1Password vs LastPass: Which Password Manager Should You Use in 2026?

A factual comparison of 1Password and LastPass covering pricing, security features, team management, and which one fits your budget.

Updated 2026-09 · 2026

1Password

Password manager built for individuals, families, and businesses

$2.99user/month (Individual, billed annually)

Strengths

+Travel Mode hides sensitive vaults when crossing borders
+Watchtower gives proactive breach and weak-password monitoring
+Strong developer tooling: CLI, SSH agent, Secrets Automation for CI/CD

Weaknesses

-No permanent free tier, only a 14-day trial
-Business plan pricing has increased over the years
-Secret Key + master password recovery model can confuse new users

Best for

Teams and businesses that want strong security posture, audit tooling, and developer-friendly secrets management

LastPass

Password manager with a free tier and lower-cost team plans

Freesingle device type; Premium is $3/month billed annually

Strengths

+Free tier exists (limited to one device type: mobile or computer)
+Premium and Teams plans are cheaper per seat than 1Password
+Sharing Center for distributing logins to teammates

Weaknesses

-Suffered major security breaches in 2022 affecting encrypted vaults
-Free tier is more restrictive than it used to be
-Feature set (Watchtower-style monitoring, dev tooling) lags behind 1Password

Best for

Individuals and cost-sensitive small teams who want a free or cheap option and don't need advanced dev/security tooling

Feature Comparison

Feature	1Password	LastPass
Free tier	No (trial only)	Yes, limited to one device type
Individual plan price	$2.99/mo billed annually	$3/mo billed annually (Premium)
Team plan price	$19.95/mo for up to 10 users (Teams Starter)	$4/user/mo billed annually (Teams, min. 5 users)
Business plan price	$9.99/user/mo billed annually	$7/user/mo billed annually
Dark web / breach monitoring	Watchtower	Dark Web Monitoring (Premium+)
Travel Mode	Yes	No
SSO / SCIM provisioning	Yes (Business plan)	Yes (Business plan)
CLI / developer tooling	Yes (CLI, SSH agent, Secrets Automation)	No
Emergency access	Yes (via account recovery)	Yes (native Emergency Access feature)
Secure sharing	Yes (vaults, shared items)	Yes (Sharing Center)
Cross-platform apps	Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, browser extensions	Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, browser extensions
Known security incidents	None publicly disclosed	Breaches disclosed in 2022 affecting encrypted vault data

The Verdict

1Password is the stronger choice if you actually care about security posture — Watchtower, Travel Mode, and developer secrets tooling are meaningfully ahead of LastPass, and the 2022 breaches still make LastPass a harder sell for anything sensitive. That said, LastPass's free tier and cheaper per-seat pricing on Teams make it a reasonable pick for a cash-strapped small team that just needs basic shared logins. If budget is the only constraint, LastPass; if you want fewer question marks around security, pay for 1Password.

How to switch from 1Password to LastPass

Full 1Password export guide →

1Export your 1Password data: open the 1Password desktop app, go to File > Export, select your vault, and export as CSV (1PUX is 1Password's native format but isn't accepted by LastPass's importer).
2Open the CSV in a spreadsheet app and rearrange the columns to match LastPass's expected import format (url, username, password, extra, name, grouping) — the default 1Password export won't line up perfectly.
3Create your LastPass account, open the browser extension, go to Advanced Options > Import, choose 'Generic CSV File,' and map your columns.
4Verify every imported login actually works, remove duplicates, and manually re-add anything that didn't map cleanly — secure notes, credit cards, and identities often need to be re-entered by hand.
5Recreate any shared vaults or folders using LastPass's Sharing Center and re-invite teammates individually.
6Once the team confirms their LastPass logins work, uninstall the 1Password browser extension and app from every device, then cancel the 1Password subscription before its next renewal date.

1Password vs LastPass: common questions

How do I export my 1Password data to move to LastPass?+

Open the 1Password desktop app and go to File > Export, then choose the vault you want to export. 1Password exports as a 1PUX file (its native backup format) or CSV — you'll want CSV since LastPass's import tool doesn't read 1PUX. You may need to open the CSV in a spreadsheet app to rearrange columns before importing.

What features do I lose switching from 1Password to LastPass?+

You lose Travel Mode, which temporarily removes sensitive vaults from your devices when crossing borders, and Watchtower's proactive breach/weak-password dashboard. You also lose 1Password's developer tooling — CLI, SSH agent integration, and Secrets Automation for CI/CD pipelines — none of which LastPass offers.

Is LastPass's free tier enough for a small team?+

No. LastPass's free plan restricts you to one device type (mobile or computer, not both) and doesn't include the shared folders most teams need. For a small team you'll need at least LastPass Teams at $4/user/month billed annually.

Does LastPass integrate with the same tools as 1Password?+

Both offer browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, plus SSO integrations like Okta and Azure AD on their business tiers. 1Password has broader developer-facing tooling (CLI, SSH agent, Secrets Automation) that LastPass simply doesn't match.

Is LastPass actually cheaper than 1Password over time?+

For individuals, the two are nearly identical: LastPass Premium runs about $36/year versus 1Password Individual at about $36/year. For a 10-person team, LastPass Teams (~$480/year) is significantly cheaper than 1Password Business (~$1,198.80/year), so the savings show up mainly at team scale, not for solo users.