Dashlane Review 2025: Powerful and User-Friendly

Dashlane is among the most seamless password managers we've reviewed. Every action from setting up our account, to autofilling our credentials, to reviewing the strength of our passwords was easy to understand. 

One drawback is that the free Dashlane plan can only be used on one device and save 25 passwords. You can also only share passwords with other Dashlane users. But both of these are in line with most password managers. 

Learn more about our experience using Dashlane in our review.

At a glance

Price	$4.99-$7.49/mo
Number of users	1 - 10
Compatibility	Android, iOS
Browser extensions	Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari
Password sharing	Yes
Encryption	AES-256
Password generator	Yes
Password strength report	Yes
Autofill	Yes
Digital legacy	No
Cloud storage	Yes — 1 GB

We last tested Dashlane on March 27, 2025.

Our experience

Overall we had a positive experience with Dashlane. It was easy to download and use the Chrome extension. Dashlane provides a tutorial, which guided us through allt the basics of setting up the password manager.

Dashlane is user-friendly and its guides are written in plain language so you don’t have to worry about having technical expertise to use it. For instance, Dashlane flagged one of our passwords as weak and provided step-by-step instructions on how to change it:

We also visited sites like Netflix and Walmart to test out Dashlane's autofill capabilities. The Dashlane logo appeared in fields with our Netflix credentials and when creating a Walmart account to fill out our identity details. 

Overall, we thought Dashlane lived up to our expectations and delivered a simple but powerful password management system.

How much does Dashlane cost?

Dashlane has three tiers: Free, Premium for $4.99/mo (billed annually), or Family for $7.49/mo (billed annually).

The Free plan covers for one device and can only store 25 passwords. The Premium plan stores unlimited passwords on unlimited devices for one user. Finally, the Family plan provides premium accounts for up to 10 users.

Here's are the details on feature availability for each plan:

Plan	Free	Premium	Family
Price	Free	$4.99/mo (billed annually)	$7.49/mo (billed annually)
Number of users	1	1	10
Number of devices	1	Unlimited	Unlimited
Number of passwords	25	Unlimited	Unlimited
Password vault
Autofill
Password generator
Two-factor authentication
Dark web monitoring
VPN
Details	View plan	View plan	View plan

Although Dashlane does have a free product, its paid products come in at the higher end of password managers. It’s more expensive than 1Password and LastPass, which have premium individual plans for $2.99/mo (billed annually) and $3.00/mo (billed annually), respectively.

This isn’t unmanageable, but it’s worth noting that LastPass suffered at least two security breaches last year alone. 1Password, on the other hand, is considered one of the best password managers, so that makes Dashlane a solid middle-of-the-road product with a bit of a premium on the price tag.

Dashlane features

Unlike many of its competitors, Dashlane offers almost all its core features with its free product. That means you can store your passwords, generate new ones, create IDs for autofill, and share passwords, all from a free product portal. 

The Premium plan adds Hotspot Shield, a virtual private network (VPN), dark web monitoring, and real-time phishing alerts.

Password sharing

We had an easy time testing out sharing passwords. All you need is to choose the password you want to share, and input the email address of the person you want to share it with.

You can also choose the level of access the recipient has to the password, which includes either only being able to use the password but not see it, or being able to see it and change it.

If the recipient doesn't have a Dashlane account yet, they'll have to make one. Fortunately, this feature is available on all plans, including the free plan.

Password generator

Dashlane's password generator is customizable both its site and while creating a new account. Not only are you able to generate a new password on the website you’re visiting, Dashlane also allows you to customize the generated password depending on the rules for the site.

You can generate a password from four to 40 characters and select if you want to include letters, digits, symbols, and similar characters.

Autofill and form filler

Dashlane can fill in more than just your login credentials. You can also fill out your personal information, like your full name, address, phone number, and more, and you can fill out payment cards when you make a purchase.

We tested this by visiting sites we had saved in our password entries and account creation pages. Without fail, the Dashlane logo appeared to help us out with filling in our information.

Password strength report

The password health section gives a health score for all passwords in your Dashlane vault.

