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Dashlane

Dashlane US

Dashlane is a password manager with modern cryptography that has moved upmarket into credential-risk detection and phishing defence. It fits enterprise buyers who want risk monitoring, and it is hard to recommend to anyone comparing on price because it publishes none.

From
Price on request
Free plan
Yes
Trial
14 days
Visit the vendor site Opens the vendor site in a new tab Editorial score 6.2 /10
Dashlane website, captured on 2026-11-11
Screenshot of Dashlane, captured 2026-11-11. Source: https://www.dashlane.com/

Best for

Enterprise buyers who want credential-risk detection more than a plain vault

Strengths / Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Argon2d key derivation with 3 iterations and 32 MB of memory
  • AES-256-CBC with HMAC for confidentiality and integrity
  • AWS Nitro Enclaves isolate sensitive cryptographic operations
  • Credential-risk detection and phishing defence beyond password storage

Weaknesses

  • No list prices are rendered on the vendor's own pricing pages
  • The security page names no auditing firm and no audit year
  • The free personal plan is limited to a single device
  • No self-hosting

Pricing

Plan Price Unit Note
Free Price on request 1 user limited to a single device
Premium Price on request 1 user price on request, not rendered on the vendor pricing page
Friends and Family Price on request up to 10 users price on request, not rendered on the vendor pricing page
Password Management for business Price on request per user price on request, billed annually, 14-day trial
Credential Protection Price on request per user price on request

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Verdict

The cryptography is not the problem here, transparency is. Argon2d at 32 MB and Nitro Enclaves for sensitive operations are credible choices, and the move into credential-risk detection is a reasonable strategy for an enterprise buyer. But a product that shows no price and names no auditor is asking a small buyer to take two things on faith that four competitors simply publish.

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Where we write about it

Where these numbers come from

  1. [1] Dashlane business pricing, figures not rendered in the page accessed 2026-11-11
  2. [2] Dashlane security, AES-256-CBC with HMAC and Argon2d accessed 2026-11-11

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