Free
Free
per user per month
Best for: Individuals and two-person sharing
- Core password manager
- free organization for 2 users and 2 collections
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Bitwarden pricing in 2026: Teams vs Enterprise and what 50 users pay
Every Bitwarden plan in plain numbers, which plan needs SSO, and how unassigned seats quietly inflate the bill.
The short answer
Bitwarden Teams costs USD 4 and Enterprise USD 6 per user per month billed annually, with a free plan for individuals and two-person organizations. Families is USD 3.99 a month for up to 6 users. A 50-person team pays USD 2,400 a year on Teams or USD 3,600 on Enterprise at list price.
- Cheapest paid business optionTeams at USD 4 per user per month, billed annually.
- What SSO requiresEnterprise at USD 6, for login with SSO and enterprise policies.
- Biggest hidden costSeats auto-scale when users are invited and stay billed until removed.
- Best way to saveSet a seat limit and remove unassigned seats before renewal.
Written by Procurement VMS Editorial Team · Reviewed by Michael, Procurement Advisor Expert · Price data dated · 9 minute read
Bitwarden plans and prices
Bitwarden is one of the cheapest business password managers, and its prices are short and public. The real cost questions are which plan your security team will accept, and how many seats you are paying for once invitations, leavers and unassigned licenses pile up.
This guide prices Free, Teams, Enterprise and Families from Bitwarden's official pricing page and help docs, then shows where the bill grows.
Prices below were recorded on 12 October 2026. The headline figure is the lowest price you can get for that plan. Check the official page before you buy, because vendors change prices without notice.
Teams
USD4
per user per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly: Not published
Best for: Small and midsize teams sharing credentials
- Unlimited users and collections
- secure sharing
- event logs
- directory sync
- SCIM provisioning
- 5GB per user
Enterprise
USD6
per user per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly: Not published
Best for: Companies with SSO and policy requirements
- Teams plus login with SSO
- enterprise policies
- account recovery
- self-hosting
- Access Intelligence
- free Families plan for every user
Families
USD3.99
per user per month, billed yearly
Billed monthly: Annual only
Best for: Households or very small groups up to 6 people
- USD 47.88 a year flat for up to 6 premium accounts
- unlimited sharing
- 5GB per user plus 5GB shared
How billing works
Bitwarden lists Teams at USD 4 and Enterprise at USD 6 per user per month, based on an annual subscription and excluding tax. Help docs say monthly billing is available, but no monthly price is published. On cloud Teams and Enterprise, inviting users automatically adds billed seats unless an admin sets a seat limit. On annual plans, added seats are charged a prorated amount immediately, and seats are never removed automatically: unassigned seats stay billed until an owner reduces them.
The tier trap
Login with SSO, enterprise policies and account recovery are Enterprise only, so a security requirement for identity-provider login moves every user from USD 4 to USD 6 a month, a 50% increase.
Read this first. Teams USD 4, Enterprise USD 6 (per user per month, billed annually), Premium USD 19.80 a year and Families USD 47.88 a year were read on bitwarden.com/pricing on 12 October 2026. Help docs say Teams and Enterprise can be billed monthly, but no monthly price is published. A page banner promotes a 14-day trial, so confirm it per plan. The January 2026 Premium and Families price rise is from AlternativeTo, not Bitwarden. 1Password Business (USD 8.99) is taken from a prior check, and sources conflict (USD 7.99 against USD 8.99). Keeper (USD 2 Business Starter) and Proton Pass (USD 1.99 Essentials) prices are from third-party reviews.
Bitwarden cost calculator
Move the slider to see what each plan costs at your size. The figures use the list prices on this page and leave out tax, add-ons and any discount you negotiate.
What 50 users cost on Teams, on Enterprise and with 10 unassigned seats
Fifty users shows what SSO adds, and what unassigned seats cost when nobody trims the count.
| Scenario | Cost per year | Against the headline |
|---|---|---|
| Teams, billed annually (50 users) | USD2,400 | Headline price |
| SSO required, so Enterprise annually (50 users) | USD3,600 | +USD 1,200 |
| Enterprise with 10 unassigned seats still billed (60 seats) | USD4,320 | +USD 1,920 |
What each Bitwarden plan includes
Compare the plans side by side. Where a cell says Check page, the vendor's pricing page was not specific enough for us to fill it in.
| Feature | Free | Teams | Enterprise | Families |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Users | 2 (organization) | Unlimited | Unlimited | Up to 6 |
| Collections | 2 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Features we could not place by plan: Event logs and API access, Directory Connector and SCIM, Login with SSO, Enterprise policies and account recovery, Self-hosting, Free Families plan for members. Check the official page for which plan includes each one.
Which Bitwarden plan should you pick?
Free
Pick it if you are an individual or two people sharing a small set of passwords.
Teams
Pick it if a team needs shared collections, event logs and directory or SCIM provisioning.
Enterprise
Pick it if IT requires login with SSO, enterprise policies, account recovery or self-hosting.
Families
Pick it if up to 6 people need premium features and no business admin controls.
Our view
Bitwarden is one of the best-value password managers for business. Teams covers most small and midsize companies at USD 4 a user, and Enterprise is still cheap for SSO-driven organizations. The main risk is seat sprawl from auto-scaling, not the list price.
