1Password, line by line.
1Password is a password manager for teams and businesses, providing secure credential storage, sharing, secret management, and SSO integration.
✦ The numbers
What it costs, at a glance.
- Security
- Per user/month
- $7.99/user/month (Teams Starter Pack)
- $100-$3,000/month
✦ Cost breakdown
Where 1Password actually shows up on the invoice.
Per-user math, monthly aggregates, annual projections — the figures we plug into models when sizing typical waste.
$7.99 / month
Based on the typical plan mix we see across organizations of this size.
$959 – $9,588
Ideal for teams of 10-500 needing secure credential management. Tier choice swings the total dramatically.
✦ Waste patterns
Where companies overspend on 1Password.
The same handful of leaks shows up in almost every audit. Check yours against this list before your next renewal.
- 01
Business plan ($14/user/month) for teams that don't use advanced reporting, custom groups, or VPN features
- 02
Licenses for employees who never activated their account or stopped using the vault
- 03
Overlapping with browser-built-in password managers or another tool like LastPass or Bitwarden
- 04
Enterprise plan features like SCIM provisioning and custom security policies unused by smaller teams
✦ How to fix it
Optimizing 1Password without breaking workflow.
Practical, sequenced steps. Start at the top — most companies recover the bulk of their savings in the first two.
- 01
Start with the Teams Starter Pack and only upgrade to Business when advanced admin controls are needed
- 02
Audit account activity and remove licenses for users who never activated or haven't logged in for 60+ days
- 03
Standardize on one password manager across the organization to eliminate redundancy
- 04
Leverage 1Password's integration with Okta or Azure AD for automated provisioning and deprovisioning
✦ Alternatives
If 1Password isn't the right fit, here's what else to look at.
Switching costs are usually higher than people expect. Audit usage first — often the cheaper move is to right-size what you already run.
✦ The complete guide
Optimizing 1Password costs, in full.
Where 1Password sits in the market
Security tools are priced per-endpoint, per-user, or per-event, and the seat count almost never lines up with the device count or active-user count after a year of churn. The biggest waste is shelfware: tools bought during an audit cycle, deployed partially, and then renewed annually because canceling looks bad to the board. A real usage audit before each renewal recovers 15–30% on average.
The premium business password manager; widely regarded as the most polished option for tech-savvy teams over LastPass and Dashlane. Vault licenses billed for employees who never activated their account or stopped opening 1Password months ago.
What 1Password costs
1Password is typically priced at $7.99-19.95 per user per month for Teams Starter, Business, and Enterprise tiers.. Pricing varies by tier and contract length; the patterns below describe the waste we see most often regardless of which tier a customer is on.
Common waste patterns
- Business plan ($14/user/month) for teams that don't use advanced reporting, custom groups, or VPN features
- Licenses for employees who never activated their account or stopped using the vault
- Overlapping with browser-built-in password managers or another tool like LastPass or Bitwarden
- Enterprise plan features like SCIM provisioning and custom security policies unused by smaller teams
How Efficyon analyzes 1Password spend
Efficyon ingests your accounting data (Fortnox, QuickBooks, Stripe, Xero) and identity data (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace) and matches activity against billing. For 1Password, that surfaces vault licenses billed for employees who never activated their account or stopped opening 1Password months ago. The findings appear in your dashboard with the contract month they applied to and the dollar value at stake.
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Visit 1Password directly.
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