RemotePassword managers
Every login unique, every shared password under control.
A password manager makes a strong, different password for every login, fills it in for staff, and lets you share company logins without anyone seeing them. When someone leaves, their access goes with one switch. Here is how the main options compare, what they cost in Australian dollars, and how to roll one out.
Prices from Keeper, Bitwarden and 1Password, checked 30 October 2026.
- Keeper vs Bitwarden vs 1Password
- Prices in AUD
- Rollout in six steps
Reviewed by Blake Bath, General Manager, on 30 October 2026.
What we find
Where business passwords live when nobody manages them.
Each of these works until someone leaves, or a password leaks.
A shared spreadsheet
Every password in one file, often emailed around. No record of who opened it, and no way to take one person's access away.
- No audit trail
- All or nothing access
- Copies in inboxes
Saved in the browser
Passwords tied to each person's Chrome or Edge profile. Better than reuse, but the business has no view of them and no handover.
- Follows the person
- No sharing controls
- Lost at offboarding
One password for everything
When one site leaks, attackers try the same email and password everywhere else. Reuse turns one breach into many.
- One leak, many logins
- Hard to know where
- Common in small teams
Nothing changes when people leave
Shared logins stay the same, so a former staff member still knows the supplier portal, the bank login or the social accounts.
- No rotation
- No list of who knew what
- Found out too late
Passwords sent by email or text
Onboarding emails with logins in them sit in mailboxes and backups for years.
- Readable forever
- Forwarded on
- Searchable by attackers
Password manager cost check
What a business password manager costs for your team.
Enter how many staff need a vault and whether you want them to sign in with Microsoft 365 or Google. The table shows each plan's yearly list price ex GST, cheapest first.
Compare the yearly list price of the three business password managers we see most, for your team size.
Lowest list price that fits, ex GST
A$637.20a year, 1Password Teams Starter Pack
| Plan | Per user a month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1Password Teams Starter Pack | A$3.54* | A$637.20 |
| Bitwarden Teams | A$5.68* | A$1,022.40 |
| Keeper Business | A$6.00 | A$1,080.00 |
| Bitwarden Enterprise | A$8.52* | A$1,533.60 |
| Keeper Enterprise | A$9.00 | A$1,620.00 |
| 1Password Business | A$12.77* | A$2,298.60 |
| Keeper Business StarterUp to 10 users only | A$4.00 | A$720.00 |
- All prices ex GST so they compare fairly. Keeper lists A$4.40, A$6.60 and A$9.90 with GST included.
- *Bitwarden and 1Password list business prices in US dollars. Converted at the RBA rate of 0.7040 on 30 October 2026.
- List prices only, billed yearly. Setup, migration and ongoing management are separate.
From our jobs
We deploy Keeper, and connect it to the sign-in staff already use.
Keeper is what we set up and run for clients. We connect it to Microsoft 365 or Google sign-in, so staff open the vault with their normal work login and MFA instead of a separate master password. If someone gets locked out, we recover their access, and when they leave, disabling their work account takes the vault with it.
We then create shared folders by team, so the office manager can share the supplier portal login with accounts without either of them seeing it in an email. That one change usually removes the spreadsheet.
The options
Keeper, Bitwarden and 1Password side by side.
All three encrypt your vault so the vendor cannot read it. The differences are price, plan limits and how they connect to your sign-in.
| Keeper | Bitwarden | 1Password | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry business plan | Business Starter A$4.40 incl GST, 5 to 10 users | Teams US$4 (about A$5.68) | Teams Starter Pack US$2.49 (about A$3.54), 10 to 20 users |
| Main business plan | Business A$6.60 incl GST | Enterprise US$6 (about A$8.52) | Business US$8.99 (about A$12.77) |
| Sign in with Entra ID or Google | Enterprise plan (A$9.90 incl GST) | Enterprise plan | Business plan |
| Free family plan for staff | On Business and Enterprise | On Enterprise | Not listed on these plans |
| Self-hosting | No | Yes, on Enterprise | No |
Per user a month, billed yearly. Keeper's AUD prices include GST. Bitwarden and 1Password list business prices in US dollars only, converted at the RBA rate of 0.7040 on 30 October 2026, before any GST.
A note on LastPass
Why we do not deploy LastPass for new clients.
In August 2022 attackers got into LastPass in two linked incidents. In the second, they used a flaw in software on a senior engineer's home computer to install a keylogger, captured their master password, and used it to download a backup of customer data. In December 2025 the UK Information Commissioner's Office fined LastPass over the breach.
Reports of the ICO's findings say there is no evidence that customer passwords were decrypted. Still, if you are on LastPass today, moving to another manager and changing your most important passwords on the way is a sensible step.
What changed
Microsoft Authenticator no longer stores passwords.
- June 2025Adding or importing passwords in Authenticator stopped.
- July 2025Authenticator stopped filling in passwords.
- August 2025Saved passwords were no longer available in the app. They stayed in the Microsoft account and appear in Edge.
