Thinking Thinking

Software profile Security

NordPass

Nord Security LT

NordPass is a low-cost password manager using XChaCha20 with Argon2 and a zero-knowledge model, from the company behind NordVPN. It fits buyers who want the cheapest paid plan and accept a multi-year commitment.

From
€1.23
Free plan
Yes
Trial
No
Visit the vendor site Opens the vendor site in a new tab Editorial score 6.6 /10
NordPass website, captured on 2026-11-11
Screenshot of NordPass, captured 2026-11-11. Source: https://nordpass.com/

Best for

Buyers who want the lowest advertised paid price and accept a multi-year term

Strengths / Weaknesses

Strengths

  • XChaCha20 with Argon2 key derivation and a zero-knowledge model
  • The lowest advertised paid price among the major managers
  • Family plan provides six separate Premium vaults
  • Fast, tidy apps on all major platforms

Weaknesses

  • The free plan allows only one active device at a time
  • No dated public audit report page, unlike Bitwarden and Proton
  • The headline price requires a multi-year commitment and renews higher
  • No self-hosting and no documented EU-only hosting option

Pricing

Plan Price Unit Note
Free Price on request 1 user one active device at a time
Premium Price on request 1 user from EUR 1.23 per month on a multi-year term, renews higher
Family Price on request up to 6 users 6 Premium accounts, price not rendered for automated clients
Business Price on request per user business plans from EUR 1.79 per month per the vendor plans page

Scroll the table sideways to see every column.

Verdict

Good engineering at a low price, held back by transparency. XChaCha20 with Argon2 is a defensible modern choice and the apps are pleasant, but a free plan limited to one active device is not a free password manager, and the absence of a dated audit page means the security claim rests on secondary reporting rather than a document you can read.

Other Security software

Bitwarden Bitwarden People and teams who want audited open-source code, an EU region and the lowest credible price €1.52 9.2 Proton Pass Privacy-focused users who want Swiss jurisdiction and unlimited email aliases €4.59 8.7 1Password 1Password Households and teams where adoption depends on the apps being pleasant €3.67 8.6 KeePassXC KeePassXC Technical users who want no vendor server and no subscription Free plan 8.2 Apple Passwords Apple Passwords All-Apple households that want system-level autofill without a subscription Free plan 7.8 Keeper Regulated organisations that need FedRAMP High and a named hosting region €3.30 7.4

Where we write about it

Where these numbers come from

  1. [1] NordPass free and premium plans, EUR prices quoted by the vendor accessed 2026-11-11
  2. [2] NordPass, XChaCha20 encryption and Cure53 audit history accessed 2026-11-11

Weekly, Thursday morning, Central European Time.

The Thinking briefing

One email a week: what changed in European business software, which prices moved, and which comparison we published. No sales mail.

We store your address to send the briefing. One click unsubscribes you, and we never pass it on.