If Dashlane comes across a password that’s weak, has been compromised, or that you’ve reused, you’ll be alerted and prompted to change the password on the site. You can use Dashlane’s password generator to create a strong password that isn’t duplicated.

We added a test entry for Netflix with the password "password123" to see if Dashlane would flag it. Once we visited the Password Halth tab, our password health score dropped and the Netflix password was flagged as weak.  

Bonus features

Dashlane has a few additional features you may find helpful. Some are included as standard and some come with paid tiers.

• Payments: Add your credit card to quickly pay bills and easily shop online.
• Secure Notes: Create a password-protected note.
• Cloud storage: Upload up to 1 GB in secure files and notes for easy access, including IDs, passports, SSN, and more.
• Dark web monitoring: Available with the Premium paid plan; this monitors up to five emails for leaks or stolen data.
• VPN: Dashlane partnered with Hotspot Shield to offer a VPN for its Premium plan to protect your Wi-Fi. Hotspot Shield is an American company with a limited free plan. Check out our full Hotspot Shield review for more information.

Dashlane privacy policy

Dashlane does a dance around the topic of personal privacy. In the privacy policy, it’s mentioned that hashed personal data is shared in an effort to make sure current customers don’t see Dashlane ads.

Dashlane does state it shares personal data with “affiliates” but it’s not 100% clear what that means. 

As far as privacy policies go, this isn’t the most egregious we’ve ever seen but it’s not the best either. When you’re giving so much information to a service provider, it should be protected, and that protection should be clearly stated.

Dashlane third-party audits

Dashlane meets the ISO 27001 security certification, which means independent auditors verified that the company's security practices meet strict international guidelines.

Dashlane also participates in a bug bounty program to help identify potential vulnerabilities before bad actors can take advantage of them.

Is Dashlane safe to use?

Your data stored in Dashlane is encrypted, and the only decryption key is your master password. Because it doesn’t store your master password, Dashlane promises your data will stay encrypted in the event there is an attack.

To date, there are no known hacks of Dashlane. Because the service uses a zero-trust model, hacking into Dashlane may be more difficult for cybercriminals. By all accounts, this means Dashlane is safe to use.

Two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication, also known as 2FA, is a way to secure your accounts by requiring you to verify your account on a second device. Dashlane allows you to toggle this feature on and off in the security settings.

There’s also an option within the dashboard to add an authenticator to better secure your account. Even if you don’t update your privacy settings regularly, 2FA is a way to help strengthen your security.

Dashlane compatibility

Dashlane works on several browsers and has mobile apps for iPhone and Android. There’s no option for a desktop app on Windows or macOS, but you can use the web-based dashboard. Below is a breakdown of compatible browsers and mobile devices.

Dashlane browser extensions:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari

Mobile devices:

• Android
• iOS

Dashlane customer service

Dashlane’s customer service is extremely impersonal. There’s no phone number or phone support. There’s a help section on the main website as well as a link to the Help Center within the Dashlane main menu on the web app. Mostly it tries to lead you to help topics so you can troubleshoot items yourself.

If you absolutely must contact support, there’s a Contact us button at the top of the Help Center pages as well as a chatbot that can direct you to live chat support.

We reached out with an inane question about compatibility. Almost immediately, we received an email with our ticket number and a disclaimer that customer service is busier than usual and we won’t receive a response within 24 hours. 

We were then offered more links to the Help Center. It’s an underwhelming part of the service, to say the least.

Top alternatives

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Dashlane FAQs

Bottom line: Is Dashlane good?

Yes, Dashlane is a good product and probably one of the best password managers out there right now. Dashlane took us through a nice tutorial and then delivered on all the promises of its features. We were especially impressed by the password health tool and the ability to customize passwords. 

The only lackluster aspects of Dashlane were support and the privacy policy, but neither of those were deal breakers.

With all the password management options on the market, Dashlane provides extensive service for little to no cost. If you’re shopping for a password manager, you may want to consider Dashlane.

If you're curious how Dashlane compares to the best password managers on the market, check out our in-depth comparison articles:

• Dashlane vs. NordPass
• Dashlane vs. 1Password
• Dashlane vs. LastPass
• Dashlane vs.  Apple Passwords