1Password vs Bitwarden

Fit:

Migration notes

Official 1Password import documented. Review shared-vault permissions, attachments, passkeys and paid organization requirements before replacing business administration.

Sources: bitwarden.com, bitwarden.com · checked 2026-10-21

1PasswordPaid incumbent

Entry priceUSD 8.99 / seat / month

Pricing modelper-seat, billed annual

OwnerAgileBits Inc. (1Password)

Business plan, USD 8.99 per user/month annually. Teams Starter has a lower ten-user minimum package; not a single-seat entry price. Source

1Password plans reviewed
Individual	entry	USD 47.88 / user / yr
Business	business	USD 107.88 / user / yr
Enterprise Password Manager	enterprise	Quote only

BitwardenOpen-source alternative

Fit for 1Password

License

GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 Permissions of this strongest copyleft license are conditioned on making available complete source code of licensed works and modifications, which include larger works using a licensed work, under the same license. Copyright and license notices must be preserved. Contributors provide an express grant of patent rights. When a modified version is used to provide a service over a network, the complete source code of the modified version must be made available. May Commercial useModificationDistributionPatent usePrivate use Must License and copyright noticeState changesDisclose sourceNetwork use is distributionSame license No LiabilityWarranty Summary from GitHub's choosealicense.com

Paid-feature tier C

Self-host

Paid-feature limits2 noted

Bitwarden plans reviewed
Free	free password-manager core/cloud account	Free
Teams	vendor commercial cloud organization	USD 48 / user / yr
Enterprise	commercial enterprise organization; cloud or eligible self-host licensing	USD 72 / user / yr

What you may give up

Integrated TOTP authenticator and file attachments require Premium entitlements
Business event logs, directory provisioning, SSO and enterprise policies require paid organization plans

Official hosted service plan limits and storage quotas are distinct from the AGPL core license.

Tier C: AGPL core is OSI licensed; /bitwarden_license is separately Bitwarden-licensed. Paid entitlements include ordinary vault functions, so mixed repository must not be presented as entirely AGPL. License source

What running it takes

Bundled MSSQL Express
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External MSSQL

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MSSQL

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Standard business deployment requires MSSQL; bundled Express default or external MSSQL. Lite (formerly Unified, exited beta/renamed December 2025) supports SQLite/PostgreSQL/MySQL/MariaDB/MSSQL and ARM. Official Lite warning: personal/home-labs, not business contexts. Database alternatives apply to their stated path, not simultaneously. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.