# 1Password vs LastPass for teams

- Published: 2021-04-21
- URL: https://notes.webutvikling.org/1password-vs-lastpass-for-teams
- Tags: security, 1password, LastPass

_Unless you have got special needs, choose 1Password as your team password manager. It just works, bug free – and their users love them._

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### Intro

At work, we're in a situation where we want a password manager for ~70 people. Previously, we've set up
[Passbolt Community](https://www.passbolt.com/pricing/pro), which has worked great for tech. And it's free! However, it's not quite polished enough to be adopted
by everyone – there's no mobile app, and the vibe over it that scares away every other non-technical person.

In this review, we considered 1Password Team, 1Password Business, LastPass Team, LastPass Enterprise, LastPass Identity.

_Passbolt Cloud is not included, though it was considered but quickly disgarded._

### Summary

1Password and LastPass are both good options to gain practical and secure control over your passwords.
Their prices ranges from ~3.5EUR to 7.5EUR a month per user, depending on what features you need.
1Password is a tad cheaper, while LastPass has some extra advanced features.

1Password stands out in user friendliness, and support. The [reviews from users](https://www.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/hc4ih7/considering_leaving_LastPass_1password_vs/) that have tried both,
[unanimously prefer 1Password](https://www.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/lsd5j6/1password_vs_LastPass/).

> Skip LastPass. It's easily the worst major pw manager out there

> Long time LP premium, then Families user. Android autofill has always been spotty, at best. Installed the trial 1P then upgraded to the Family plan. Everything that I have done, whether I had to dig to figure it out (my brain is slower than normal these days) or it was intuitive, EVERY SINGLE THING WORKS BETTER FOR ME NOW.

> I used LastPass for a few years, originally paid for it back when you had to for mobile sync and then stopped paying for it when they added it to the free plan. I left LastPass a little over a year ago for 1Password and have never looked back.

I did not find anyone recommending LastPass over 1Password, which aligns well with my personal experience (I've tried my best to stay unbiased.)

### Criterias

#### Price

Price obviously matters. 5EUR per user per month, quickly becomes several thousand euros per year.

#### Does it have a mobile application?

We need passwords while we're outside of the office, not necessarily near a computer.
All candidates had this, so it's excluded in the summaries below.

#### User friendliness

UX is very important for security. Many people are relaxed when it comes to passwords.
If it's easier to put a note with the password next to your screen, many will.
We'll consider

- App ratings: what ratings are given to the apps in the App store / Play store
- Biometric login: Can we use our fingerprint instead of an long password?
- Forum reviews: What are people saying online

#### Offboarding a user

Can a super-admin role easily add and remove a user from the system?

#### Are we warned of breaches?

If Dropbox has a breach, will our password manager know and warn us about that for our Dropbox password?

#### Auditing

Can we audit who has done what? Especially: who used that password at a given hour or day if something goes wrong.

#### Can we have federated login / provision users?

Could we automatically invite and remove users based on who got an email in our Gsuite?

#### Can we give groups access to "folders" of passwords?

All candidates had the ability to create "password folders", which one could manually invite certain users to.
But in a large organization, this can become a bit of a hassle: for each on- and offboarding,
we would have to add them to every single "password folder" they belong to.

Is there a way to add new users to group X, and give group X access to folders A, B and C?

## Candidates

### [1Password Team](https://1password.com/teams/)

- **Price**: [<span style="color: green">3.31EUR (3.99USD)</span>](https://1password.com/teams/pricing/)
- **App ratings (ios/android)**: [<span style="color: green">4.4</span>](https://apps.apple.com/app/1password-password-manager/id568903335) / [<span style="color: green">4.2</span>](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agilebits.onepassword)
- **Biometric login**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.1password.com/android-biometric-unlock/)
- **Reviews**: [<span style="color: green">Great</span>](https://www.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/lsd5j6/1password_vs_LastPass/)
- **Offboarding**: [<span style="color: green">Easy</span>](https://support.1password.com/add-remove-team-members/)
- **Warned of breaches**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://watchtower.1password.com/)
- **Auditing**: [<span style="color: orange">No, Business plan only</span>](https://support.1password.com/activity-log/)
- **Folders**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.1password.com/create-share-vaults-teams/)
- **Group management**: [<span style="color: orange">No, Business plan only</span>](https://support.1password.com/custom-groups/)

