Dashlane is a full-featured consumer-leaning password manager with VPN and dark web monitoring bundled. SealedKeys is built for technical teams who need SSH keys, API key management and SSO without paying for extras they don't use.
The most common reasons technical teams evaluate switching. Factual — not FUD.
Dashlane Business costs around $8+/user/month (~£6.50+). SealedKeys Pro is £3.49/user/month and includes SAML SSO, full audit trail and all secret types. The VPN and dark web monitoring bundled with Dashlane add cost that many technical teams don't need.
Dashlane is built primarily for website logins. SSH private keys and API tokens don't have dedicated field types — they're stored as secure notes or with workarounds. SealedKeys has purpose-built field layouts for both.
SAML SSO with Okta, Entra ID or Google Workspace requires Dashlane Business. SealedKeys includes it in the standard Pro plan at £3.49/user/month.
Dashlane's encryption implementation is not open to public inspection. SealedKeys publishes its encryption layer on GitHub — you can verify the zero-knowledge claim yourself rather than trusting the marketing copy.
An honest comparison — we've noted where Dashlane has the advantage.
| Feature | SealedKeys | Dashlane |
|---|---|---|
Zero-knowledge architecture Both claim zero-knowledge | ||
SAML 2.0 SSO included in standard plan | Included in Pro at £3.49/user/month | — Business plan required (~£8+/user/month) |
SSH key storage (dedicated type) | — Not a supported secret type | |
API key storage (dedicated type) | — Via secure notes only | |
EU data residency | All plans, Hetzner EU | Business plans |
Cyber Essentials certified | — Not certified (as of May 2026) | |
Open-source encryption layer | github.com/sealedkeys/crypto | — Closed source |
Browser extension | — Roadmap | |
Mobile apps (iOS / Android) | — Web only currently | |
Dark web monitoring | — HIBP breach check in Security dashboard | Included in premium plans |
VPN included | — | Hotspot Shield bundled |
Price (per user/month) | £3.49 | ~£8+ |
Prices and features correct as of May 2026. Verify directly with each vendor before making a decision.
Dashlane has a polished browser extension with auto-fill across all major browsers. SealedKeys is currently web-only.
Dashlane monitors for breached credentials across the dark web. SealedKeys offers HIBP breach checking in the Security dashboard but not proactive dark web monitoring.
Dashlane Business bundles a Hotspot Shield VPN. SealedKeys does not include a VPN.
Dashlane has been operating since 2012. SealedKeys is an earlier-stage product with a shorter audit history.
Yes. Export your Dashlane vault as a CSV file and import it into SealedKeys. The importer handles standard Dashlane CSV exports and maps login items to the appropriate secret types. SSH keys and API tokens stored as secure notes will need to be re-entered as their proper typed fields.
Both products claim zero-knowledge architecture. SealedKeys derives the vault key from your master password and email using PBKDF2-SHA256 with 600,000 iterations, entirely in your browser. The server stores only AES-256-GCM ciphertext. The encryption implementation is open source and independently auditable on GitHub.
SealedKeys includes a Security dashboard with HIBP breach checking — you can check any password against the Have I Been Pwned k-anonymity API without the full password ever leaving your browser. It does not perform proactive dark web monitoring. Dashlane has the advantage here.
SealedKeys is independently run with no VC funding, no enterprise sales team and no bundled services like a VPN. Infrastructure is lean EU-based hosting. The aim is to offer everything a technical team actually needs at a price that's an easy yes — not to compete on features a technical team will never use.
SealedKeys holds UK Cyber Essentials certification and is hosted entirely on EU infrastructure. Dashlane is not Cyber Essentials certified as of May 2026. For teams supplying UK government contracts, SealedKeys is better positioned.
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