1Password Getting More Expensive Starting in March

[MacRumors]

Popular password management app 1Password is set to get more expensive, with prices increasing on March 27, 2026. In an email sent out to customers today, 1Password said subscription prices will be going up $12 per year.

The individual plan will be $47.88, up from $35.88, while the family plan will be $71.88, up from $59.88. Pricing per month for the individual plan works out to $3.99 (up from $2.99), while the family plan will be $5.99 per month (up from $4.99).

1Password said that it needs to update its pricing to continue investing in new features and security updates.

Since 2005, 1Password has been on a mission to make security simple, reliable, and accessible for everyone. As the way people work and live online has evolved, so has 1Password.

More recently, we've invested significantly in new features that make 1Password even more powerful and effortless to use, helping protect what matters most to you, including:

• Automatic saving of logins and payment details
• Enhanced Watchtower alerts
• Faster, more secure device setup
• AI-powered item naming
• Expanded recovery options
• Proactive phishing prevention

While 1Password has grown substantially in value and capability, our pricing has remained largely unchanged for many years. To continue investing in innovation and the world-class security you expect, we're updating pricing for [Individual/Family] plans, starting March 27, 2026.

Subscribers can expect the new pricing to take effect at their next renewal on or after March 27, 2026. Subscription renewals that happen before March 27 will have the current pricing.

In some locations, such as Europe, 1Password plans will be automatically canceled if customers do not approve the price increase.

Apple offers a free alternative to 1Password with the built-in Passwords app that it debuted as part of iOS 18, but the app uses iCloud and is limited to Apple devices and Windows PCs with the iCloud for Windows app. For those that need cross-platform support for use with Android devices, third-party apps like 1Password are the only option.

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[lolrepeatlol]

so 1Password:
- forced everyone into subscriptions
- downgraded its Mac app from native to electron
- downgraded their iPhone app into a slow, confusing mess
- gave us “AI-powered item naming” (????)

and they’re asking for more money? lol no

 

[Digital Dude]

I have been with them since day one and have not found anything better, especially since I use multiple operating systems, so I am staying on board despite the price change. For me, 1Password is like the Dropbox of password managers and handles everything I store there quite well. 🤷‍♂️

 

[kiranmk2]

Still on 1Password 6 here. Some update in 2026 has stopped Firefox autocompleting fields so I feel a switch to Apple Passwords is in the offing...

 

[EngineeredAmbivalence]

Still worth it for me, but the justification is weak.

 

[Yimbaz]

Switched to Apple Passwords and never looked back.

 

[JonneyGee]

I can’t imagine paying $4/month for something Apple offers for free. I get wanting a solution for people who use Windows computers, but for that price, just look up the password on your phone and type it on your PC.

 

[filmgirl]

I live and die by 1Password (and now get it free for a family at work) but my parents are Apple Passwords users. And although I can't ever see myself leaving the 1Password ecosystem, but I think this is going to push a lot of folks to Apple Passwords and Bit Warden.

 

[silvertech]

Still on 1Password 6 here. Some update in 2026 has stopped Firefox autocompleting fields so I feel a switch to Apple Passwords is in the offing...

Apple Passwords barely works with firefox either.

 

[Soba]

I just received the email myself. I've been a 1Password user for years and the product has gotten noticeably worse, IMHO.

Raising prices 33% in one year is pretty bold.

 

[rweiser]

Switched 99% of my usage to Apple Passwords, but I still use 1Password for:
1. Storing credit card info securely, in a way that I can easily access for reference. What's the best way to do this without 1Password, encrypted/locked Notes?
2. Sharing passwords as a one-off, rather than creating a "Shared Group" in Passwords. Any good alternative here?

 

[Unity451]

For those that need cross-platform support for use with Android devices

I've tried to rid my life of such devices.

 

[munpip214]

I’m still using it at the moment because then I know my family is using it, and I have one system of support for them. If I tried to move to something different, it may confuse them.

If I was on my own. The main things missing are non-password type fields that 1password supports.

 

[Ibjr]

I am on the launch special price and I received no such notice, but if my price is affected the unlock lifetime deal plus Apple password combo may be my next step. 1passwrd has become much worse since they abandoned the native apps.

 

[raythompsontn]

Bitwarden is also raising their prices.

If the Passwords app would acquire the ability to keep items besides passwords, such as credit card information, scans of documents (passports, etc.), notes, I would abandon Bitwarden and go with the Passwords app.

 

[munpip214]

1. Storing credit card info securely, in a way that I can easily access for reference. What's the best way to do this without 1Password, encrypted/locked Notes?

You can use the Wallet app for that now

 

[Ibjr]

Switched 99% of my usage to Apple Passwords, but I still use 1Password for:
1. Storing credit card info securely, in a way that I can easily access for reference. What's the best way to do this without 1Password, encrypted/locked Notes?
2. Sharing passwords as a one-off, rather than creating a "Shared Group" in Passwords. Any good alternative here?

Look at up unlock for one if you need to store more than the Apple wallet now supports

 

[baryon]

I mostly use iCloud passwords in combination with writing passwords down. iCloud doesn't always work, it doesn't know if my login name is my username or my email address, and when I change my password on certain sites it will still often suggest the old password. Logging into apps is also a hassle, sometimes it doesn't realize that my account is the same one as the one I use on their website. Sometimes it will create a password but not realize that the site asking for said password is the SAME site, so it won't autofill it, and since I didn't remember the password, neither I nor iCloud knows the password, and I get locked out. Some websites have multiple accounts and passwords (one for the app, one for the website) and it gets completely confused with that. It often can't tell if a password field is asking for your existing password or if you're meant to create a new password. It's a hassle to manage all that, but I am NOT paying a recurring monthly fee for this.

 

[ralph_sws]

They're raising the price because they have fewer and fewer users. I transferred my over 700 passwords to the Apple app. There are limitations, but it's free.

 

[So@So@So]

I am using Safe + which has no subscriptions and syncs using WiFi so my data stays on my devices.

 

[SmokyT18]

I may be switching back to Enpass since I need cross platform compatibility, although at the time I switched I was having trouble getting passkeys to work. Maybe things have changed by now.

Edit: I’m grandfathered in with Enpass and the move would be free for me.

 

[Rudy69]

Personally I switched when they discontinued their native app. Never looked back

 

[jlc1978]

Proton Pass. I abandon 1Password after many years of use as the product got worse and they wanted more and more money.

 

[EngineeredAmbivalence]

I can’t imagine paying $4/month for something Apple offers for free. I get wanting a solution for people who use Windows computers, but for that price, just look up the password on your phone and type it on your PC.

Yeah, mixed devices in the family here.

 

[JD2015]

Switched to Apple Passwords and never looked back.

Risky considering Apple’s really poor account recovery should you get locked out.