Password managers compared

Password managers as their makers describe them: the company and its country, free plan, open source, and devices, with their CVE entries since 2021.

A password manager creates a different strong password for every account, stores all of them encrypted, and fills them in when you log in. You remember one main password instead of many, so it has to be long and used nowhere else. This archive adds each manager's own CVE entries since 2021. More entries do not simply mean less safety, since widely used apps are examined more closely.

What you need

6 of 6 providers meet this.

Top of the 1Password home page
Screenshot of 1password.com, October 23, 2026
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
Own CVE entries since 2021
8, the latest in August 2024
  • 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

Top of the Bitwarden home page
Screenshot of bitwarden.com, October 23, 2026
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
Own CVE entries since 2021
16, the latest in October 2026
  • 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
Screenshot of keepassxc.org, October 23, 2026
KeePassXC PersonalIn its own words: “Cross-platform Password Manager”
Company
KeePassXC Team
Free plan
yes
Open source
yes
Apps
Windows, macOS, Linux, browser extension
Own CVE entries since 2021
7, the latest in October 2026
  • 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. KeePassXC has no mobile apps of its own.

Go to KeePassXC

Top of the Keeper home page
Screenshot of www.keepersecurity.com, October 23, 2026
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
Own CVE entries since 2021
1, in July 2023
  • “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 blocked automated access on October 23, 2026, so no facts were collected.

Own CVE entries since 2021
none found

Go to Passpack

Top of the Proton Pass home page
Screenshot of proton.me, October 23, 2026
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
Own CVE entries since 2021
none found
  • 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

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