1Password

Yes — arguably the strongest consumer design in the field. Vaults are encrypted on your own device using both your master password and a 128-bit Secret Key that never leaves your devices, so a stolen master password alone still can't open them. Add repeated independent audits and a public bug-bounty programme, and the track record backs up the architecture.

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Zero times where it counts: customer vaults have never been breached. The one notable incident came in 2023, when attackers who had compromised Okta's support systems briefly probed 1Password's internal Okta instance. 1Password detected the activity, confirmed no user data was accessed, and published a transparent write-up of exactly what happened.

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Fully. 1Password works in the UK with native apps for every platform, and it's widely used by British households and businesses alike. It's made by the Canadian company AgileBits (Toronto), but everything — apps, autofill, sharing and support — is completely UK-ready.

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No. 1Password is built by AgileBits Inc., an independent Canadian company based in Toronto. The confusion comes from its Mac-first history and Apple's own built-in iCloud Passwords, but they're entirely separate products — 1Password works across Apple, Windows, Android and Linux alike.

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The main drawbacks are cost and the lack of a permanent free plan. There's only a 14-day trial rather than a free tier, and at US$3.99/mo it sits above Bitwarden's cheaper plans. What you pay for is the polish: a genuinely refined interface, the device-bound Secret Key that no rival matches, and excellent family sharing. So it comes down to priorities — if a free-forever plan or the lowest price matters most, Bitwarden is the better fit; if you want the most secure design and the smoothest experience for a whole household, 1Password earns its premium. There's no security downside here, only a value trade-off.

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1Password Individual starts at US$3.99/mo on its annual plan, which covers one person across unlimited devices. The Families plan is the smart buy for households: it covers up to five people and works out as the best per-person value in the range. There's no permanent free tier, but a 14-day trial lets you set everything up and test the apps before you commit. Billing is annual, and the entry plan is what most single users need.

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