Moving from Bitwarden to 1Password
A cost comparison and planning checklist. These are assessment steps, not vendor-specific migration instructions.
Bitwarden
Business password sharing and management.
$40.00 / month
Teams · annual commitment · Annual commitment $480.00
Official pricing · Checked 2026-10-06
Cost breakdown and exclusions
- Monthly subscription: $0
- Billable seats: $40.00
- Annual commitment. The comparison shows its monthly equivalent; seats and workload are held constant for the full year.
- Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons.
1Password
Business password vaults with a starter seat minimum.
$24.95 / month
Teams Starter Pack · annual commitment · Annual commitment $299.40
Official pricing · Checked 2026-10-06
Cost breakdown and exclusions
- Monthly subscription: $24.95
- Billable seats (10 included): $0
- Annual commitment. The comparison shows its monthly equivalent; seats and workload are held constant for the full year.
- The base bundle includes ten seats, even for a smaller team. Additional seats cost $4.99 per month with annual billing.
- Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons.
Recurring cost difference
$180.60 lower over twelve months at unchanged usage.
Not calculated. Estimate migration labor, overlapping subscriptions, transfer charges and contract obligations before dividing those costs by any monthly savings.
Holding other usage fields fixed, 1Password becomes the lower-cost option near 7 people. This is a modeled price transition, not a migration payback calculation.
What this comparison covers
Hosted human password management. No machine secrets, extra attachment storage or managed service add-ons. Personal and family products are outside this workload.
Evaluating 2 products from 2 published in this category. USD monthly equivalents, before tax. Features and service compatibility need separate evaluation.
- Billable people
- 10 people
Before you move
- This is a readiness assessment, not a verified vendor migration procedure.
- Use the source pricing and plan documentation: https://bitwarden.com/pricing/business/
- Use the target pricing and plan documentation: https://1password.com/pricing/business
- Obtain the account permissions, data-owner approvals and tested backups needed for your chosen transfer method.
Modeled recurring cost
Bitwarden: $40.00/month
1Password: $24.95/month
1Password costs $15.05 less per month than Bitwarden at this workload. This compares modeled charges, not overall product quality.
Requirements
Teams · annual commitment
Teams Starter Pack · annual commitment
List the Password management workflows you need, then test the target's documented import/export support, integration behavior, permissions and service limits in a non-production environment.
Your migration readiness checklist
Check items as you review them. Progress is kept only while this page is open.
Questions before you decide
Does a lower monthly estimate mean the migration pays for itself?
Not calculated. Estimate migration labor, overlapping subscriptions, transfer charges and contract obligations before dividing those costs by any monthly savings.
Is this a guaranteed migration procedure?
No. This assessment identifies decisions to verify with official provider documentation. It does not establish interoperability, data portability, zero downtime or a rollback guarantee.