Examined Sep 25, 2026 A discount, not a reward No refund after the trial 1Password gives a new customer 14 free days and a first-year price of $2.99 a month, then bills the whole year within 48 hours of the trial ending and does not refund it.
The sign-up page puts it in one line: “Try FREE for 14 days”. The price beside it is a promotion, and its footnote is the contract: “Promotional prices are available to new 1Password customers for their first year with annual billing.” The regular prices on the same page are $3.99 a month for Individual and $5.99 for Families. There is no cash, credit or referral reward anywhere in what we read. 1Password's affiliate program gives you nothing either.
What you pay
| A new customer, Individual, signing up on 1Password.com with annual billing | 14 days free, then $2.99 a month for the first year, $35.88 |
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| A new customer, Families, up to 5 family members invited, annual billing | 14 days free, then $4.49 a month for the first year, $53.88 |
| The same plans in year two, at the regular price | $3.99 a month Individual, $47.88 a year; $5.99 Families, $71.88 |
| Anyone subscribing through Google Play or the Apple App Store | No promotional price |
| You, through a friend's code or link | Nothing extra; no consumer referral program found |
The first-year saving is the regular year minus the promotional year: $47.88 minus $35.88 is $12.00 on Individual, and $71.88 minus $53.88 is $18.00 on Families.
Do this, in this order
- Buy on 1Password.com, not inside an app store. The footnote on the sign-up page is explicit: “Promotions are not available through Google Play, the Apple App Store, or other third-party app stores.” The same footnote limits the promotional price to new customers subscribing directly through 1Password.com, for the first year, with annual billing. Monthly billing exists, but the promotional price we read is tied to annual.
- Start the trial and note the day it ends. The sign-up FAQ says: “You can try 1Password Individual or Families free for 14 days before choosing a plan.” The refund policy's promise for that window is short: “Free trial: If you cancel during your trial period, you won't be charged.” Whether a card is required to begin the trial is not stated on any page we read.
- Decide before day 14, because the first invoice cannot be undone. It arrives within 48 hours after the trial ends. Cancel after it and the refund policy says: “If you cancel an active subscription after you've been charged, your account will remain active until the end of your current billing period”, after which the account is frozen until you reactivate. The money stays with 1Password.
- Expect the regular price a year later. The billing policy's annual example is a subscription starting on May 15 at 9:00 AM, with the next annual invoice on May 15 at 9:00 AM the following year. The promotion covers the first year only, so that second invoice is at the regular price: $47.88 for Individual at $3.99 a month, $71.88 for Families at $5.99, unless the prices have changed by then.
We're unable to issue refunds for past charges or for any time remaining on your account at the time of cancellation.
The refund policy carries the line “Published: July 29, 2024”; the billing policy is newer, “Published: July 28, 2026”. Neither mentions a referral program.
What 1Password does not publish
A referral program for customers. Other sites describe one, usually with free months for referring a friend. The support address they point to returned an access-denied error when we fetched it on September 25, 2026, and 1password.com/refer returned a not-found page. The Terms of Service, the billing policy and the refund policy say nothing about referrals. Until 1Password publishes such a page, treat any referral code offered to you as unverified.
An end date for the promotion. The sign-up page calls the $2.99 price “the current promotion” and gives no closing date. The price you are shown on the day you sign up is the one that binds, for that first year.
A fresh contract. The Terms of Service carry the line “Last updated: September 12, 2024”. Two clauses in them matter to a paying customer. One: “AgileBits reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service or any feature or functionality thereof at any time without notice.” Two: disputes “shall be resolved by arbitration. Such arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator.” We found no state-by-state exclusion list and no minimum age in the Terms.
Is it worth your time?
If you were going to pay for 1Password, sign up on its website with annual billing and you keep $12 of the first year on Individual, or $18 on Families, with two free weeks first. That is the whole offer. Nobody hands you a bonus for joining, and no friend's code will change the price on the page.
If you only want to look, the 14 days are free and honest, but the deadline is hard. The first invoice is a year of service, it arrives within two days of the trial ending, and 1Password's own policy says it will not be refunded. Cancel on day 13 if you are unsure. If you want a password manager with no bill at all, the free plans at Bitwarden and NordPass below cost nothing to try.
