1Password Price Increase 2026: $48/Year. Here's a $7.99 Alternative.
Price hikes are hitting every major password manager
1Password raised prices 33% to $47.88/year on March 27, 2026. Bitwarden doubled its Premium from $10 to $20/year in January. If you are tired of paying more every year to store your own passwords, you are not alone.
The 1Password price timeline
$36/year
1Password moves to subscription model
$36/year
Price holds steady for 7 years
$48/year (+33%)
Biggest price hike since going subscription
$60? $72?
Subscriptions only go up. Never down.
What you are actually paying for
1Password's price increase funds enterprise features, AI integration, and infrastructure that individual users do not need:
New in 2026: "AI-powered features," "expanded recovery options," "phishing protection." These are business features dressed up for consumers. If you just want to store passwords and 2FA codes, you are paying for software complexity you will never use.
The real cost over 5 years
1Password
Lockbox
That is a $232 difference over 5 years. For storing passwords on your own phone.
Bitwarden is not much better
Bitwarden was the go-to free alternative. But in January 2026, they raised Premium from $10 to $20/year (a 98% increase). The free tier still exists but lacks TOTP authenticator and vault health reports, features Lockbox includes for $7.99 total.
How to switch from 1Password
Export from 1Password: Settings > Advanced > Export Data. Choose CSV format.
Download Lockbox from the App Store or Google Play
Import: Settings > Import passwords (CSV) > Choose your CSV file
Done. All your passwords are encrypted with AES-256-GCM. No subscription.
What you get with Lockbox
Everything 1Password offers for individuals, without the subscription:
Passwords + 2FA codes + secure notes + encrypted files + secret sharing. All encrypted with AES-256-GCM. PBKDF2-SHA256 at 600,000 iterations (OWASP 2023 standard) with HKDF-SHA512 sub-key derivation, with every item encrypted separately. One-time purchase. $7.99. Done.
Stop renting your password manager.
Import from 1Password in 30 seconds. No subscription. Ever.
Switch to Lockbox