4 alternatives · security & identity · 2026

Bitwarden alternatives, by price.

Bitwarden starts at $1.65 a month. Here is what 4 alternatives charge today. Standing prices, not promotions — each read from the vendor's own page and linked to its source.

Side by side

What the alternatives cost

ProductStarts atAgainst BitwardenFree planChanges on record
Bitwarden
the one you are comparing against
$1.65
per month · Premium
——none
Dashlane
Dashlane
$4
per seat / mo, billed yearly · Omnix Credential Protection
not like-for-like—none
Okta
Okta
$6
per seat / mo, billed yearly · Starter
not like-for-like—none
Surfshark
Surfshark
$471.15
per month, billed yearly · Surfshark Starter
28455% more—none
Mullvad
Mullvad
€5
per month · Mullvad VPN
not like-for-like—none

CHEAPEST PAID PLAN FIRST. “NOT LIKE-FOR-LIKE” MEANS ONE IS PRICED PER USER AND THE OTHER IS NOT, ONE IS NOT BILLED BY THE MONTH OR YEAR, OR THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES. THE RECORD DOES NOT CONVERT ANY OF THOSE.

Questions

Bitwarden alternatives, answered

Q1 What is the cheapest alternative to Bitwarden?

Dashlane, at $4 per user a month billed yearly for its Omnix Credential Protection plan — the lowest paid entry price of the 4 alternatives on the record. Bitwarden itself starts at $1.65 a month.

Q2 Which Bitwarden alternatives have a free plan?

None of the 4 alternatives on the record lists a free plan on its pricing page. Free trials are not counted.

Q3 Is Bitwarden more expensive than its alternatives?

No alternative on the record starts below Bitwarden's $1.65 a month on a like-for-like basis.

Q4 How current are these prices?

Each pricing page is re-read by MarkupBot at least daily. The table shows the standing price of every plan — where a vendor is running a promotion, the price it reverts to — and every product name links to its dated history and the archived capture behind each figure.