1Password is offering a 14-day free trial in July 2026 for several of its paid password manager plans, according to WIRED’s coupon and reviews coverage. The trial does not require a credit card, includes access to premium features and can be canceled at any time, WIRED reported.
The offer applies to Individual and Families plans, Teams Starter Pack and Business. That matters for people still doing password hygiene by memory, spreadsheet or browser autofill, which is a fine way to learn incident response the hard way.
WIRED describes 1Password as its “best upgrade” pick among password managers, citing the service’s extra security features rather than just its basic vault-and-fill behavior. The service has apps for macOS, iOS, Android, Windows, Linux and ChromeOS, along with browser extensions for generating and editing credentials while users are on the web.
What the trial covers
1Password’s pricing varies depending on whether customers pay annually or month to month, according to WIRED. Annual billing is listed as discounted by up to 28 percent compared with monthly billing.
- Individual annual plan: $3 per month.
- Families annual plan: $5 per month.
- Teams Starter Pack annual plan, for up to 10 users: $20 per month.
- Business annual plan: $8 per user per month.
- Individual monthly plan: $4 per month.
- Families monthly plan: $7 per month.
- Teams Starter Pack monthly plan, for up to 10 users: $25 per month.
- Business monthly plan: $10 per user per month.
The useful bit is the mechanism, not the branding. 1Password stores login credentials in a vault and can generate new passwords through its apps and browser extensions. WIRED also says it can work as an authentication app, similar to Google Authenticator.
One of the service’s more unusual features is Travel Mode. WIRED says it lets users remove sensitive data from devices before crossing a border, then restore it after travel. The point is to reduce what someone can access on the device at the border, including law enforcement, according to WIRED.
1Password also uses a Secret Key as an additional part of its encryption setup. WIRED says that without that key, passwords cannot be decrypted. That is a stronger claim than a cheery “military-grade encryption” badge, and at least describes an actual control.
Business features
For companies, WIRED says 1Password offers tools for business password management, shadow IT and secret sharing. Its business product is described as providing a central place to manage access, share passwords securely and generate reports.
WIRED also says the business service is meant to help monitor software use by employees and protect identities, apps and devices across networks while allowing action on potential breaches. Small-business materials cited by WIRED pitch the service as a way to protect work accounts and watch for threats without hiring a dedicated IT team.
For buyers comparing password managers, WIRED places 1Password alongside products such as Bitwarden, Dashlane, LastPass, NordPass, RoboForm, Enpass, KeePass and YubiKey. Its distinction, according to WIRED, is the extra security tooling around Secret Key, Travel Mode and family sharing across devices.
This story draws on original reporting from WIRED.
