Finder: which security tool fits you?

There is no single best password manager or hardware wallet. Pick what matters to you, such as a free plan, open source or your device, and see which tools fit.

Password managers

What you need

6 of 6 providers meet this.

Top of the 1Password home page
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1Password PersonalBusinessIn its own words: “Secure access for every human and AI agent”
Company
AgileBits Inc., Canada
Free plan
no
Free trial
14 days
Open source
no
Apps
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, browser extension, command line
  • Encryption: “Our dual-key model ensures that even we can't see exactly what you've saved in 1Password.”
  • Certifications it names: SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001.
  • You choose where your data is stored: in the United States, Canada, or the European Union.

Go to 1Password

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Bitwarden PersonalBusinessIn its own words: “Secure every login for people, agents, and machines”
Company
Bitwarden Inc., United States
Free plan
yes
Open source
yes
Apps
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, browser extension, web app, command line
  • End-to-end encryption: “Bitwarden uses end-to-end encryption for all vault data, which only your master password can decrypt.”
  • Open source, with regular security audits by third parties such as Cure53, according to Bitwarden.
  • A free plan: “Get basic password management today. Always free.”

Go to Bitwarden

Top of the KeePassXC home page
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KeePassXC PersonalIn its own words: “Cross-platform Password Manager”
Company
KeePassXC Team
Free plan
yes
Open source
yes
Apps
Windows, macOS, Linux, browser extension
  • Keeps the password database encrypted on your own device: “no data is stored on remote servers”.
  • Free and open source under the GPLv3 license; a community project without a company behind it.
  • Version 2.7.9 received a security visa from the French cybersecurity agency ANSSI. It has no mobile apps of its own.

Go to KeePassXC

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Keeper PersonalBusinessIn its own words: “The identity security platform for humans, machines and AI agents”
Company
Keeper Security, Inc., United States
Free plan
yes
Free trial
30 days
Open source
partly
Apps
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, browser extension, web app, command line
  • “Keeper is a zero-knowledge security provider.”
  • A free version, Keeper Free, limited to 10 records and one mobile device; the paid plan can be tried for 30 days.
  • Names ISO 27001, 27017, and 27018 certifications and tests by firms such as NCC Group.

Go to Keeper

Passpack

The website refused automated reading on October 23, 2026, so no facts were collected.

Go to Passpack

Top of the Proton Pass home page
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Proton Pass PersonalBusinessIn its own words: “The best free password manager”
Company
Proton AG, Switzerland
Free plan
yes
Money back
30 days
Open source
yes
Apps
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, browser extension, web app, command line
  • End-to-end encryption: “your data is never accessible to us and only you can decrypt it using your secret password.”
  • All apps are open source; Proton names audits by Cure53 (2023) and Recurity Labs (2026).
  • A free plan without ads, according to Proton; paid plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Go to Proton Pass

Private email

What you need

5 of 5 providers meet this.

Top of the Hushmail home page
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Hushmail PersonalBusinessIn its own words: “Enjoy peace of mind knowing all your client emails are confidential”
Company
Hush Communications Canada Inc., Canada
Free plan
no
Money back
60 days
Open source
no
Apps
web app, iOS
  • Encryption per email: “To encrypt an email, just click the toggle.”
  • Encrypted email and e-signable forms, mainly for healthcare, legal, and small-business use; also offered for personal use.
  • No free plan listed; its website offers a 14-day free trial of the healthcare plan. Servers in Vancouver and Calgary, Canada, according to its privacy policy.

Go to Hushmail

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mailbox.org PersonalBusinessIn its own words: “Your data – under your control.”
Company
Heinlein Hosting GmbH, Germany
Free plan
no
Free trial
30 days
Open source
partly
Apps
web app
  • “End-to-end encryption with PGP and S/MIME and storage in our data centres in Berlin.”
  • Names BSI C5 and ISO 27001 certifications.
  • No free plan; every plan can be tried free for 30 days.

Go to mailbox.org

Posteo PersonalIn its own words: “Posteo: Green, Secure, Ad-free”
Company
Posteo e.K., Germany
Free plan
no
Open source
partly
Apps
web app
  • Encrypts all email data, including content, attachments, and metadata, and names an external security audit by Cure53.
  • Sign-up without name or address: “You do not have to enter any personal information during signup”.
  • One account for 1 euro a month; no free accounts.

Go to Posteo

Top of the Proton Mail home page
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Proton Mail PersonalBusinessIn its own words: “Secure email that protects your privacy”
Company
Proton AG, Switzerland
Free plan
yes
Money back
30 days
Open source
yes
Apps
web app, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
  • End-to-end and zero-access encryption: “Zero-access encryption means we never see your inbox, on any plan.”
  • A free plan: “Proton Mail will always offer a free secure email plan.”
  • Run by Proton AG, which says it is incorporated and headquartered in Switzerland; the same company runs Proton VPN.

Go to Proton Mail

Top of the Tuta home page
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Tuta PersonalBusinessIn its own words: “Turn ON Privacy”
Company
Tutao GmbH, Germany
Free plan
yes
Open source
yes
Apps
web app, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
  • “All data in Tuta is stored end-to-end encrypted on our own servers in ISO 27001 certified data centers in Germany.”
  • Quantum-safe encryption: Tuta says it replaced RSA with x25519 and Kyber-1024.
  • A free plan: “Tuta Mail will be free, forever.” All apps are open source.

Go to Tuta

Hardware wallets

What you need

2 of 2 providers meet this.

BitBox Personal
Company
Shift Crypto AG, Switzerland
Money back
90 days
Open source
yes
Apps
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
  • Open source: “BitBox publishes its firmware and BitBoxApp source code so researchers can inspect how they work.” Its firmware builds are reproducible.
  • The BitBox02 Nova has an EAL6+ certified secure chip that, according to BitBox, “can never learn any cryptocurrency-related secrets”. The app for iPhone and iPad supports only the Nova.
  • Returns: unused orders within 90 days of delivery. A BitBox02 whose vacuum seal has been opened counts as used and cannot be refunded.

Go to BitBox

Ledger PersonalBusinessIn its own words: “Phones weren’t built for security, Ledger Atom™ is.”
Company
Ledger SAS, France
Money back
14 days
Open source
partly
Apps
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
  • Secure element: “EAL6+ Secure Element to protect your private keys”. Ledger lists CC EAL6+ for Stax, Flex, Nano Gen5 and Nano S Plus, and CC EAL5+ for Nano X.
  • The apps on the device are open source on GitHub. Ledger OS, the system on the device, is “the Ledger proprietary customized operating system”.
  • Customer data leak, as Ledger reports it: in June 2020 about 1 million email addresses were exposed, and the names, postal addresses and phone numbers of 9,500 customers. In December 2020 the data of about 272,000 customers was published.

Go to Ledger