1Password vs Tailscale 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
Personal
- Unlimited user devices
- Up to 6 users
- Up to 3 ACL groups
- Up to 50 tagged resources to start
- 1,000 mins per month for ephemeral resources
- Access nearly all of Tailscale's features
- Try SSH and Kubernetes features
Standard
- Unlimited users
- Deploy users and groups with SCIM
- Up to 10 ACL groups
- 1,000 mins per month for ephemeral resources
- Configure Tailscale with MDM tools
- Device posture integrations with MDM, EDR, XDR
- Advanced user roles for billing, IT, auditors, and more
Premium
Popular- Up to 300 ACL groups
- 10,000 mins per month for ephemeral resources
- Just-in-time access to resources
- Advanced Tailscale SSH
- Network flow logs
- Log streaming
- Regional routing and traffic steering
- Priority support
Enterprise
- Custom device quantities and limits
- Solutions Engineer consultation and implementation assistance
- Custom MSA & SLAs
- Premium support with dedicated professional services
- Custom pricing and bundling to meet your organization's needs and budget
- Pay by invoice
1Password vs Tailscale FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- 1Password starts lower at $3/mo, compared to $8/mo for Tailscale.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Tailscale has a free plan. 1Password doesn't — though they do offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. 1Password uses hybrid pricing, while Tailscale 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. Tailscale: Tailscale sits in the mid-market sweet spot — cheaper than traditional enterprise VPN solutions and zero-trust vendors like Zscaler, but priced above scrappier open-source alternatives like Headscale. They're clearly targeting dev-forward teams and mid-size companies who want enterprise-grade networking without the enterprise procurement nightmare.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for 1Password and Tailscale and let you know when something moves.