more seats at $4.99 each, billed annually (read 1 Oct 2026). Twelve people pay $24.95 + 2 × $4.99 = $34.93 a month.
- Your staff also want vaults at home. Every 1Password Business user gets a free Families plan.
- You want the most polished app and admin controls and accept paying for them. With 1Password the extra money buys the experience, the integrations and the business controls, not raw features.
Pick NordPass if
- You want a free plan for yourself. NordPass Free stores and autofills passwords, though not across multiple devices. 1Password has no free tier.
- You have 5 or more staff and want breach monitoring cheaply. NordPass Business is €3.99 per user a month billed yearly, excluding VAT, with group and folder sharing and data breach monitoring (read 14 Oct 2026).
- You want a cheap first year of Premium on all your devices. Premium is €1.99 a month on the 1-year plan, €23.88 for the first 12 months, and the page shows a higher regular price for renewal.
When to pick neither
You are a team of two or three and do not want to pay for empty seats. NordPass sells Teams only as a 10-user pack and Business needs 5 users, and 1Password's cheapest team option is a flat fee for 10 members.
Look at Passpack instead. Our NordPass research names Passpack for teams of two or three who are billed for empty seats elsewhere. Read our Passpack review.
What it costs at a real size
A team of 12 on yearly billing. 1Password Teams Starter Pack: $24.95 + 2 × $4.99 = $34.93 a month. 1Password Business: 12 × $8.99 = $107.88 a month (both read 1 Oct 2026). NordPass Business: 12 × €3.99 = €47.88 a month, excluding VAT (read 14 Oct 2026). NordPass Teams comes as a 10-user pack, and our reading does not say how 12 users are billed on it. 1Password is priced in dollars and NordPass in euros, and we did not convert one into the other.
Where to start
1Password
Teams Starter Pack, $24.95 a month flat for 10 members on annual billing, $29.95 month-to-month (read 1 Oct 2026). On your own: Individual at $3.99 a month billed annually.
Start with 1Password →NordPass
Business, €3.99 per user a month billed yearly, excluding VAT, 5 users minimum (read 14 Oct 2026). On your own: start on Free, then Premium at €1.99 a month for the first year.
Start with NordPass →Questions buyers ask
Is 1Password $2.99 or $3.99 a month?
Both appear. $3.99 billed annually is the Individual list price; $2.99 is a 25% discount for the first 12 months, for new customers only. Month to month it is $4.99 (read 1 Oct 2026).
Which NordPass plan supports Okta or Entra ID sign-in?
Only Enterprise, at €5.99 per user a month billed yearly, excluding VAT (read 14 Oct 2026). Teams and Business list SSO with Google Workspace only. We did not compare 1Password's SSO options.
Can I get my money back?
NordPass personal plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee, and NordPass Business has a 14-day guarantee on the first purchase only. 1Password offers a 14-day free trial; our reading does not cover a refund policy.
What happens if I lose my 1Password password?
1Password keeps no record of your Secret Key and cannot recover it, so save your Emergency Kit before you store anything important. No plan changes that.
Where these facts come from
1Password's personal and business pricing pages, read 1 Oct 2026, and its support site, read 12 Sep 2026. NordPass's pricing page, read in a browser from a Netherlands connection on 8 and 14 Oct 2026, and its business help articles, read 9 Oct 2026. Prices change: each one carries the date we read it, and our reviews are re-checked against the vendor pages.