Bitwarden vs NordLayer

Two security & passwords tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	BitwardenBitwarden	NordLayerNord Security
In one line	Open-source password manager, cheapest per seat	Business VPN and network access from $8 a user, five users minimum
Starting price	From $4/person	From $8/person
Six-person team	$24/mo	$48/mo
Plans	Free for individuals; Teams $4/user/mo; Enterprise $6/user/mo, billed annually	Per user, billed yearly: Lite $8 ($10 monthly); Core $11 ($14) plus a required dedicated-IP server at $40/mo ($50 monthly); Premium $14 ($18) plus the server; 5-user minimum; 14-day money-back guarantee
Pricing model	Free tier	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	Per user	5 minimum
Integrations	Google Workspace, Entra, Okta, browsers	Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	Every paid plan
Support hours	Email: 24/7	Live chat: 24/7 · Email: 24/7
Incidents posted	Bitwarden has a public status page. Status page	0 incidents posted on Nord Security's status page, which covers all Nord Security products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page
Capterra score	4.7 / 5 from 216 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 34 reviews
Trustpilot score	3.0 / 5 from 366 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	70	35
Fit: Restaurant or café	65	30
Fit: Service business	85	65
Fit: Agency or studio	85	80
Fit: Trades or contractor	70	40
Fit: Online store	80	60
Why people pick it	Open source Cheapest	Simple to roll out Access rules by team
Where it falls short	Plainer interface Sharing setup is manual	Five-user minimum Dedicated server costs extra on Core
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices