Playbook: roll a password manager out to a small team

Playbook: roll a password manager out to a small team

Forcing a vault on people who hate change fails without a plan:
— Import existing browser-saved passwords first so day one isn't "start from scratch"
— Set up shared vaults by function (hosting, ad accounts, clients), not one giant pile
— Enforce 2FA on the manager itself before migrating anything sensitive
— Run an audit report week two to kill reused and breached passwords you just imported

Bitwarden
👍 $4/user/mo, open source, self-host option, audit reports
👎 plainer UI, support is email-only

1Password
👍 best UX, Watchtower alerts, smooth team onboarding
👎 $7.99/user/mo, no free tier, no self-host

Verdict: Bitwarden if budget and control rule, 1Password if adoption hinges on a friendly UI.

Best for: agencies sharing client logins over Slack today.

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