Wirecutter Nyt Best Password Manager 2025. Our overall pick for best password manager is 1password, which offers individual and family plans, and is available on a wide variety of platforms for both desktop and mobile devices. A good password manager needs to use strong encryption to protect your data on your computer, on your password manager’s server, and when your data is moving between.

A password manager helps you generate strong random passwords, syncs them securely across your browsers and devices, and fills them in automatically. The password manager has also been recommended by wired, the new york times, ibm, dropbox, and apple.