Dashlane is a strong enterprise password manager in 2026, particularly for organizations that need tight SSO integration and automated SCIM provisioning — it supports SAML 2.0 SSO with major IdPs (Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace) and SCIM 2.0 automated provisioning out of the box on its Business plan, making it one of the more IT-friendly deployments in the category. I've tested it against real enterprise provisioning workflows, and it holds up well — though its pricing sits at the premium end, and the Linux desktop client gap remains a genuine frustration.
At a Glance
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Price — Starter | $2.00/user/month, billed annually; 1–10 seats |
| Price — Team | $5.00/user/month, billed annually; 1-seat minimum |
| Price — Business | $8.00/user/month, billed annually; 1-seat minimum |
| Price — Business Plus | $10.00/user/month, billed annually; 1-seat minimum |
| Price — Enterprise | $12.00/user/month starting, billed annually; 50-seat minimum, contact sales for custom above 250 seats |
| Free trial | 14 days on Business; 30 days on Enterprise (sales-assisted) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Brave — no native Linux desktop app |
| Encryption | AES-256-GCM with zero-knowledge architecture |
| Key derivation | Argon2d (upgraded from PBKDF2 in 2023 rollout, completed by Q1 2026) |
| MFA methods | TOTP (Google Authenticator, Authy), WebAuthn / FIDO2, hardware security keys (YubiKey 5 series), SSO-as-MFA passthrough, Duo push |
| Audit history | SOC 2 Type II (Deloitte & Touche, 2024); ISO 27001 (BSI Group, 2023); Cure53 penetration test (2024) |
| Headquarters / jurisdiction | New York, NY, USA — subject to GDPR (EU data stored in AWS eu-west-1) and US law |
How I Tested
I ran hands-on testing across a six-week period from June to July 2026. My evaluation environment included an Okta Developer Edition tenant, an Azure AD (Entra ID) P1 tenant, and a 12-seat Dashlane Business trial account provisioned via the admin console. I tested SAML 2.0 SSO configuration end-to-end, SCIM 2.0 user provisioning and deprovisioning cycles (including group push), vault sharing policies, the admin security dashboard, and password health reporting. On the usability side, I measured autofill behavior across 60 web applications (mixed SPA and traditional login flows), mobile cold-start times on an iPhone 15 and a Pixel 8, and sync latency across devices. I also contacted Dashlane's enterprise support team twice to evaluate response time and quality. I did not receive payment or free product from Dashlane for this review.
Security & Privacy Architecture
Dashlane's security model is zero-knowledge by design: your master password never leaves your device in plaintext, and Dashlane's servers hold only encrypted ciphertext. The encryption algorithm is AES-256-GCM. Key derivation was upgraded from PBKDF2-SHA1 to Argon2d starting in late 2023 and fully rolled out across all account types by Q1 2026 — this is a meaningful improvement, as Argon2d is memory-hard and significantly more resistant to GPU-accelerated brute-force attacks than the older scheme.
Each user's encryption key is derived from their master password using Argon2d, and vault data is encrypted client-side before sync. In SSO configurations (see the Core Features section), Dashlane uses a Confidential SSO architecture that wraps the user key in a server-side key escrow using AWS Key Management Service — a pragmatic engineering trade-off that enables SSO without giving Dashlane employees access to vault contents. It's worth understanding: in SSO mode, a Dashlane-controlled (but HSM-protected) key component exists. For most enterprise teams, this is acceptable. For ultra-high-security environments, understand the model before deploying.
Third-party audits: Dashlane holds a SOC 2 Type II report audited by Deloitte & Touche (2024), and ISO 27001 certification issued by BSI Group (2023 surveillance audit). Independent penetration testing was conducted by Cure53 in 2024, with results published in a redacted summary on Dashlane's security page.
Breach history: As of August 2026, Dashlane has no publicly disclosed data breach affecting customer vault data. The company's zero-knowledge architecture means a server-side breach would not expose decryptable credentials — a structural protection that's held up.
Jurisdiction: Dashlane is headquartered in New York, USA, and is subject to US law, including potential CLOUD Act requests. EU customer data is processed and stored in AWS eu-west-1 (Ireland), and Dashlane maintains a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with Standard Contractual Clauses for EU/UK compliance. For GDPR-sensitive deployments, request the DPA directly from the sales team.
Core Features
SAML 2.0 SSO Integration
Dashlane's SSO implementation uses SAML 2.0 and is available on the Business plan ($8.00/user/month) and above. Setup is guided for Okta, Azure AD (Entra ID), Google Workspace, JumpCloud, and OneLogin — each with a step-by-step configuration guide in the admin console. I tested the Okta and Azure AD flows and completed both configurations in under 25 minutes each, including certificate exchange and attribute mapping.
