1Password

Overview

1Password is a privately held, Toronto-based password manager for individuals, families and businesses, built by AgileBits since 2005, and in 2026 one of the two default business password managers alongside Bitwarden. It stores passwords, passkeys, secure notes and developer secrets in an end-to-end encrypted vault, and says more than 180,000 businesses use it. Its last disclosed funding was a 620 million dollar Series C in January 2022 at a 6.8 billion dollar valuation, led by ICONIQ Growth.

Its scope keeps widening beyond passwords. After Passage for passkeys (a developer passkey service 1Password retired on January 16, 2026), Kolide for device trust and Trelica for SaaS access reviews in January 2025, 1Password acquired Apono on 15 June 2026, reportedly for 250 to 300 million dollars, adding just-in-time access across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes and more than 200 systems under the 1Password Unified Access banner. That competes with PAM vendors, though session recording and on-premises break-glass are not yet part of the story.

What it is good at

The user experience is the benchmark in this category: fast, polished apps on every platform. The Secret Key model, which combines a Secret Key with the account password to derive encryption keys, protects against server-side compromise. Passkey support is broad: it saves, autofills and shares passkeys on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android, and new Individual accounts can sign in with a passkey, replacing the password and Secret Key, in public beta.

For businesses, Unlock with SSO works over OIDC with Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Google, Duo, Ping, JumpCloud, OneLogin and Auth0. Automated provisioning creates, confirms and suspends users and groups from Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace, JumpCloud and OneLogin, and is replacing the self-hosted SCIM bridge. Developer tooling stands out: a CLI, secret references for CI/CD, an SSH agent and Secrets Automation.

Where it falls short

There is no self-hosting option; 1Password is SaaS only, which rules it out for organizations that require on-premises control. There is no free tier, only a 14-day trial. Unlock with SSO and automated provisioning need the Business plan, so Teams Starter Pack buyers do without them. Governance and provisioning are lighter than full IGA or PAM, and Unified Access is new enough that you should test it, not assume it. We found no 1Password CVE briefs or incidents in SWI's catalogues; in the 2023 Okta support-system breach 1Password detected and contained the attacker's activity.

Pricing

Published, with no free tier (checked 2026-11-05, business pricing and personal pricing). Teams Starter Pack is $24.95 per month for up to 10 users plus up to 10 more seats at $4.99 each; Business is $8.99 per user per month billed annually; Enterprise is quote-based. Individual is $2.99 and Families $4.49 per month as first-year promotional prices ($3.99 and $5.99 standard), billed yearly. Model your seat count with the TCO calculator.

Best for, and who should look elsewhere

Choose 1Password when experience and reliability matter most, whether for a family, a startup or an enterprise that wants passwords, passkeys and developer secrets in one platform. Look elsewhere if you need self-hosting (Bitwarden or Passbolt), a free tier, or full privileged access management. See 1Password vs Bitwarden.

Bottom line

The most polished password manager on the market, now a business platform spanning passwords, passkeys, developer secrets, device trust and just-in-time access. Its trade-offs are SaaS-only deployment and premium pricing.