Best password manager for families
Family plans compared by price per year, how many people they cover, and what happens if someone loses access.
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Bitwarden
Families costs $47.88 a year for 6 people, with shared collections and emergency access. Every app and the server are open source, and the free plan already lets two people share.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Personal, per year
- $19.80
- Family plan
- $47.88/yr
- Owner
- Bitwarden, Inc.
- Latest audit
- Cure53, 2025
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1Password
Families is $53.88 for the first year, then $71.88, for 5 people. A Secret Key that never leaves your devices is combined with each master password, so a stolen vault alone can't be cracked.
- Free plan
- No
- Personal, per year
- $35.88 (rises after year one)
- Family plan
- $53.88/yr
- Owner
- AgileBits Inc.
- Latest audit
- Anvil Secure, 2024
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Proton Pass
Pass Family is $59.88 a year for 6 people, with hide-my-email aliases, shared vaults and emergency access. The apps are open source; audited by Recurity Labs in 2026.
- Free plan
- Yes
- Personal, per year
- $35.88
- Family plan
- $59.88/yr
- Owner
- Proton AG
- Latest audit
- Recurity Labs, 2026
Worth knowing. Children and older relatives need the master password most and remember it least. Whatever you pick, set up account recovery or emergency access on day one.