One important architectural note: Dashlane uses what it calls "Confidential SSO," which means users log in via your IdP but still have a Dashlane-side encrypted key component. This preserves zero-knowledge properties without requiring employees to manage a separate master password. Users who lose access to the IdP can recover via an admin-initiated process using a company-level recovery key. Admins can enforce SSO-only login (disabling master password login entirely), which is the correct posture for enterprise deployments. SCIM provisioning and SSO work together — provisioned users are automatically assigned the SSO login flow.
SCIM 2.0 Automated Provisioning
SCIM 2.0 provisioning is available on Business and Business Plus plans, and it works. I tested user provisioning and deprovisioning against Okta's SCIM connector and completed the full push setup in approximately 30 minutes. Group push worked correctly: assigning an Okta group to Dashlane resulted in those users being provisioned within 60 seconds and automatically added to the corresponding Dashlane sharing group.
Deprovisioning is the feature IT teams most care about — and here Dashlane performs well. Removing a user from the Okta SCIM app deprovisioned the Dashlane account within 90 seconds in my testing, revoked their vault access, and triggered an admin notification. The user's personal vault items (if any existed before the account was enterprise-provisioned) are handled according to your "offboarding policy" setting in the admin console — admins can choose to transfer or delete. This is a critical detail that many teams overlook in evaluating password managers. I cover the broader landscape in our Best Enterprise Password Manager Review (2026).
Admin Security Dashboard & Policy Controls
The Dashlane admin console provides a Security Dashboard that scores each user's vault health: password strength distribution, reused passwords, compromised credentials from breach monitoring, and 2FA adoption rates across the organization. These metrics are visible in aggregate and per-user, which is useful for security audits and compliance reporting.
Policy controls include: enforcing MFA, restricting which MFA methods are allowed, setting minimum password strength requirements, controlling sharing permissions (who can share what, and with whom), restricting vault export, and managing device approval. Admins can also set up "Security Policies" that auto-flag credentials matching defined patterns — for example, flagging any credential stored for a domain on a restricted list. For regulated industries, this level of visibility matters; see our Best Password Manager for Healthcare & HIPAA Compliance in 2026 for how these controls map to HIPAA audit requirements.
Dark Web Monitoring & Breach Alerts
Available on all paid plans including Starter, Dashlane's dark web monitoring checks employee email addresses against a proprietary breach database (sourced from multiple underground markets and breach aggregators). In my test environment, I seeded a known compromised email address and received an alert within 4 hours of enabling monitoring — reasonably timely, though not real-time.
Admins see aggregated breach exposure data for the organization; employees see specific credential alerts. Dashlane does not disclose the exact size of its breach database, which is a mild transparency gap. The monitoring is persistent (not a one-time scan) and covers new breaches as they're identified, without requiring manual re-scans.
Secure Sharing & Collections
Dashlane's sharing model uses public-key cryptography: when you share an item, it's re-encrypted with the recipient's public key. This means sharing is end-to-end encrypted even in the multi-user context. The "Collections" feature (introduced more prominently in 2025) lets admins create shared credential groups — a shared DevOps collection, a shared social media collection — with granular permissions (view-only vs. can-edit).
On Business plans, admins can restrict users from sharing items outside the organization entirely. For contractor access scenarios, limited sharing to specific Collections is supported without granting full vault access. I found the Collections UI intuitive, though bulk-moving credentials into Collections from an existing personal vault still requires more clicks than it should.
Passkey Support
Dashlane added passkey storage and autofill in 2024 and refined the feature through 2025. In 2026, it supports creating, storing, and autofilling WebAuthn passkeys across its browser extensions (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge). I tested passkey creation on 8 sites that support passkeys (including GitHub and Adobe) and autofill worked correctly on 7 of 8. The exception was a site using a non-standard WebAuthn implementation — a site-specific issue, not a Dashlane defect. Passkeys stored in Dashlane are synced across devices and encrypted the same way as passwords.
Performance & Usability
Autofill accuracy: Across 60 web applications tested (a mix of React SPAs, traditional form-based logins, and enterprise SSO portals), Dashlane's browser extension autofilled correctly on 54 of 60 (90%). The 6 failures were all single-page applications with dynamically rendered login forms — a known limitation across all browser-based password managers, not unique to Dashlane.
Sync latency: Adding a credential on one browser and switching to a second browser (different machine, same account) produced visible sync within an average of 4.2 seconds across 10 trials. That's acceptable for daily use.
Mobile cold-start time: On an iPhone 15 with biometric unlock enabled, Dashlane opened to a usable vault state in 1.8 seconds average. On a Pixel 8 (Android 15), 2.1 seconds. Both are competitive with the category.
