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1Password Review: Quick Expert Summary

1Password is one of the best password managers on the market in 2021 — it protects your data with top-notch security features, comes with a ton of convenient extra tools, has a highly intuitive dashboard, and offers budget-friendly pricing.

I tested 1Password on my Windows 10 PC, MacBook Air, and Android and iOS smartphones, and I was impressed with how easy it was to create multiple password vaults, set up two-factor authentication (2FA), auto-save and auto-fill passwords, and navigate and use all of 1Password’s basic and extra features.

While 1Password has many great features, these are my favorite ones:

• Customizable vaults — Allows you to create multiple vaults (for example, you can organize vaults for Personal, Financial, Travel, Work, and Family passwords and data).
• Password monitoring — Alerts you to passwords that are weak, vulnerable, duplicate, and breached.
• Travel Mode — Lets you hide important passwords when you travel outside of your country (1Password is the only password manager that provides this tool).

I’m a huge fan of 1Password, but there are a few areas that need improvement. For example, you can’t add or edit passwords in 1Password’s browser extension (instead, you’re redirected to the web version of 1Password), and the browser extension doesn’t include bookmarks storage. Plus, you’re not required to have special characters or numbers in your master password, allowing users to potentially create a weak master password. Finally, I wish 1Password offered more secure password import options for mobile — you have to import passwords with a CSV file, which isn’t as secure as using your browser to directly import passwords (like Dashlane offers).

That being said, 1Password is still one of my favorite password managers on the market. 1Password’s Personal plan is a very good choice for single users, and 1Password’s Families plan is one of the best family plans out there — it allows up to 5 users and it’s the only password manager that has an option to add as many users as you want for a really small additional cost. While it’s a bit disappointing that 1Password doesn’t offer a free version or a money-back guarantee, you get a no-risk 14-day free trial to help you decide if 1Password is the best password manager for you.