- Is 1Password free? The full answer
- What’s in the free plan (and what isn’t)
- Where the free plan ends
- What you pay after the free plan
- Coupons, discounts and extended trials
- How to create the free account (short version)
- U.S. customer card
- Free alternatives on this site
- Is the free plan worth starting with?
Quick answer: Only a 14-day trial — then you pay. As of 10/09/2026, 1Password has no free plan. The trial asked for no card, and if it ends without one the account turns read-only instead of charging you. After that, Individual costs $47.88 a year plus sales tax, or $4.99 a month.
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Is 1Password free? The full answer
No. 1Password sells two personal plans, Individual and Families, and both come with a 14-day trial instead of a free tier. I started the Individual trial on 10/09/2026. The sign-up asked for a name and an email address, sent a 6-digit code to the email, and then had me set an account password of 10 or more characters. It didn’t ask for a card, a phone number, or an address.
The first charge can only happen if you add a payment method under Billing. The checkout window I opened said the trial ends on October 23, 2026 and that I “won’t be billed until then.” With no card on file, the account doesn’t bill at all. It turns read-only.
What’s in the free plan (and what isn’t)
There is no free plan, so this table compares the 14-day trial with the paid Individual plan. It’s based on my trial account and the Billing page inside it on 10/09/2026.
| Feature | 14-day trial | Individual, $47.88/year |
|---|---|---|
| Vaults, logins, passkeys, cards, notes | Yes, no item limit seen | Yes |
| Devices | Unlimited, per the plans page | Unlimited |
| Browser extension and apps | Yes | Yes |
| Password generator | Yes, in the web app | Yes |
| Watchtower breach and weak-password alerts | Yes, score shown on day one | Yes |
| Secure sharing of items | Yes, per the plans page | Yes |
| Storage | 1 GB per user | 1 GB per user |
| Support | “24/7 support,” email and form | Same |
| Card needed | No | Yes, after the trial |
| What stops | Editing and adding items after day 14 | Nothing while you pay |
Inside the trial I found no locked features. The home page shows a banner with the days left and an “Add payment details” link, and the web app lists the Starter Kit items, a Watchtower score, and the import tool.
Where the free plan ends
The wall is time, not features. On day 15 without a payment method, the account freezes. The checkout window spells it out: “If your trial ends before you add a payment method, you will only be able to access your data in read-only mode.”
1Password’s help center describes a frozen account the same way (published 08/03/2026): you can still view all your items and copy passwords, but you can’t add items, edit them, or fill them in your browser. To unfreeze it, you subscribe under Billing. I didn’t wait for my trial to end, so I didn’t see the frozen state myself.
What you pay after the free plan
- Individual: $47.88 a year, or $4.99 month to month.
- Families: $71.88 a year for 5 people, or $7.99 month to month.
- Tax: plus sales tax — varies by state. With a New York ZIP, my checkout showed $52.13 a year.
- Renewal: the terms say the subscription renews “under the same conditions” unless you cancel. No separate renewal figure is printed.
Prices verified on 10/09/2026 on 1Password’s site. The full table, the tax line, and the cancel steps are on the 1Password pricing and plans page.
Coupons, discounts and extended trials
On 10/09/2026, 1Password’s public pricing page showed Individual at $2.99 a month and Families at $4.49 a month, billed yearly, with the regular $3.99 and $5.99 crossed out. The footnote limits the offer to new customers who subscribe directly on 1Password.com, for the first year with annual billing, and excludes the App Store and Google Play.
I couldn’t verify that price in a checkout. The Billing page inside my trial account listed Individual at $47.88 and Families at $71.88, which are the regular prices, and the checkout window had no promo code field. So I don’t list the $2.99 price as something you’ll pay. If the offer matters to you, check the price on the subscribe screen before you add a card.
Other things I found on 1Password’s site that day, none of them tested in checkout: a “For Students” page in the footer, gift cards that can be applied under Billing, and ACH bank payment for U.S. accounts. The trial itself is 14 days with no extension offered on the pricing page.
How to create the free account (short version)
- Open 1Password’s sign-up page and skip the two prompts to install the browser extension, or install it later.
- Enter your name and email address, then type the 6-digit code from the email.
- Set an account password of 10 or more characters. 1Password says it cannot recover it for you.
- Click “Generate Secret Key” and save the Emergency Kit PDF. You can’t continue without saving it.