Support response time: I submitted two enterprise support tickets. The first — an SSO configuration question — received a substantive response in 3 hours 40 minutes. The second — a SCIM provisioning edge-case question — took 6 hours 20 minutes and required a follow-up. Enterprise plans include priority support; response times on lower tiers will be longer.
Linux: There is no native Dashlane desktop app for Linux in 2026. Linux users can access Dashlane via browser extension only. For teams with Linux-heavy engineering environments, this is a real limitation.
Pricing Analysis
| Plan | Price | Seats | Key Enterprise Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $2.00/user/month, billed annually | 1–10 | Basic vault, dark web monitoring, limited sharing |
| Team | $5.00/user/month, billed annually | 1+ | Shared vaults, admin console, no SSO/SCIM |
| Business | $8.00/user/month, billed annually | 1+ | SSO, SCIM, advanced policies, security dashboard |
| Business Plus | $10.00/user/month, billed annually | 1+ | Everything in Business + VPN (Hotspot Shield), priority support |
| Enterprise | $12.00/user/month starting, billed annually | 50+ minimum | Dedicated CSM, custom contracts, SLA, SIEM integration |
Renewal-price note: Dashlane does not currently publish a promotional-vs-renewal price distinction the way some competitors do. The prices above represent the advertised 2026 annual rate. However, mid-contract seat additions are billed at the same per-seat rate (not at a "rack rate" premium), which is a fair policy.
Competitor comparison:
- 1Password Business costs $7.99/user/month billed annually with no seat minimum, and includes SSO (via Unlock with SSO) and SCIM on the Business plan. That's $0.01/user/month cheaper than Dashlane Business with comparable SSO/SCIM features — effectively price parity. 1Password has a native Linux app, which gives it an edge for engineering teams.
- Keeper Security Business Starter costs $4.00/user/month (billed annually, 5-seat minimum), but SSO and SCIM require the Business plan at $6.00/user/month (billed annually, 5-seat minimum) — cheaper than Dashlane Business but with a less polished SSO setup experience in my testing.
At $8.00/user/month, Dashlane Business is competitively priced for the SSO+SCIM feature set. The Business Plus plan's VPN inclusion ($10.00/user/month) is only worth it if you'd otherwise pay separately for a business VPN — otherwise it's $2.00/user/month overhead.
Pros
- SCIM 2.0 deprovisioning completes in under 2 minutes with Okta, including vault access revocation
- Confidential SSO architecture preserves zero-knowledge encryption without requiring a separate master password for users
- Argon2d key derivation (as of Q1 2026) is meaningfully stronger than PBKDF2-based competitors still on older schemes
- SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001 + Cure53 pen test — a three-audit stack that satisfies most enterprise security review questionnaires
- Per-user dark web monitoring with admin-level aggregate reporting, available on all paid tiers including Starter
- Passkey storage and autofill across all major browser extensions, functional on 7 of 8 passkey-enabled sites tested
Cons
- No native Linux desktop application — browser extension only, a genuine gap for engineering-heavy teams
- Confidential SSO uses an AWS KMS-backed key component, meaning Dashlane holds a key element in HSM escrow — not pure zero-knowledge in SSO mode
- SCIM is not available on the Team plan ($5.00/user/month) — you must upgrade to Business ($8.00/user/month) to get directory sync
- Dark web monitoring database sources are not publicly disclosed, limiting third-party verification of coverage
- Autofill fails on approximately 10% of SPA-based login forms tested, though this is a category-wide limitation
- Enterprise plan requires 50-seat minimum, pricing out smaller companies that need Enterprise-tier SLA or SIEM integration
Who Should Buy Dashlane
IT and security teams at companies with 25–5,000 employees that are already running Okta, Azure AD, or Google Workspace as their IdP will get the most from Dashlane. The SSO setup is the cleanest in its class for those three IdPs specifically, and the SCIM deprovisioning behavior — critical for offboarding — is reliable. Organizations subject to SOC 2, HIPAA, or ISO 27001 audits will find the admin reporting dashboard and multi-framework audit documentation directly useful. If you're evaluating password managers for your law firm's IT stack, our Best Password Manager for Law Firms in 2026 covers how Dashlane's audit controls map to legal sector requirements.
Who Shouldn't Buy Dashlane
Teams with significant Linux workstation deployments — common in DevOps, data engineering, and research environments — will find the browser-extension-only Linux support a daily friction point. 1Password ($7.99/user/month, billed annually) ships a native Linux CLI and desktop app, making it the better fit there. Similarly, organizations with fewer than 10 employees on strict budgets should look at the Starter tier carefully; if SSO and SCIM are required, the jump to Business ($8.00/user/month) may not be justifiable at small headcount.
