Coauth vs LastPass: a free LastPass alternative for small teams.
LastPass 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 | LastPass | |
|---|---|---|
| Free to share a login with a team | Yes, up to 3 people | One person at a time; shared folders are paid |
| 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 |
| Full personal and business vaults | No | Yes |
LastPass 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 to share with a small team for free, not one password with one person at a time.
- ›You want removing someone to rotate the team key, so nothing shared afterwards reaches them.
Choose LastPass when
- ›You want a full personal and business vault with shared folders across the org.
- ›You need an admin console, SSO, and directory provisioning.
- ›You want long-standing desktop, mobile, and browser apps with vendor support.
Coauth vs LastPass, answered.
Is Coauth a replacement for LastPass?
No. LastPass is a full password suite with shared folders and an admin console. Coauth does one thing: share logins with a team, free for up to three people. For company-wide management, LastPass fits.
Can I just share the login in LastPass for free?
With one person at a time, yes: LastPass Free shares one password with one person at a time. Sharing with a team through shared folders needs a paid plan (Families, or Teams and up, billed per user). Coauth shares a login, password or passkey, with up to 3 people for free.
Can Coauth share a passkey I already saved in LastPass?
Not directly: Coauth cannot import a passkey saved in LastPass. 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.
Which should I pick?
For a few logins shared with a small team, free for three, with a revoke that rotates the key, Coauth fits. For full vaults and shared folders across the company, LastPass 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.