NordPass has made a lot of progress over the past six years since its debut. Originally launched as a barebones password manager for the company to bundle alongside NordVPN, there was never much reason to use it. It lacked features, and even with a solid free plan, you could get better functionality elsewhere. Today, however, NordPass is one of the best password managers on the market.
It’s still missing some features like Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP) storage that help options like 1Password and Proton Pass shoot ahead of the pack, and it could stand to offer more organization. But the core service of storing and autofilling your passwords is excellent, bolstered by additional features like email masking.
A Great Free Plan
NordPass has a free plan, which is great to see in a post-LastPass world. I prefer Proton Pass for free password managers, mainly due to the fact that it supports cross-device sync. But NordPass still allows you to store unlimited logins and autofill in your browser or on mobile, and you don’t need to enter a credit card to sign up.
The free plan comes with the same backbone as the paid offering, including xChaCha20 encryption and biometric authentication. It technically supports cross-device sync, too, but it’s a little strange. You can access your vault from any device, but unlocking your vault on one device will log you out on another. You can only have one device authenticated at a time.
In addition to extra convenience across devices, the Premium plan has a slew of features, including breach monitoring, a password health dashboard, support for attachment and document storage, sharing capabilities, and email masking. Email masking is one of the biggest features that drew me toward Proton Pass for my personal use—it hides your real email address—and I love that it's here in NordPass.
Unlike most password managers, NordPass lets you purchase up to two years at a time, though it trades away a monthly option in the process. For a year, you’ll spend about $45, and for two, you’ll spend about $80. Those are renewal prices. Just like NordVPN, there are some big discounts on your initial term. You can pick up an annual plan for $21 for 15 months, or a biennial subscription for $27 for 27 months. That’s the kind of rate we see with Bitwarden, which is one of the more inexpensive options around. Unfortunately, it’s only for the initial term. Upon renewal, NordPass is more expensive than 1Password and Keeper, though it still manages to be cheaper than Dashlane.