Which password manager should I use for work?

Apple's own guide to the free Passwords app, which keeps passwords, passkeys and verification codes in one place across your Apple devices through iCloud Keychain.

Passwords User Guide for Mac

From support.apple.com by Apple Guide

• Passwords keeps passwords, passkeys and verification codes together.
• It syncs across Apple devices through iCloud Keychain.
• It suits an all-Apple solo founder better than a mixed team.

The UK government's cyber security centre explains in plain language why a password manager makes you safer, whether built into your browser or installed separately.

Password managers: how they help you secure passwords

From ncsc.gov.uk by National Cyber Security Centre (UK) Short guide

• A password manager lets you use a unique strong password everywhere.
• A browser's built-in manager is a valid starting point.
• Protect the manager itself with a strong password and two-step sign-in.

Bitwarden's own plans: a free plan with unlimited passwords on unlimited devices, Premium at $1.65 a month, Teams at $4 a user a month and Enterprise at $6, both billed yearly.

Bitwarden pricing

From bitwarden.com by Bitwarden Pricing page

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• The free plan has no limit on passwords or devices.
• Teams adds central ownership, secure sharing and activity audits for $4 a user a month.
• Enterprise adds granular access controls for $6.

1Password's own business plans: Teams Starter Pack at $24.95 a month billed yearly for up to 10 members (expandable to 20), and Business at $8.99 a user a month billed yearly, each with a 14-day free trial.

1Password business pricing

From 1password.com by 1Password Pricing page

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• Teams Starter Pack covers up to 10 people for one flat price.
• Business is $8.99 a user a month with no minimum.
• Try either free for 14 days without a card.

Proton's business plans for its password manager: Pass Essentials at $1.99 a user a month and Pass Professional at $4.99 (with SSO and activity logs), each billed yearly with a 3-user minimum.

Proton Pass for business

From proton.me by Proton Pricing page

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• Pass Essentials is $1.99 a user a month, minimum 3 users.
• Pass Professional adds SSO, SCIM and activity logs.
• Hide-my-email aliases come with every plan.

Proton Pass's personal plans: a free plan with unlimited logins, notes and cards on unlimited devices, Pass Plus at $1.99 a month billed yearly and Pass Family for up to 6 people.

Proton Pass pricing

From proton.me by Proton Pricing page

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• The free plan has unlimited passwords and devices.
• Pass Plus is $1.99 a month for the first year.
• Renewal prices are higher than the first-year price.

Google's free password manager, built into Chrome on every platform and into every Android app, syncing through your Google Account.

Google Password Manager

From passwords.google by Google Product page

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• It is already on your Android phone and in Chrome.
• Use it for yourself; a team needs a shared vault instead.
• Turn on two-step verification on the Google Account that holds it.

Bitwarden's source code, public on GitHub, which is why security teams can audit it and why it is the open-source password manager most companies trust.

Bitwarden server on GitHub

From github.com by Bitwarden Repository

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• Bitwarden's code is public, so anyone can audit how it stores secrets.
• Technical teams can self-host the server.
• Most small teams should still use Bitwarden's cloud rather than self-host.