Proton Pass vs NordLayer
Two security & passwords tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Proton Pass costs less for a six-person team.- Proton Pass fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor.
NordLayer: Simple to roll out.
| Compare | Proton PassProton | NordLayerNord Security |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Low-cost team password manager from the makers of Proton Mail | Business VPN and network access from $8 a user, five users minimum |
| Starting price | From $1.99/person | From $8/person |
| Six-person team | $11.94/mo | $48/mo |
| Plans | Per user, billed yearly, 3-user minimum: Essentials $1.99/mo (up to 30 users); Professional $4.49/mo adds SSO, SCIM, and logs. Monthly $4.99/$6.99 | 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 trial | Paid |
| Free trial | 14 days | — |
| Users | 3 minimum; Essentials up to 30 | 5 minimum |
| Integrations | SSO and SCIM (Professional), SIEM, CLI, browser, desktop, and mobile apps | Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta |
| Team size | 2–10 people · 11–50 people | 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | Every paid plan | None listed |
| Live chat | None listed | Every paid plan |
| Support hours | Not published | Live chat: 24/7 · Email: 24/7 |
| Incidents posted | 4 incidents posted on Proton's status page, which covers all Proton products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 3 marked major or critical by Proton. 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 | 4.9 / 5 from 7 reviews (few reviews) | 4.6 / 5 from 34 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 55 | 35 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 45 | 30 |
| Fit: Service business | 78 | 65 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 78 | 80 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 55 | 40 |
| Fit: Online store | 68 | 60 |
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| Visit Proton Pass | Visit NordLayer |
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
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