Password Managers · reliability comparison
1Password vs NordPass: which is more reliable? (2026)
NordPass is more reliable than 1Password, scoring 87.7 vs 47.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days 1Password reported 3 incidents and NordPass reported 5, with effective uptime of 98.32% and 99.91% respectively. NordPass resolves incidents faster on average (4h 7m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | 1Password | NordPass |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 47.1 | 87.7 |
| Rank (password managers) | #9 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.32% | 99.91% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 3 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d | 4h 7m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where 1Password and NordPass differ
- NordPass reported 67% more incidents than 1Password over the last 90 days (5 vs 3).
- 1Password had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for NordPass.
- NordPass fixes problems faster: 4h 7m on average, against 1d for 1Password (5.9× quicker).
- 1Password's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Oct 16, 2026); NordPass's lasted 3d (Jan 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
1Password
NordPass
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent 1Password incidents
- Partial outageOct 16, 2026 · resolved in 3d 20h
High error rate on 1Password.comofficial update ↗
Affected: Admin console
- Degraded performanceOct 16, 2026 · resolved in 11m
Some users are unable to view vault profiles using the web interface
Affected: Admin console, Admin console, Admin console, Admin console
- Partial outageSep 9, 2026 · resolved in 27m
Device Trust Service Disruption
Affected: Device Trust Authentication Service
Recent NordPass incidents
- InformationalOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 2h 27m
NordPass website connection issues
Affected: Login/SSO (US), NordPass Admin Panel (US), NordPass Website, NordPass Vault Services (US), NordPass Managed Service Providers Panel (US), Activity logs API (US)
- InformationalOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 21h 2m
Affected: NordPass Website, NordPass Managed Service Providers Panel (US), NordPass Managed Service Providers Panel (EU)
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 10h 52m
Affected: Login/SSO (US), NordPass Vault Services (US)
- Degraded performanceAug 31, 2026 · resolved in 18m
Degraded authorization servers performance
Affected: Login/SSO (US), NordPass Website, Login/SSO (EU)
- Degraded performanceAug 27, 2026 · resolved in 1h 10m
Affected: Login/SSO (US), NordPass Website, NordPass Vault Services (US), Login/SSO (EU), NordPass Vault Services (EU)
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