Price: Budget Champion vs. Premium Pricing
RoboForm is incredibly hard to beat on price. At $2.49 per month, the app is far less expensive than 1Password ($4.99 per month), and even includes a totally free service plan for a single device. RoboForm Family subscription costs $47.75 annually and includes access for five accounts, data breach monitoring, emergency access, local-only mode, and priority support.
After a recent price hike, 1Password's personal plan is more expensive than RoboForm's Family plan. 1Password’s personal plan costs $47.88 annually, and a Family plan costs $71.88 per year and includes five licenses. 1Password doesn't offer a permanently free version, but you can try it with a 14-day free trial.
Winner: RoboForm
Data Storage: Flexible Control vs. Cloud-First Simplicity
If you're worried about data breaches, I recommend seeking a password manager that offers diverse vault storage options. 1Password discontinued its local, standalone vault option a few years ago. Most of the app's functions are still performed locally on your device, though your data will still sync across devices using 1Password's servers.
RoboForm lets you choose to keep your data on the company's cloud servers or on your device or computer. To enable local storage, turn off the Automatic Sync feature in the RoboForm app. RoboForm gives customers a choice when it comes to storing and syncing important password data, so that gives them the win in this category, too.
Winner: RoboForm
Core Features: Practical Tools vs. Polished Experience
In addition to the core password management functions, RoboForm's subscriptions include high-quality standard features like emergency access, passkey support, sharing rights, and customer support via email, live chat, and phone. RoboForm offers beginner-friendly apps, but you can't store file attachments in your RoboForm vault, which could be a drawback if you're managing a family vault.
(Credit: RoboForm/1Password/PCMag)To compare, 1Password's personal plans include 1GB of encrypted storage and the ability to create and store notes, identities, passkeys, and payment cards, along with email support for personal account customers. 1Password's best standard feature is the ultra-easy sharing system, though. You can share time-sensitive links to items in your 1Password vault with anyone, even non-subscribers.
Winner: 1Password
Security Extras: Smart Monitoring vs. Advanced Protection Perks
Both apps offer data breach report monitoring and phishing alerts. 1Password's Watchtower feature flags old, weak, and reused passwords, and the company also offers temporary email address generation, but access to these features requires an additional monthly fee of $6. The feature is a collaboration with Fastmail, but you can switch masked emails on and off within 1Password's apps. All said, my favorite 1Password feature is Travel Mode. The setting hides your vaults, so if you're in another country or trying to get back across the US border and an agent takes your phone, they can't access your passwords.
(Credit: 1Password/RoboForm/PCMag)In addition to the aforementioned phishing alerts, RoboForm's Security Center lets you improve your password hygiene by identifying duplicate or weak passwords in your vault. The two apps are pretty evenly matched here, but 1Password's step toward providing seamless temporary email address generation via FastMail gives it the win.
Winner: 1Password
Business Plans: Cost Efficiency vs. Enterprise Integrations
RoboForm's Business plan is just $39.96 per user per year, while 1Password's Business plan is an eye-watering $95.88 per user per year. The RoboForm plan includes activity logs, dark web monitoring and alerts, password hygiene reports, password sharing, role-based access control, single sign-on (SSO) integration, customizable security policies, and other business-focused features. RoboForm also offers enterprise-level password management for large businesses.
1Password's business plan is expensive, but small business owners can save money by purchasing a 1Password Teams Starter Pack ($24.95 per month for up to 10 users), which includes many of the features of the premium business password manager, such as vault sharing and access to Watchtower. 1Password Business accounts include integrations with popular software such as Azure AD, Google Workspace, and Okta, as well as Guest Accounts, which are helpful if your company needs to temporarily share passwords with contractors, consultants, or other non-employees. Guest Accounts can only access a single vault at a time.
If you're looking for an inexpensive password management solution with SSO integration, RoboForm is the better option. 1Password's Teams Starter Pack is tempting, but it doesn't include SSO options.
Winner: RoboForm