Bitwarden
Password managers
Identity management software
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What is Bitwarden
Bitwarden is a password manager used to store, generate, and share credentials and other sensitive items across devices. It supports individual users and organizations that need centralized vault management, secure sharing, and administrative controls. The product offers cloud-hosted and self-hosted deployment options and provides open-source client applications with third-party security assessments published by the vendor.
Flexible hosting and deployment
Bitwarden supports vendor-hosted cloud service as well as self-hosting for organizations with data residency or internal control requirements. This flexibility can simplify adoption across different security and compliance postures. It also provides options for single-tenant-style control via self-managed infrastructure while keeping the same end-user experience.
Strong admin and sharing controls
Business plans include organization vaults, collections, role-based access controls, and shared items to manage team access. Administrative features such as user provisioning options, policy enforcement, and event/audit capabilities support operational oversight. These controls align with common enterprise password-management needs beyond individual vault use.
Broad client and integration coverage
Bitwarden offers desktop, mobile, web, and browser extension clients to support common user workflows. It integrates with SSO and directory services in business tiers and supports standard authentication methods such as MFA. This coverage reduces friction for mixed-device environments and distributed teams.
Limited IAM depth beyond vault
While Bitwarden includes SSO, provisioning, and access policies, it is primarily a credential vault rather than a full identity governance or privileged access management suite. Organizations needing advanced lifecycle governance, fine-grained entitlement reviews, or broader identity security controls may require additional tooling. Its identity-management capabilities are therefore narrower than dedicated IAM platforms.
Self-hosting adds operational burden
Running Bitwarden on-premises/self-managed requires maintaining infrastructure, backups, updates, and monitoring. This can increase total administrative effort compared with fully managed services. Misconfiguration or delayed patching can also introduce avoidable security and availability risks.
Some features gated by tiers
Capabilities such as certain SSO/provisioning options, advanced reporting, and enterprise policy controls depend on the selected plan. This can complicate standardization if different teams require different feature sets. Buyers may need to validate which administrative and compliance features are included before rollout.
Plan & Pricing
Personal plans
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free (Individual) | $0 — Free forever | Unlimited devices, passkey management, core password-manager functions, share vault items with one other user. |
| Premium (Individual) | $1.65 per month (billed annually at $19.80/year) | Integrated authenticator (TOTP), encrypted file attachments (5 GB personal), emergency access, vault health reports, phishing blocker, priority support, other premium security features. |
| Families (Organization – up to 6 users) | $3.99 per month (billed annually at $47.88/year) | Up to 6 premium accounts, unlimited sharing, unlimited collections, organization storage; Families organizations are billed annually. |
Business plans
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Teams | $4 per user/month (billed annually) — or $5 per user/month (billed monthly) | All Premium features for enrolled users plus secure sharing, event logs, directory sync, SCIM provisioning, API access, unlimited users (billed per-user). New Teams orgs include a 7‑day free trial. |
| Enterprise | $6 per user/month (billed annually) — or $7 per user/month (billed monthly) | All Teams features plus SSO integration, enterprise policies, account recovery, self-host option, Access Intelligence risk remediation, free Families plan for users. New Enterprise orgs include a 7‑day free trial. |
| Request a quote (Large deployments) | Custom / Contact sales | For very large organizations (hundreds/thousands of seats) — contact Bitwarden sales for custom quoting. |
Notes & add‑ons:
- Paid organizations (Families, Teams, Enterprise) include 5 GB of encrypted storage for attachments; additional storage is available at $0.33 per GB per month.
- Pricing shown in USD and (unless otherwise noted) is based on annual billing.
- New Families, Teams, and Enterprise organizations have a 7‑day free trial built in (no charge until trial ends).
Seller details
Bitwarden Inc.
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
2016
Private
https://bitwarden.com/
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