Wired picks Bitwarden as the best password manager of 2026
A Wired ranking of password managers for 2026 places Bitwarden as the best overall option, Proton Pass as the best free one, Keeper as the best suited for sharing access and 1Password as the best paid alternative. The list is completed by Dashlane, NordPass, Enpass and KeePassXC. The article notes that Bitwarden raised its Premium plan for the first time in nearly a decade and that 1Password added US$12 a year to its Individual and Family plans on March 27, while Proton Pass Plus dropped from US$3.99 to US$1.99 a month.
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- Bitwarden tops Wired's ranking: free plan with no password or device limits and Premium at US$10 a year.
- Proton Pass is the best free option and its Pass Plus plan costs US$1.99 a month with annual payment, down from US$3.99.
- 1Password raised prices by US$12 a year on March 27: the Individual plan is now US$47.88 annually and Family US$71.88.
IASummary generated by artificial intelligence from a story by La Tercera. It may contain errors: the original source prevails.




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