1Password vs Keeper Comparison
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 8.5 | 7.1 |
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| Free tier | Paid only | Limited free tier |
| Established | 2005 | 2011 |
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| Security | ||
| Independent security audit | Independent Security Evaluators 2020Show audit detailsHide audit detailsPenetration test and code review of the 1Password system | None on record |
| Source code | Closed source | Closed source |
| Encryption | AES-256-GCM, Secret Key + PBKDF2Show detailsHide detailsData is encrypted with AES-GCM-256. The vault key is derived from your account password using PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 at 650,000 iterations, then combined with a 128-bit Secret Key that never leaves your devices — so an attacker who guesses the password alone still cannot decrypt anything. Authentication uses SRP, so password-equivalent data is never sent to the server. | AES-256-GCM, PBKDF2 1MShow detailsHide detailsEach record is encrypted client-side with its own 256-bit AES-GCM key; those record keys are wrapped by a per-user Data Key, which is in turn wrapped by a key derived from the master password with PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 at 1,000,000 iterations (128-bit salt) — the highest iteration count among the managers reviewed here. Every field is encrypted, including URLs, titles, notes, custom fields, TOTP secrets and file attachments. The offline cache uses a separate randomly generated Client Key protected with PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA512. A hybrid Kyber key-encapsulation layer began rolling out across the clients in November 2025. |
| Vault 2FA | TOTP + hardware keys | Hardware keys |
| Second-secret model | Yes | No |
| Past data breach | No | No |
| Telemetry | On unless you opt out | On unless you opt out |
| Features | ||
| Hosting | Cloud | Cloud |
| Passkeys | Stores + unlocks | Stores + unlocks |
| Built-in email aliases | Yes | No |
| Company | ||
| Owner | AgileBits Inc.Show detailsHide detailsAgileBits Inc., a Canadian company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Venture-funded — Accel and ICONIQ Growth both hold board seats. Founded 2005; roughly 1,400 employees. | Keeper Security, Inc.Show detailsHide detailsFounder-led (Darren Guccione, CEO; Craig Lurey, CTO), headquartered in Chicago with a product office in El Dorado Hills, California and sales offices in Cork, Ireland and Tokyo. Two minority growth-equity investments: Insight Partners ($60M, August 2020 — the company's first outside equity) and Summit Partners (May 2023). No majority-stake acquisition; the founders retain control. |