Enpass review

Enpass manages passwords, passkeys, payment cards and other credentials for individuals, families and businesses. Its main distinction is where the encrypted vault is stored: Enpass says your data can stay in Microsoft 365, Google Workspace or another trusted environment instead of on Enpass servers. The company says this does not require you to self-host a server.

That setup gives you a choice about which storage provider holds the encrypted data, but it also means your vault’s availability and syncing depend on the environment you choose. A Reddit user who syncs through Google Drive described that arrangement as still involving cloud storage, rather than keeping everything only on a device.

The personal plans range from a free tier to Premium and Family. Enpass also offers business features such as password and file sharing, policy enforcement, access recovery and a security audit dashboard; business pricing is not published on the vendor's site. The homepage lists AES-256 encryption, 320,000 PBKDF2 rounds and independent audits.

The clearest reason to consider Enpass is storage control. Instead of making Enpass the place that holds your vault, you can use a supported environment such as Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. That may suit teams already managing access to those services, or people who prefer to choose their own storage provider. It is not the same as self-hosting, and the choice does not remove the need to trust that provider.

The personal plans are straightforward on the listed limits. Free costs $0 and includes one account, one vault and up to 25 items. Premium is listed at $1.99 per month when billed annually, with unlimited items and vaults, password, passkey and payment-card storage, a security dashboard, and breach and dark web monitoring. Family costs $3.99 per month when billed annually and supports up to six accounts, with unlimited items and vaults and family management.

Business users get features aimed at administration, including policy enforcement, access recovery, password and file sharing, and a security audit dashboard. The homepage also lists AES-256 encryption, 320,000 PBKDF2 rounds and independent audits. Those are company claims; the published material does not give audit dates or reports.

The free plan is a starter tier, not a long-term home for a growing vault: it stops at 25 items, one vault and one account. Premium removes the item and vault caps, but costs $1.99 per month with annual billing. Family is $3.99 per month annually for up to six accounts. The pricing information does not list a free trial, and business-plan pricing is not published here, so teams cannot compare its total cost from these figures alone.

Linux users should weigh the update friction reported in one Enpass Reddit thread. After a redesign, commenters using Linux Mint described launch failures related to Wayland; other commenters pointed to Enpass help instructions for switching to an X11 package channel. That is user-reported experience, not evidence that every Linux setup is affected, but it is a real compatibility concern to check before switching.

Some Reddit users also report syncing delays with lifetime licenses, saying they sometimes had to open the app to trigger a sync. Those comments concern specific users and do not establish how common the issue is. Reddit users mention lifetime purchases, but the published current pricing lists monthly plans billed annually, not a lifetime option.

Enpass Free costs $0, but the pricing details cap it at one account, one vault and 25 items. That makes it a limited starting point, not a long-term option for anyone with more than 25 credentials.

Premium costs $1.99 per month when billed annually. It removes the item and vault limits and adds passkey and payment-card storage, a security dashboard, and breach and dark web monitoring. The pricing details also list a $49.99 three-year option: pay for two years and get one year free.

Family is $3.99 per month when billed annually, for up to six accounts, with Premium features and family management. The jump from Premium is $2 per month, or $24 a year at the listed annual-billing rates. No add-ons are listed in the published pricing details. Business features are described, including password sharing and administrative controls, but Business pricing is not published on the vendor's site. Check the billing terms before switching: the listed monthly prices for Premium and Family require annual billing.

The published materials do not specify Enpass’s import formats, export formats or migration steps, so we can’t say how much manual cleanup a move will require. Before switching, check that your current manager can export the records you need and that Enpass can import them; confirm how passkeys, attachments and shared credentials are handled rather than assuming they transfer intact.

Enpass says encrypted data stays in your Microsoft 365, Google Workspace or another trusted environment, rather than Enpass servers. That gives you a storage choice, but it also means you should understand where your vault lives and how you would access it if you leave. Export and recovery details are not published on the vendor's site.

The clearest reported reason to reconsider is Linux update friction: reports flag problems for Linux Mint users. That is a specific caution, not proof that all Linux users will have trouble. If you rely on Linux Mint, verify the current update process before moving your whole vault. Otherwise, the available sources don’t identify a broader pattern of users leaving Enpass.