1Password vs NordLayer Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Individual
- Generate passwords securely
- Autosave and autofill credentials
- Share items securely with anyone
- Use on all of your devices
- Get alerts for weak or compromised credentials
Families
- Invite up to 5 family members
- Share unlimited vaults
- Manage access with simple admin controls
Teams Starter Pack
- Add up to 10 additional seats at per member pricing
- Share passwords and sensitive data
- Stay informed with actionable security alerts
- Assign access with role-based permissions
- Build securely with 1Password Developer tools
- Get help with friendly support and onboarding resources
Business
- Integrate with Okta, Entra ID, OneLogin, Duo, and more
- Collaborate securely with role-based vault sharing and permissions.
- Strengthen security hygiene with Watchtower alerts
Lite
- Server performance
- Shared Gateway locations
- Session Duration Controls
- Download Protection
- Web Protection
- VPN protocol variety
- NordLynx VPN protocol
- Multi-platform app support
- Devices per license
- Multi-factor authentication
- Always On VPN
- Auto-connect
- SSO
- Activity monitoring reports
- Dashboards
- Built-in integrations
- Custom integrations
- 24/7 tech-minded live chat/email support
Core
Popular- Server performance
- Shared Gateway locations
- Virtual Private Gateway locations
- Server with Dedicated IP
- IP allowlisting
- Session Duration Controls
- IP-based split tunneling
- Download Protection
- Web Protection
- VPN protocol variety
- NordLynx VPN protocol
- DNS Filtering by category
- Custom DNS
- Application Blocker
- Multi-platform app support
- Devices per license
- Manual configuration
- Multi-factor authentication
- Biometrics
- Always On VPN
- Auto-connect
- SSO
- Activity monitoring reports
- Device posture monitoring
- Dashboards
- Built-in integrations
- Custom integrations
- 24/7 tech-minded live chat/email support
- Dedicated account manager
Premium
- Server performance
- Shared Gateway locations
- Virtual Private Gateway locations
- Server with Dedicated IP
- IP allowlisting
- Cloud Firewall (FWaaS)
- Device Posture Security
- Session Duration Controls
- IP-based split tunneling
- Download Protection
- Web Protection
- VPN protocol variety
- NordLynx VPN protocol
- DNS Filtering by category
- Custom DNS
- Application Blocker
- URL-based split tunneling (Browser Extension only)
- Multi-platform app support
- Devices per license
- Manual configuration
- Site-to-Site connector
- Cloud LAN
- Browser Extension
- Multi-factor authentication
- Biometrics
- Always On VPN
- Auto-connect
- SSO
- User provisioning
- Activity monitoring reports
- Device posture monitoring
- Dashboards
- Built-in integrations
- Custom integrations
- 24/7 tech-minded live chat/email support
- Dedicated account manager
Enterprise offer
- Server performance
- Shared Gateway locations
- Virtual Private Gateway locations
- Server with Dedicated IP
- IP allowlisting
- Cloud Firewall (FWaaS)
- Device Posture Security
- Session Duration Controls
- IP-based split tunneling
- Download Protection
- Web Protection
- VPN protocol variety
- NordLynx VPN protocol
- DNS Filtering by category
- Custom DNS
- Application Blocker
- URL-based split tunneling (Browser Extension only)
- Multi-platform app support
- Devices per license
- Manual configuration
- Site-to-Site connector
- Cloud LAN
- Browser Extension
- Multi-factor authentication
- Biometrics
- Always On VPN
- Auto-connect
- SSO
- User provisioning
- Activity monitoring reports
- Device posture monitoring
- Dashboards
- Built-in integrations
- Custom integrations
- 24/7 tech-minded live chat/email support
- Dedicated account manager
- Technical solution architect
1Password vs NordLayer FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- 1Password starts lower at $3/mo, compared to $6/mo for NordLayer.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Neither has a free plan. But 1Password and NordLayer offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. 1Password uses hybrid pricing, while NordLayer goes with per-seat. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. 1Password: 1Password sits in the mid-to-premium range for password managers — more expensive than Bitwarden (which has a generous free tier) but competitive with Dashlane and LastPass at the business level. They're not chasing the budget buyer; the no-free-plan stance signals they're targeting users who associate price with trustworthiness in a security product. NordLayer: At $8–$14/user/month they're sitting in the mid-market lane, undercutting Zscaler and Perimeter 81 but not trying to be the cheapest option in the room. The $6/user Enterprise floor signals they're actively hunting larger deals and willing to compress margin to win volume.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for 1Password and NordLayer and let you know when something moves.