Bitwarden Nearly Doubles Premium Price to $19.80/Year, Boosts Storage to 5 GB
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Bitwarden's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Premium plan price increased from $10/year to $19.80/year ($1.65/month). Families plan price increased from $3.33/month ($40/year) to $3.99/month ($47.88/year); The Free personal plan was renamed to Basic Free; Phishing blocker added as a listed feature in the Premium plan. Built-in phishing protection also listed among core account features; Storage increased from 1 GB to 5 GB personal (Premium) and 1 GB+1 GB to 5 GB+5 GB (Families). Two-step login now specifies up to 5 hardware keys (Free) and up to 10 (Premium/Families). Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase, plan renamed, feature added, limit increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 29, 2026) lists Premium at $1.65, Families at $3.99, Teams at $4 and Enterprise at $6.
It lands 40 days after Bitwarden's previous change, "Bitwarden adds phishing blocker to Premium plan" (Feb 23, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Bitwarden revamps Free and Families plan sharing descriptions" (Week 7, 2026), "Bitwarden updates sharing features for Free and Premium plans, boosting families" (Feb 9, 2026) and "Bitwarden Adds Phishing Blocker to Premium Plan Feature Lineup" (Week 4, 2026). Bitwarden has been tracked since 2023-12-03.
In the same window 1password, Dashlane, Lastpass and NordPass also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Premium, Families · Price+98%$10/year$19.80/year
- — · PlanRenamedThe Free personal planBasic Free
- Premium · FeatureAddedNo Phishing blockerPhishing blocker
- Premium, Families · Limit+400%1 GB5 GB
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium, Families | Price | $10/year | $19.80/year | +98% |
| — | Plan | The Free personal plan | Basic Free | Renamed |
| Premium | Feature | No Phishing blocker | Phishing blocker | Added |
| Premium, Families | Limit | 1 GB | 5 GB | +400% |
Values as written on Bitwarden's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Bitwarden's pricing page (bitwarden.com) from Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where premium, families price reads $10/year and then $19.80/year.
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Bitwarden, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 3, 2026packagingBitwarden: Free plan demoted from pricing comparison
- Apr 13, 2026packagingBitwarden Deprioritizes Free Tier, Pushes Premium as Default
- Apr 4, 2026improvedBitwarden Nearly Doubles Premium Price to $19.80/Year, Boosts Storage to 5 GB · this change
- Feb 23, 2026improvedBitwarden adds phishing blocker to Premium plan
- Week 7, 2026packagingBitwarden revamps Free and Families plan sharing descriptions
- Feb 9, 2026improvedBitwarden updates sharing features for Free and Premium plans, boosting families.
- Week 4, 2026improvedBitwarden Adds Phishing Blocker to Premium Plan Feature Lineup
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- 1passwordApr 51password raises individual plan 25% to $2.99/mo, cuts new customer discounts
- DashlaneApr 3Dashlane splits Omnix TM into three standalone plans, drops year-end discount
- LastpassApr 3Lastpass adds promotional pricing terms excluding current customers
- NordPassApr 1NordPass Swaps Email Masking for Authenticator in Pricing Highlights
Questions about this change
Did Bitwarden raise prices in March 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured Bitwarden's pricing page on Dec 29, 2025 and again on Mar 30, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: Premium, Families: $10/year → $19.80/year (+98%).
What changed on Bitwarden's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Premium, Families price: $10/year → $19.80/year (+98%); plan: The Free personal plan → Basic Free, renamed; Premium feature: No Phishing blocker → Phishing blocker, added; Premium, Families limit: 1 GB → 5 GB (+400%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Bitwarden change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Bitwarden in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Bitwarden adds phishing blocker to Premium plan" on Feb 23, 2026; Bitwarden has been tracked since 2023-12-03.