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1Bitwarden vs Have I Been Pwned
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Bitwarden if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on Windows, macOS, Linux
- you're in its core audience: individuals, families
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Choose Have I Been Pwned if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: individuals, security teams
Side by side
Feature Bitwarden Have I Been Pwned
Pricing modelFreemiumPricing unknown
Starting price$1.65/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retentionAdministrative Data kept while you are a customer and as required by law—
GitHub stars20.6K—
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome, Self-hostedWeb, API
CategoryPassword managersBreach & dark web monitoring
CompanyBitwarden, Inc. · United States · since 2016Have I Been Pwned
Full feature lists
B Bitwarden
- End-to-end encrypted vault for passwords and passkeys
- Autofill logins on any device
- Password, username and email alias generator
- Integrated TOTP authenticator
- Disappearing file sharing with Bitwarden Send
- Vault health reports for at-risk passwords
- SSO, SCIM provisioning and directory sync
- Self-hosting on-prem or in private cloud
H Have I Been Pwned
- Email search across billions of breached records
- Breach history timeline for each email address
- Paste record detection from public data dumps
- Notify Me alerts for future breaches
- Domain search for monitoring corporate domains
- Pwned Passwords service
- API for developers and security teams
- MCP server integration
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Bitwarden · bitwarden.com
Have I Been Pwned · haveibeenpwned.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Bitwarden | Have I Been Pwned |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $1.65 Premium | no published plan |
| 5 people | $3.99 Families | no published plan |
| 20 people | $80 Teams | no published plan |
What the free plans include
Bitwarden
- Free sharing with one other user
- Unlimited devices, unlimited passwords
- Premium features (integrated authenticator, file attachments, emergency access, security reports) require paid Premium
Have I Been Pwned
No free plan.
All plans and prices
Bitwarden
FreeFree
Premium$1.65/mo billed annually ($19.80/yr)
Families$3.99/mo billed annually ($47.88/yr)
Teams$4/user/mo billed annually
Enterprise$6/user/mo billed annually
CustomCustom
Have I Been Pwned
Pricing unknown. Plan details aren't published.
Strengths and limitations
Bitwarden
- Free plan for basic password management
- Premium costs $1.65/mo billed annually
- Open source codebase with published third-party audits
- Self-hosting available on Enterprise
- Listed prices assume annual billing
- SSO and self-hosting require the Enterprise plan
- Premium sharing is limited to one other user
Have I Been Pwned
- Covers 1,051 breached sites and over 17.8 billion accounts
- Single email checks run from the home page without an account
- API and MCP server available for integrations
- Shows paste records as well as breaches
- Only finds breaches that have been loaded into HIBP
- Home page includes sponsored ads
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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 9, 2026. Editorial policy