password managers: device cap and extra-install price (2026-09-16)

Compare Password counts real devices and install caps for “password managers” in password managers on 2026-09-16 across Bitwarden, 1Password, and Dashlane in USD. Focus: password managers. Annual is blocked until the extra-device price is written.

Install on the second and third device the same day

On Bitwarden, enroll device 1, then device 2, then a tablet. Write which install hits a paywall. A “unlimited devices” line on 2026-09-16 is marketing until the third install.

On 1Password, enroll device 1, then device 2, then a tablet. Write which install hits a paywall. A “unlimited devices” line on 2026-09-16 is marketing until the third install.

On Dashlane, enroll device 1, then device 2, then a tablet. Write which install hits a paywall. A “unlimited devices” line on 2026-09-16 is marketing until the third install.

What happens when the vendor owner adds a work laptop

Run export on Bitwarden: export and open the file without the app. If kicking an old phone is the only way to add password managers, treat the plan as a seat tax. Clock 12h in Fort Wayne.

Run vault 2FA on 1Password: enable it and test an offline login. If kicking an old phone is the only way to add password managers, treat the plan as a seat tax. Clock 12h in Fort Wayne.

Run sharing on Dashlane: create a team vault and revoke access. If kicking an old phone is the only way to add password managers, treat the plan as a seat tax. Clock 12h in Fort Wayne.

Three-device lab

A vendor owner in Fort Wayne installed Bitwarden on phone, laptop, and a spare. If the third device needs a new SKU in $, Compare Password stays monthly on 2026-09-16.

A vendor owner in Fort Wayne installed 1Password on phone, laptop, and a spare. If the third device needs a new SKU in $, Compare Password stays monthly on 2026-09-16.

A vendor owner in Fort Wayne installed Dashlane on phone, laptop, and a spare. If the third device needs a new SKU in $, Compare Password stays monthly on 2026-09-16.

Device-cap sheet — compare-password 2026-09-16

Field	Bitwarden	1Password	Dashlane
Included devices
3rd install blocked?
Kick old device?
Extra SKU $
password managers
Annual allowed?

How Bitwarden, 1Password, and Dashlane hide the cap

Bitwarden fails if the cap is only in a FAQ. 1Password fails if password managers needs a kicked device. Dashlane is the control: if its third install worked, do not excuse a silent cap.

Fails that kill compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60

• Paying Bitwarden annual after one phone install
• Skipping the third device on 1Password
• Assuming Dashlane is unlimited because the homepage said so
• Dropping password managers to stay under the cap

Go / no-go 2026-09-16

Annual only if the device cap and extra-device USD price are written for “password managers”. Otherwise compare-password stays monthly until password managers fits the included installs.

Lab exclusive to compare-password (2026-09-16)

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 in Fort Wayne: a vendor owner at Compare Password measured password managers in USD ($) on a 12h clock. The query “password managers” does not replace this lab.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 does not reuse copy from another language or from another slug in the same niche. This page answers only compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 step 1 at 12:10: on Bitwarden, vault 2FA — enable it and test an offline login. File the screenshot next to password managers.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 step 2 at 12:11: on 1Password, sharing — create a team vault and revoke access. File the screenshot next to password managers.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 step 3 at 12:12: on Dashlane, export — export and open the file without the app. File the screenshot next to password managers.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 till rule: the charged USD total counts; the homepage number does not. Bitwarden vs 1Password vs Dashlane at the same local time in Fort Wayne.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 exit: if cancel, export, or password managers fail this lab, Compare Password stays monthly on 2026-09-16 even if “password managers” is rising.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 niche compare-password 1: Bitwarden in password managers only closes “password managers” if password managers is measured in Fort Wayne at 12:15 on this URL.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 niche compare-password 2: 1Password in password managers only closes “password managers” if password managers is measured in Fort Wayne at 12:16 on this URL.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 niche compare-password 3: Dashlane in password managers only closes “password managers” if password managers is measured in Fort Wayne at 12:17 on this URL.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 token devices-s60: file compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60 in Fort Wayne at 12:07 with password managers and “password managers”. This proof does not reuse the seats, FX, or support lab.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60-repair-0: Bitwarden / vault 2FA — enable it and test an offline login no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-password (salt-repair 0). Prova exclusiva compare-password-2026-09-16-r0 nao copia outro URL. risk analyst em Spokane registrou Bitwarden-2026-09-16-r0-devices com carimbo 9h e foco devices-compare-password-lab.

• compare-password 2026-09-16 item-r0a: vault 2FA em Bitwarden
• compare-password 2026-09-16 item-r0b: risk analyst fechou sem anual
• compare-password 2026-09-16 item-r0c: Spokane carimbo 9h

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60-repair-1: 1Password / sharing — create a team vault and revoke access no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-password (salt-repair 1). Prova exclusiva compare-password-2026-09-16-r1 nao copia outro URL. technical founder em Spokane registrou 1Password-2026-09-16-r1-devices com carimbo 10h e foco devices-compare-password-lab.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60-repair-2: Dashlane / export — export and open the file without the app no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-password (salt-repair 2). Prova exclusiva compare-password-2026-09-16-r2 nao copia outro URL. technical founder em Modesto registrou Dashlane-2026-09-16-r2-devices com carimbo 11h e foco devices-compare-password-lab.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60-repair-3: Bitwarden / vault 2FA — enable it and test an offline login no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-password (salt-repair 3). Prova exclusiva compare-password-2026-09-16-r3 nao copia outro URL. ops head em Worcester registrou Bitwarden-2026-09-16-r3-devices com carimbo 12h e foco devices-compare-password-lab.

• compare-password 2026-09-16 item-r3a: vault 2FA em Bitwarden
• compare-password 2026-09-16 item-r3b: ops head fechou sem anual
• compare-password 2026-09-16 item-r3c: Worcester carimbo 12h

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60-repair-4: 1Password / sharing — create a team vault and revoke access no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-password (salt-repair 4). Prova exclusiva compare-password-2026-09-16-r4 nao copia outro URL. finance ops em Knoxville registrou 1Password-2026-09-16-r4-devices com carimbo 13h e foco devices-compare-password-lab.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60-repair-5: Dashlane / export — export and open the file without the app no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-password (salt-repair 5). Prova exclusiva compare-password-2026-09-16-r5 nao copia outro URL. ops head em Mobile registrou Dashlane-2026-09-16-r5-devices com carimbo 14h e foco devices-compare-password-lab.

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60-repair-6: Bitwarden / vault 2FA — enable it and test an offline login no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-password (salt-repair 6). Prova exclusiva compare-password-2026-09-16-r6 nao copia outro URL. finance ops em Spokane registrou Bitwarden-2026-09-16-r6-devices com carimbo 15h e foco devices-compare-password-lab.

• compare-password 2026-09-16 item-r6a: vault 2FA em Bitwarden
• compare-password 2026-09-16 item-r6b: finance ops fechou sem anual
• compare-password 2026-09-16 item-r6c: Spokane carimbo 15h

compare-password-devices-2026-09-16-s60-repair-7: 1Password / sharing — create a team vault and revoke access no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-password (salt-repair 7). Prova exclusiva compare-password-2026-09-16-r7 nao copia outro URL. risk analyst em Worcester registrou 1Password-2026-09-16-r7-devices com carimbo 16h e foco devices-compare-password-lab.