- Still worksSign-in codes, push approvals and passkeys. Authenticator is still the app for MFA.
Edge 149 (June 2026) also removed the option to set a custom primary password for Edge's saved passwords. Anyone using one was moved to the device sign-in instead.
The one password left
Make the master password a passphrase, or remove it.
The Australian Signals Directorate's advice for passphrases is four or more random words, at least 15 characters, and never reused. That suits the one password staff still need to remember.
Better still, connect the vault to Microsoft 365 or Google sign-in with MFA. Then the work login is the key to the vault, and taking that login away takes the vault away too.
How to roll it out
A password manager rollout in six steps.
- Step 1Choose the plan
Match the plan to your team size and whether you want single sign-on.
- Step 2Set policies first
MFA on the vault, password rules and team folders, before anyone is invited.
- Step 3Connect sign-in
Link to Microsoft 365 or Google so staff log in with their work account.
- Step 4Move passwords in
Import from browsers and the old spreadsheet, then delete the spreadsheet.
- Step 5Show staff
A short walkthrough: saving, filling, sharing and what to do if locked out.
- Step 6Check adoption
Watch who has not set up, and which passwords are weak or reused.
Related guides
Passwords sorted. Now make them harder to steal.
A password manager works best alongside MFA and, over time, passkeys.
- Managed password managerWe set up and run Keeper for you.
- MFA guideThe second step after the password.
- What are passkeysSign-ins that cannot be phished.
- Going passwordlessA practical path for small teams.
- Authenticator on a new phoneMove MFA without getting locked out.
- Offboarding checklistWhat to change when staff leave.
Get help your way
Six ways to reach us. Pick whichever suits you.
Helpdesk hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm AEST. On Advantage and above, emergencies get a response within 1 hour and outages within 2, with 24/7 best-effort escalation.
- Call 07 3114 2808
An engineer answers Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm AEST. After hours, weekends and public holidays, Chip, our AI agent, answers on the same number or on 07 3180 0965, logs it and escalates urgent incidents to the on-call engineer.
Call now - Email the helpdesk
Send it to helpdesk@realbytes.com.au and a ticket is logged straight away, with a reference number you can quote.
Email us - Client portal
Log and follow your tickets, see what we are working on and who has it.
Open the portal - Remote support
When an engineer asks to see your screen, start a secure session here. You start it, so nobody sees your screen until you do.
Start a session - Chat in Microsoft Teams
Clients can message Chip, our AI assistant, in Teams to log a request without leaving their desk.
How clients reach us - Service status
Check whether Microsoft 365 or another cloud service is down before you lose an hour troubleshooting.
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Questions
What people ask about password managers.
Which business password manager do you recommend?
Keeper. It is what we deploy and manage for clients, it connects to Microsoft 365 or Google sign-in, and its Australian list price starts at A$4.40 a user a month with GST for small teams. Bitwarden and 1Password are both sound choices too. The bigger risk is not having one.
Is saving passwords in Edge or Chrome good enough?
For one person at home, it is far better than reusing passwords. For a business it is weak: there is no shared vault with permissions, no clean way to take access off a leaver, and the passwords follow each person's browser profile rather than the company.
What happened to passwords in Microsoft Authenticator?
Microsoft removed password management from Authenticator in 2025. Adding passwords stopped in June, autofill stopped in July, and saved passwords were no longer available in the app from August. Saved passwords stayed in the Microsoft account and show up in Edge. Authenticator still does sign-in codes, push approvals and passkeys.
What should the master password be?
A passphrase: four or more random words, at least 15 characters, used nowhere else. That is the Australian Signals Directorate's advice for passphrases. Better still, connect the vault to your Microsoft 365 or Google sign-in with MFA so staff have one less password to remember.
Does a password manager handle passkeys?
The main business ones do. Keeper's business plans list password and passkey sharing. That makes the password manager a sensible bridge while more of your logins move to passkeys.
What happens when someone leaves?
You disable their account, which takes away their vault access, and their vault can be transferred to a manager. Then change the shared logins they could see. A password manager shows you exactly which ones those are.
Next step
Still running on a spreadsheet of passwords?
We will set up the vault, connect it to your sign-in, move the passwords in and show your team how to use it.
Keep reading
- Managed password manager Keeper, set up and run.
- MFA guide Second step sign-in.
- Passkeys Phishing-resistant sign-in.
- Offboarding When staff leave.
Reviewed by Blake Bath, General Manager, on 30 October 2026. Prices and plan details from each vendor's business pricing page. Keeper in AUD with GST. Bitwarden and 1Password in USD, converted at the RBA rate of 0.7040 on 30 October 2026. Checked 30 October 2026. Keeper, Business pricing (AUD); Bitwarden, Business pricing; 1Password, Business pricing; The Register, LastPass fined over 2022 breach (Dec 2025); The Hacker News, Microsoft removes password management from Authenticator (Jul 2025); Microsoft Learn, Edge Stable release notes (custom primary password retirement); cyber.gov.au, Passphrases