You may be overpaying if
You pay for unassigned seats, you moved to Enterprise without needing SSO or policies, or staff expense personal Premium plans that a company Enterprise plan would cover with free Families accounts.
How to pay less for Bitwarden
Set a seat limit
Bitwarden lets owners cap auto-scaling so invitations cannot silently add billed seats.
Remove unassigned seats
Reduce the seat count after offboarding. Removed seats are credited against the next charge.
Stay on Teams unless SSO is required
Enterprise's premium buys SSO, policies and self-hosting, so skip it if you do not need them.
Negotiate volume and term
Vendr reports 15% to 30% off list above 100 users and 10% to 20% lower per-user pricing on 2 to 3 year terms.
Bring competing quotes
Vendr reports 15% to 25% better pricing for buyers evaluating competitors.
Use the Families benefit
Enterprise includes free Families plans for members, so stop reimbursing personal plans.
What other buyers report
Vendr reports a median Bitwarden contract of USD 11,400 a year across 39 deals, ranging from USD 6,120 to USD 36,120 (February 2026). Source
Price changes we know of
- January 2026: Premium rose from USD 10 to USD 19.80 a year and Families from USD 40 to USD 47.88 a year, with existing subscribers notified 15 days before renewal (reported by AlternativeTo).
Renewal email you can copy
Fill in the brackets and send it about 90 days before the renewal date. It works best next to your renewal tracker.
Subject: Bitwarden renewal on [renewal date] Hi [account manager], Our Bitwarden [plan] subscription renews on [renewal date]. Over the last 90 days, [active users] of the [paid users] we pay for used it. We would like to renew with [target users] on a [term] term. Before we sign, please send: 1. The current list price and the price you are offering us, line by line. 2. The cap on any price increase at the next renewal. 3. The notice period if we want to cut users or move to another plan. We are comparing this against [alternative] and plan to decide by [decision date]. If you can offer [target discount] percent off list, or a lower price for a longer term, we are ready to talk this week. Thank you, [name] [company]
Free PDF and Excel
Bitwarden pricing sheet and cost model
A one page summary of every plan, plus an Excel model that adds up your own seat count.
- All plans and prices on one page
- Excel model with your seat count and yearly cost
- Renewal checklist and the email above, ready to edit
- Date of the price data and the source links
Bitwarden alternatives and what they cost
If this vendor does not fit, these are the closest options and what they charge.
| Alternative | Starting price | Pick it when |
|---|---|---|
| 1Password | USD8.99 per user per month (Business, annual) | Your team prefers 1Password's admin experience and can absorb a higher seat price Read our 1Password pricing guide |
| Keeper | USD2 per user per month (Business Starter, 5 to 10 users, annual) | A team of 5 to 10 wants the lowest entry seat price |
| Proton Pass | USD1.99 per user per month (Pass Essentials, annual) | A small team already uses Proton for email and storage |
Keeping Bitwarden spend under control
Seats are added by invitation and removed only by hand. Leavers keep a billed seat until an owner notices.
- Ask for the security documents up front. Request the security report, the data processing terms and the insurance certificate before you sign. See supplier onboarding.
- Score the vendor on risk, not only on price. A cheap tool with weak controls costs more after an incident. Use a vendor risk assessment template.
- Watch the renewal date. Security tools are often bought on multi-year terms. Put the notice date in a renewal tracker.
- Check the licence metric. Seats, devices and endpoints are counted differently by each vendor. Confirm which one you are paying for.
Bottom line. Start on Teams, move to Enterprise only when SSO or policies are required, and set a seat limit from day one. Remove unassigned seats before every renewal.
Bitwarden pricing questions
How much does Bitwarden cost per user?
Bitwarden Teams costs USD 4 per user per month and Enterprise USD 6 per user per month, billed annually and excluding tax. Bitwarden says monthly billing is available on business plans but does not publish a monthly price.
Is there a free version of Bitwarden?
Yes. Bitwarden's core password manager is free for individuals, and a free organization supports 2 users and 2 collections for sharing. Premium for one person costs USD 19.80 a year.
How much is Bitwarden Enterprise?
Bitwarden Enterprise costs USD 6 per user per month billed annually. It adds login with SSO, enterprise policies, account recovery, self-hosting and free Families plans for every member. Larger organizations can talk to sales for custom terms.
Can you get a discount on Bitwarden?
Yes, at volume. Vendr reports 15% to 30% off list for deployments above 100 users, 10% to 20% lower per-user pricing on 2 to 3 year contracts and 15% to 25% better pricing when buyers evaluate competitors.
Is Bitwarden billed monthly or annually?
Bitwarden's published business prices are based on annual billing. Help docs say Teams and Enterprise can also be billed monthly, but the monthly rate is not published. Families and Premium are billed annually.
What is the cheapest alternative to Bitwarden?
Proton Pass Essentials is about USD 1.99 per user per month billed annually, and Keeper Business Starter about USD 2 per user for teams of 5 to 10. 1Password Business costs more, at USD 8.99 per user per month on annual billing.
Sources
How we put this page together
We start from the vendor pricing page and note the date. Where a figure comes from a third party instead, we say so on the page. Procurement VMS is a ratings and comparison site, not a software vendor, and nobody paid for a place in this guide. Spot a number that has changed? Tell us on the contact page and we will check it.
Take the Bitwarden cost model to your renewal meeting
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