1Password vs Keeper
1Password wins on how it feels to use; Keeper wins on what it can prove. 1Password has the best interface in the category and one Business price with SSO included. Keeper brings FedRAMP High authorisation and a long certification list, with lower entry prices but paid add-ons. Adoption-focused teams choose 1Password; regulated organisations with compliance checklists choose Keeper.
Tomasz WierzbickiData & Market Research
Niels Abrahamsen
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Choose 1Password ifthe main risk is that staff will not use the tool, you want one published per-user price with SSO and provisioning included, and you do not need a specific government authorisation to pass procurement.
Choose Keeper ifyou are a regulated organisation that must show certifications such as FedRAMP, want role-based enforcement of sharing rules, and have budgeted for the add-ons you need on top of the vault.
1Password and Keeper side by side
| 1Password | Keeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Our password manager rank | #7 of 12 | #9 of 12 |
| Established in | Canada | United States |
| Pricing | Per user per month, published; flat-price Teams Starter Pack for up to 10; 14-day trial | Per user per month, published; add-ons extra |
| List price, 30 September 2026 | Business $8.99 USD per user per month, paid annually; Teams Starter Pack $24.95 USD per month for up to 10 members | Business Starter $2.00 per user per month, billed annually (5 to 10 users); Business $4.00; Enterprise $6.00 |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | Yes | — |
| Built for | A team where adoption is the whole battle | A regulated organisation that needs the certification list |
| Not for | An organisation that requires source availability | A team that wants one price with everything included |
Both are reviewed in full in our password manager ranking: 1Password and Keeper.
Where they differ
1Password 1 · Keeper 1 · open 3- 01
Certifications for regulated buyers
Keeper states it is FedRAMP authorised at the High impact level, hosted in AWS GovCloud, and lists GovRAMP, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018, FIPS 140-3 validation and PCI DSS Level 1. 1Password's security page cites SOC 2 Type 2 and regular independent assessments. For a buyer whose procurement begins with a government or sector checklist, Keeper is the documented fit.
Edge: Keeper
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Control over who can share what
Keeper enforces rules through roles: thirteen categories of enforcement policy, one of them for creating and sharing, so a role can forbid sharing altogether or outside the organisation. 1Password Business works from the vault: thirteen separate vault permissions per group, plus team policies for two-factor, locations and app versions. Keeper suits rule-by-role governance; 1Password suits access managed vault by vault.
Depends on the buyer
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Quoted price versus real price
Keeper lists Business Starter at $2, Business at $4 and Enterprise at $6 per user per month, billed annually; SSO and SCIM need Enterprise, and BreachWatch, Secrets Manager and advanced reporting are add-ons. 1Password Business is $8.99 USD per user with SSO, provisioning and reports in the plan. Keeper is cheaper on paper; 1Password is the easier bill to predict.
Depends on the buyer
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Secrets for engineers
1Password documents a CLI, SDKs for Go, JavaScript and Python, service accounts, SSH key handling with commit signing, and CI/CD integrations. Keeper Secrets Manager offers SDKs and pulls secrets into pipelines such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions, and appears on Keeper's add-on list with custom pricing. Both serve engineering teams; ask Keeper for the add-on quote before comparing totals.
Depends on the buyer
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Whether employees keep using it
1Password is the manager people are still using after the first month, and for a security product that is the measure that counts most. Keeper's admin console is polished and its strength is governance, but in our assessment its everyday experience is not the reason buyers choose it. Where the rollout depends on willing users, 1Password is ahead.
Edge: 1Password
When neither fits
If the review requires source code that can be read, neither is the answer: Bitwarden publishes both client and server code and lists Teams at $4 per user per month. A team of about ten wanting a simple hosted vault with a plain admin view can also look at NordPass, which sells a ten-user Teams pack.
1Password or Keeper: questions
4 answersIs Keeper more expensive than 1Password?
Not at list price. Keeper's plans run from $2 to $6 per user per month, billed annually, against $8.99 USD for 1Password Business. Keeper sells BreachWatch, Secrets Manager and advanced reporting as add-ons, several with custom pricing, so the gap narrows once those are included.
Do 1Password and Keeper both handle secrets for developers?
Yes. 1Password documents a CLI, SDKs for Go, JavaScript and Python, service accounts, SSH key management and CI/CD integrations. Keeper Secrets Manager provides SDKs and integrations for pipelines such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions, and is listed among Keeper's add-ons with custom pricing.
Which is better for compliance, 1Password or Keeper?
Keeper. It lists FedRAMP High and GovRAMP authorisation, SOC 2 Type 2, three ISO certifications, FIPS 140-3 validation and PCI DSS Level 1. 1Password's security page cites SOC 2 Type 2; its security argument is architectural, a Secret Key that never reaches its servers.
Where do Keeper and 1Password store the vault?
Keeper lets customers choose a primary region from the United States, a US government cloud, Europe, Australia, Japan and Canada, with data isolated per region. 1Password's pricing page says data is stored in the region matching the currency you sign up in.
Sources
Checked 30 September 2026- Keeper security page: Keeper certification list and hosting regions.
- 1Password security page: 1Password SOC 2 Type 2 and Secret Key.
- Keeper documentation: roles and enforcement: thirteen enforcement policy categories and sharing restrictions by role.
- 1Password support: Business features: thirteen vault permissions, policies, SSO and SCIM in Business.
- Keeper business pricing page: Keeper plan prices and SSO and SCIM in Enterprise.
- Keeper business add-ons page: BreachWatch, Secrets Manager and reporting as add-ons.
- 1Password business pricing page: 1Password Business and Starter Pack prices, data region note.
- 1Password developer documentation: 1Password CLI, SDKs, service accounts, SSH and CI/CD.
- Keeper documentation: Secrets Manager: Keeper Secrets Manager SDKs and CI/CD integrations.