Coauth vs Dashlane: a free Dashlane alternative for small teams.
Dashlane is a great password manager. This is not a takedown. It answers one narrow question: what is the lightest way to share a few logins, passwords or passkeys, with a small team, without rolling out a suite or paying for every seat?
For sharing logins with a small team, here is the honest difference.
| Coauth | Dashlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Free to share a login with a team | Yes, up to 3 people | No, paid plan |
| Start without an account (sharing needs a free account) | Yes | No |
| Single shared login, no suite to roll out | Yes | No, full suite |
| Removing a member rotates the key | Yes | Removes access |
| Built for sharing logins with a team | Yes | General purpose |
| Zero-knowledge encryption | Yes | Yes |
| Org admin, SSO, monitoring | No | Yes |
Dashlane details from public information; prices from its own pricing page, checked October 15, 2026. Coauth is free for a team of three, then one flat price.
Pick the right tool for the job.
Choose Coauth when
- ›You need to share a few logins, passwords or passkeys, with a small team.
- ›You want it free for up to three people, then one flat price instead of a per-seat plan.
- ›You want removing someone to rotate the team key, so nothing shared afterwards reaches them.
Choose Dashlane when
- ›You want a full password suite with admin console and dark-web monitoring.
- ›You need SSO, provisioning, and organization-wide policy for the whole team.
- ›You want polished desktop, mobile, and browser apps with vendor support.
Coauth vs Dashlane, answered.
Is Coauth a replacement for Dashlane?
No. Dashlane is a full password suite for an organization. Coauth does one thing: share logins with a team, free for up to three people. For company-wide management, keep Dashlane.
Can Coauth share a passkey I already saved in Dashlane?
Not directly: Coauth cannot import a passkey saved in Dashlane. To share access through Coauth, add a new passkey to that account through Coauth, which seals it to each teammate. Many sites let an account have more than one passkey.
Is Coauth really free?
Free for up to 3 people, then $5/mo flat. The free plan covers 1 team of up to 3 people, you included. Past that, Pro is $5 a month or $49 a year, however many people you add. You can try Coauth without an account for your first 3 passwords; sharing needs a free account.
Which should I pick?
For a few logins shared with a small team, free for three and flat after that, with a revoke that rotates the key, Coauth fits. For a full suite with monitoring and org policy, Dashlane fits.
Watch a login get shared in 26 seconds.
Share logins with your team. Free for 3 people.
Install Coauth and share your logins with your team, free for up to 3 people. When someone leaves, remove them, the team key rotates, and you change any password they used.