1Password vs Bitwarden
Based on our analysis, Bitwarden is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | 1Password | Bitwarden |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | B · 74/100 | B+ · 79/100 |
| What they collect | Mixed (78) | Mixed (76) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (65) | Mixed (73) |
| What you can do | Mixed (73) | Mixed (77) |
| What they promise | Mixed (76) | Mixed (78) |
1Password can never read your saved passwords — they're end-to-end encrypted and even 1Password holds no keys — but outside the vault, the company collects substantial usage and diagnostic data, shares information with advertising partners in ways that may legally count as a data sale, and applies vague retention language to everything that isn't your vault content.
View full analysis →Bitwarden is an open source password manager that encrypts your vault on-device so it cannot read your passwords — but it uses Google Analytics on both the website and service, is a US company subject to FTC jurisdiction and government requests, collects meaningful amounts of administrative data for marketing and product improvement, and uses legitimate interest as a legal basis for several secondary data uses.
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