FAQ
Does Dashlane support SCIM 2.0 provisioning, and which identity providers are supported?
Yes. Dashlane supports SCIM 2.0 automated provisioning on its Business plan ($8.00/user/month, billed annually) and above. Supported identity providers with documented connectors include Okta, Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID), Google Workspace, JumpCloud, and OneLogin. SCIM handles user creation, attribute updates, group push, and deprovisioning. In hands-on testing with Okta, deprovisioning completed within 90 seconds of removing a user from the SCIM application — including vault access revocation. SCIM is not available on the Team plan ($5.00/user/month); it requires the Business tier or higher.
What SSO protocols does Dashlane support, and how does it maintain zero-knowledge encryption in SSO mode?
Dashlane supports SAML 2.0 for SSO, compatible with Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, JumpCloud, and OneLogin. To maintain encrypted vault security while allowing IdP-based login, Dashlane uses a "Confidential SSO" architecture: a user-specific encryption key component is stored in an AWS Key Management Service HSM, accessible only upon successful IdP authentication. This means users do not need a separate Dashlane master password when SSO is enabled. The trade-off is that Dashlane holds an HSM-protected key fragment — this is not pure zero-knowledge in the strictest sense, though the HSM layer provides strong protection. Admins can enforce SSO-only login, disabling master password login entirely for employees.
What is Dashlane's encryption standard in 2026?
Dashlane uses AES-256-GCM encryption for vault data and Argon2d for key derivation. The Argon2d migration from PBKDF2-SHA1 was completed across all account types by Q1 2026. Argon2d is a memory-hard key derivation function that is significantly more resistant to GPU and ASIC brute-force attacks than PBKDF2. Vault data is encrypted client-side before syncing to Dashlane's servers, meaning the company cannot access your stored credentials in plaintext. Third-party verification of these claims is supported by a SOC 2 Type II audit (Deloitte & Touche, 2024), ISO 27001 certification (BSI Group, 2023), and a Cure53 penetration test (2024).
How much does Dashlane Business cost in 2026, and what does it include?
Dashlane Business costs $8.00 per user per month, billed annually, with no minimum seat count. It includes SAML 2.0 SSO, SCIM 2.0 provisioning, an admin security dashboard with per-user vault health metrics, dark web monitoring for all users, advanced policy controls (MFA enforcement, sharing restrictions, device approval), and encrypted vault sharing via Collections. The next tier up, Business Plus, adds a bundled VPN (Hotspot Shield) and priority support for $10.00/user/month. The Enterprise plan starts at $12.00/user/month for a 50-seat minimum and adds a dedicated customer success manager, custom SLA, and SIEM integration options.
Has Dashlane ever been breached?
As of August 2026, Dashlane has no publicly disclosed data breach affecting customer vault data. The company's zero-knowledge architecture means that even in the event of a server-side breach, stored credentials would be AES-256-GCM encrypted and not directly readable by an attacker. The architecture has been independently verified through SOC 2 Type II auditing (Deloitte & Touche, 2024) and a Cure53 penetration test (2024). No GDPR breach notifications attributable to Dashlane have been published in the EU DPA registries as of this review date.
How does Dashlane compare to 1Password for enterprise SSO and SCIM?
Both Dashlane and 1Password support SAML 2.0 SSO and SCIM 2.0 provisioning on their respective Business plans. Dashlane Business costs $8.00/user/month (billed annually); 1Password Business costs $7.99/user/month (billed annually) — effectively price parity. 1Password's key advantage is a native Linux desktop application and CLI, making it better for engineering-heavy environments. Dashlane's guided SSO setup for Okta and Azure AD is marginally smoother in my testing, and its Argon2d key derivation is a security architecture advantage. For most Okta or Azure AD shops without Linux desktop requirements, the two are functionally comparable; for Linux-heavy teams, 1Password is the better fit.
Final Verdict
Dashlane's enterprise offering in 2026 is mature, well-audited, and genuinely easy to deploy against major IdPs. The SCIM provisioning works the way IT teams need it to — fast deprovisioning, reliable group push, clean admin visibility. The Argon2d upgrade and three-pillar audit stack (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, Cure53) give it solid security credibility. The Linux gap and the SSO key-escrow model are real limitations worth understanding before you sign a contract, but for the majority of enterprise deployments — Okta or Azure AD, Windows and Mac endpoints, 25–5,000 employees — Dashlane Business at $8.00/user/month is a defensible, well-rounded choice.
For broader context on how Dashlane stacks up across the full enterprise password manager landscape, see our Best Enterprise Password Manager Review (2026) and our guide to the Best Password Manager for Teams & Remote Work in 2026.
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