What is the BITWARDEN* PREMIUM charge?

Why it shows up like this

A charge labelled BITWARDEN* PREMIUM on your bank or credit card statement is an annual subscription payment to Bitwarden, Inc. Bitwarden provides an open-source credential manager that secures passwords, passkeys, and sensitive personal data across browsers and mobile devices. While the company offers a robust free tier, paying customers upgrade to a Bitwarden Password Vault Subscription to access features like integrated authenticator codes (TOTP), hardware security key support, and encrypted file storage. Statement descriptors commonly appear as BITWARDEN* PREMIUM, BITWARDEN INC, or BITWARDEN.COM.

Because Bitwarden bills on an annual cycle, this charge often surprises cardholders who forgot they enrolled 12 months earlier. An individual Premium account costs a flat $10.00 per year, which breaks down to less than one dollar per month. If you see a higher charge of $40.00, your account is on a Bitwarden Families plan, which shares secure vault items among up to six users. The charge processes automatically on the anniversary of your original purchase date using the payment card saved in your web vault.

To review your account status or cancel future charges, sign in to your web vault at vault.bitwarden.com and select Settings, followed by Subscription. From there, you can view your invoice history, update your payment method, or cancel the subscription to prevent future renewals. When you cancel Premium, your account simply downgrades to the free tier at the end of the paid term without locking you out of your saved passwords. If the renewal processed by mistake, Bitwarden customer support offers a 30-day refund window through bitwarden.com.

Don’t recognize it? You might still

• An annual $10 Premium plan renewed on its yearly anniversary.
• A $40 annual Families organization subscription auto-renewed.
• A business organization subscribed for employee single sign-on (SSO) integration.

What to do, in order

1. Sign in to Bitwarden Web Vault Open vault.bitwarden.com and log in with your master password.
2. Check Account Settings review to Settings > Subscription to view your active plan and renewal date.
3. Cancel Subscription Click Cancel Subscription to downgrade to the free plan at the end of the term.

Quick questions

Dispute Rights & Fraud Prevention

Because Bitwarden subscriptions cost as little as $10.00 per year, it is common to overlook the annual billing date. Before disputing the transaction, log in to your email accounts and search for messages from Bitwarden or vault.bitwarden.com containing your invoice and username. You can also check if a family member set up an organization vault for household password sharing.

If you do not have a Bitwarden account and suspect card fraud, report the charge to your card issuer immediately. Under the Fair Credit Billing Act, you have the right to dispute fraudulent card activity within 60 days of the statement issue date. You can also submit a ticket through the Bitwarden Help Center at bitwarden.com so their security team can locate and disable the fraudulent account.

Verified sources

Every claim on this page is checked against official sources — open them to confirm before you call your bank.

• Bitwarden About Billing Documentation https://bitwarden.com
• FTC: Disputing Credit Card Charges https://consumer.ftc.gov