1Password Business vs Wiz
1Password Business is business password manager with SSO, SCIM provisioning, and developer secrets, while Wiz is cloud security platform providing full visibility into risks across your cloud environment. The biggest difference up front: Wiz is free, while 1Password Business starts at $7.99/user/mo. 1Password Business is built for teams wanting enterprise password and secrets management, whereas Wiz targets cloud-native companies that need comprehensive visibility into cloud security risks.
At a glance
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1Password Business
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Wiz | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Teams wanting enterprise password and secrets management | Cloud-native companies that need comprehensive visibility into cloud security risks |
| Starting price | $7.99/user/mo | Custom pricing |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Free tier available | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Activity Log | ✓ | — |
| Agentless | — | ✓ |
| Cloud security | — | ✓ |
| Multi-cloud | — | ✓ |
| Risk graph | — | ✓ |
| SSO | ✓ | — |
| Secrets Automation | ✓ | — |
| Team Vaults | ✓ | — |
| Vulnerability scanning | — | ✓ |
1Password Business
Strengths
- Includes Team Vaults as a core feature, purpose-built for security workflows
- Includes SSO as a core feature, purpose-built for security workflows
- Affordable at $7.99/user/mo — one of the lower-priced options in the security category
- Established product with 20+ years on the market and a mature ecosystem
Weaknesses
- No free plan — you need to pay $7.99/user/mo from day one to use it
- Enterprise-focused design means the interface can feel heavy for smaller teams
- Ecosystem of third-party integrations is smaller than the market leaders in security
- Overkill for freelancers or small teams who need something lightweight
Wiz
Strengths
- Agentless scanning — no agents to install or manage
- Full visibility across multi-cloud environments
- Risk graph shows how vulnerabilities connect
- Fastest-growing cloud security company ever
Weaknesses
- Enterprise pricing — very expensive for small teams
- Focused on cloud — not useful for on-premise security
- Can generate alert fatigue without proper tuning
- Complex product with steep learning curve
The bottom line
Pricing: Wiz is completely free, which makes it the obvious pick if budget is the top concern. 1Password Business starts at $7.99/user/mo. That cost buys you a more polished or feature-rich experience, so it comes down to whether the extras justify the spend.
Feature gaps: 1Password Business offers Activity Log, SSO and Secrets Automation that Wiz lacks. Wiz brings Agentless, Cloud security and Multi-cloud that 1Password Business does not have.
Where each tool shines: 1Password Business's biggest strengths are: includes team vaults as a core feature, purpose-built for security workflows. includes sso as a core feature, purpose-built for security workflows. Wiz's biggest strengths are: agentless scanning — no agents to install or manage. full visibility across multi-cloud environments.
Watch out for: With 1Password Business, users commonly note that no free plan — you need to pay $7.99/user/mo from day one to use it. With Wiz, the main complaint is that enterprise pricing — very expensive for small teams.
Choose 1Password Business if...
- Your profile matches its sweet spot: teams wanting enterprise password and secrets management
- You specifically need Activity Log and SSO
- You care about includes sso as a core feature, purpose-built for security workflows
Choose Wiz if...
- You need a tool built for cloud-native companies that need comprehensive visibility into cloud security risks
- Budget is a hard constraint — Wiz is free, 1Password Business is not
- You specifically need Agentless and Cloud security
- You care about full visibility across multi-cloud environments
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