### [1Password Business](https://1password.com/business/)

- **Price**: [<span style="color: orange">6.62EUR (7.99USD)</span>](https://1password.com/teams/pricing/)
- **App ratings (ios/android)**: [<span style="color: green">4.4</span>](https://apps.apple.com/app/1password-password-manager/id568903335) / [<span style="color: green">4.2</span>](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agilebits.onepassword)
- **Biometric login**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.1password.com/android-biometric-unlock/)
- **Reviews**: [<span style="color: green">Great</span>](https://www.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/lsd5j6/1password_vs_LastPass/)
- **Offboarding**: [<span style="color: green">Easy</span>](https://support.1password.com/add-remove-team-members/)
- **Warned of breaches**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://watchtower.1password.com/)
- **Auditing**: [<span style="color: orange">Yes, but not for individual uses</span>](https://support.1password.com/activity-log/)
- **Folders**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.1password.com/create-share-vaults-teams/)
- **Group management**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.1password.com/custom-groups/)

### [Lastpass Teams](https://www.lastpass.com/pricing)

- **Price**: [<span style="color: green">3.90EUR</span>](https://www.lastpass.com/pricing)
- **App ratings (ios/android)**: [<span style="color: green">4.4</span>](https://apps.apple.com/app/id324613447) / [<span style="color: orange">3.2</span>](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lastpass.lpandroid&hl=en)
- **Biometric login**: [<span style="color: orange">No, Identity only?\*</span>](https://www.lastpass.com/pricing)
- **Reviews**: [<span style="color: orange">Mixed</span>](https://www.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/lsd5j6/1password_vs_LastPass/)
- **Offboarding**: [<span style="color: green">Easy</span>](https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/terminate-users-from-lastpass-teams)
- **Warned of breaches**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://www.lastpass.com/solutions/dark-web-monitoring)
- **Auditing**: [<span style="color: orange">No, Enterprise+ only</span>](https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/generate-enterprise-reports-lp010040)
- **Folders**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.1password.com/create-share-vaults-teams/)
- **Group management**: [<span style="color: orange">No, Enterprise+ only</span>](https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/add-and-manage-lastpass-enterprise-groups-lp010064)

_Biometric login info is hard to find. Their pricing info puts "Adaptive biometric authentication" at Identity package only (or MFA addon) ._

### [Lastpass Enterprise](https://www.lastpass.com/pricing)

- **Price**: [<span style="color: orange">5.70EUR</span>](https://www.lastpass.com/pricing)
- **App ratings (ios/android)**: [<span style="color: green">4.4</span>](https://apps.apple.com/app/id324613447) / [<span style="color: orange">3.2</span>](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lastpass.lpandroid&hl=en)
- **Biometric login**: [<span style="color: orange">No, Identity only?\*</span>](https://www.lastpass.com/pricing)
- **Reviews**: [<span style="color: orange">Mixed</span>](https://www.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/lsd5j6/1password_vs_LastPass/)
- **Offboarding**: [<span style="color: green">Easy</span>](https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/terminate-users-from-lastpass-teams)
- **Warned of breaches**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://www.lastpass.com/solutions/dark-web-monitoring)
- **Auditing**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/generate-enterprise-reports-lp010040)
- **Folders**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.1password.com/create-share-vaults-teams/)
- **Group management**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/add-and-manage-lastpass-enterprise-groups-lp010064)

_Biometric login info is hard to find. Their pricing info puts "Adaptive biometric authentication" at Identity package only (or MFA addon) ._

### [Lastpass Identity](https://www.lastpass.com/pricing)

- **Price**: [<span style="color: red">7.50EUR</span>](https://www.lastpass.com/pricing)
- **App ratings (ios/android)**: [<span style="color: green">4.4</span>](https://apps.apple.com/app/id324613447) / [<span style="color: orange">3.2</span>](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lastpass.lpandroid&hl=en)
- **Biometric login**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://www.lastpass.com/pricing)
- **Reviews**: [<span style="color: orange">Mixed</span>](https://www.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/lsd5j6/1password_vs_LastPass/)
- **Offboarding**: [<span style="color: green">Easy</span>](https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/terminate-users-from-lastpass-teams)
- **Warned of breaches**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://www.lastpass.com/solutions/dark-web-monitoring)
- **Auditing**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/generate-enterprise-reports-lp010040)
- **Folders**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.1password.com/create-share-vaults-teams/)
- **Group management**: [<span style="color: green">Yes</span>](https://support.logmeininc.com/lastpass/help/add-and-manage-lastpass-enterprise-groups-lp010064)