The full walk-through with screenshots is on the how to use 1Password page.
U.S. customer card
| 1. What you'll actually pay at checkout | Total with tax before a card: $52.13 a year for New York (8.875%), charged from the day the trial ends. No separate renewal figure; the $2.99 first-year promo from the public page didn’t appear inside the trial account details → |
|---|---|
| 2. What's in the plan (and what isn't) | Individual $47.88/yr: unlimited devices, 1 GB storage, Watchtower, Travel Mode. Families $71.88/yr for 5 people. No free plan; the 14-day trial needs no card and turns read-only if it ends without a payment method details → |
| 3. How to cancel and get a refund | Billing → Cancel subscription; active to the end of the term, then frozen read-only. No refunds for past charges or unused time (help center); a trial just ends details → |
| 4. What personal data they ask for — and how to delete it | Name, email and an account password; no card, phone or address for the trial. Delete in Manage Account, 30 days to restore. The usage-analytics switch was on by default in the web app details → |
| 5. Who can sign up (U.S. only, state limits, age) | Sold worldwide; data stored in the US, Canada or EU region you pick at sign-up. Terms under Ontario law with arbitration in Toronto; no minimum age stated details → |
| 6. Support: channels and hours (ET) | Email, contact form, chatbot and a community forum; “24/7 support” on the plans page. Our email at 5:03 a.m. ET got an auto-reply with a ticket number in seconds; a person’s reply is pending details → |
| 7. What we saw inside the account | Web app with vaults, a password generator, Watchtower (score 1000 on a new account) and import from 15 sources; export only in the desktop and mobile apps details → |
Free alternatives on this site
If you want a plan that stays free, Bitwarden’s free tier has unlimited devices and passwords, and Proton Pass has a free plan too. Neither is reviewed on this site yet. Our password generator makes a strong password without any account, and what a password manager is explains what the free browser managers from Google and Apple already cover. The full 1Password review covers the vault, Watchtower, and support in detail.
Is the free plan worth starting with?
Yes, if you want two weeks with the real product and no card on file. The trial asked for a name, an email, and a password, nothing more, and ends in read-only mode rather than a charge. Start it only if $47.88 a year plus tax is a price you’d pay, because there’s no free plan to fall back to.
What we checked
- Test account: 14-day Individual trial opened 10/09/2026 — name, email, email code and an account password asked, no card. Home, Billing, checkout window and the web app captured the same day
- Checkout: went to the payment step for Individual yearly on 10/09/2026 — $47.88 plus tax; with a New York ZIP the total showed $52.13; no card entered
- Coupons: the public page's $2.99 first-year offer compared with the trial account's checkout on 10/09/2026 — not applied there; no code field found
- Vendor pages: personal pricing, refund policy, frozen-account and terms-of-service pages — captured 10/09/2026
- Not checked: the trial's end on 10/23/2026 and what the read-only account looks like
FAQ
Is 1Password free?
No. As of 10/09/2026, 1Password has no free plan. It offers a 14-day trial of the Individual or Families plan, and the trial asked for no card when I signed up. After 14 days you pay $47.88 a year plus tax, or the account turns read-only.
Do I need a credit card to sign up for 1Password?
No. The sign-up on 10/09/2026 asked for a name, an email address, a 6-digit email code and an account password, then generated a Secret Key. The card field only appears under Billing when you choose to subscribe.
What does the 1Password trial include?
The full plan for 14 days: unlimited devices, the browser extension and apps, the password generator, Watchtower alerts, and 1 GB of storage. My trial account on 10/09/2026 showed no locked features and a banner counting down the days.
What happens when the 1Password trial ends?
If you haven't added a payment method, the account becomes read-only: the checkout window says you “will only be able to access your data in read-only mode.” You can still view and copy items, but not add or edit them. Nothing is charged.
How much does 1Password cost after the trial?
Individual is $47.88 a year plus sales tax, or $4.99 month to month. Families is $71.88 a year for 5 people. Prices verified on 10/09/2026 on 1Password's site. The renewal terms and cancel steps are on the 1Password pricing page.
Is there a 1Password coupon or promo code?
I couldn't verify one in checkout on 10/09/2026. The public pricing page advertised $2.99 a month for the first year to new customers who subscribe directly on 1Password.com, but the checkout inside my trial account showed the regular $47.88. There was no promo code field.