How 1Password is Evolving its Partner Ecosystem

Identity has become the defining security challenge for organizations navigating SaaS sprawl, AI adoption, and an increasingly distributed workforce.

As access expands across applications, devices, and identities, customers need trusted partners who can help translate modern identity strategies into practical, scalable outcomes.

At 1Password, partners play a critical role in how customers adopt, deploy, and grow with our company. As 1Password’s suite of solutions continues to evolve, so does the opportunity to support partners more intentionally. The new phase of the 1Password Partner Program reflects a focused investment in the partner ecosystem, strengthening how partners engage with 1Password and how partner-led efforts connect to long-term customer and business growth.

“Partners are often the ones closest to the real-world challenges customers face around identity and access,” says Larissa Crandall, Global VP of Channel and Alliances at 1Password. “Our goal is to make it easier for partners to bring 1Password into those conversations and to build durable, profitable businesses alongside us.”

Evolving the partner experience

The updated 1Password Partner Program is designed to be simpler, more transparent, and globally consistent, while supporting different partner models across the ecosystem.

The program is built around a unified structure that supports partners and best serves our mutual customers. Partners engage through a single program model with clear participation levels based on engagement and impact, making it easier to understand how to grow with 1Password over time. This approach makes it easier to engage with 1Password at the right level, whether partners are building foundational capabilities or scaling established practices.

A core focus of this evolution is partner profitability. The program is designed to support recurring revenue, predictable growth, and long-term customer relationships, with incentives aligned to partner-led success and net-new customer acquisition.

Enablement is a key part of driving profitability. Partners have access to ongoing sales and technical training, practical go-to-market resources, and learning paths designed to support both onboarding and long-term growth. The goal is to help partners lead confidently in customer conversations and scale their businesses over time.

Together, these updates create a stronger connection between partner investment and long-term success, while making it easier for partners to build momentum with 1Password.

What this means for the partner ecosystem

For existing partners, this evolution brings clearer expectations, improved support, and a more predictable growth model.

For partners exploring 1Password for the first time, it offers a straightforward way to add modern access management to a portfolio, supported by distributors, alliance partners, and enablement resources that accelerate time to value.

The program also reinforces clear rules of engagement and deal protection, giving partners confidence that their investments in new opportunities are supported as they build and grow their practices.

Why the 1Password Partner Program is evolving

1Password gives organizations a single, secure foundation to protect and manage every credential across every human, machine, and AI workflow. As that opportunity has grown, so has the importance of ensuring partners are equipped to engage clearly, deliver value consistently, and build lasting businesses around modern identity security.

“Partners are essential to how customers experience and succeed with 1Password,” Crandall says. “As our brand has evolved, it was important for our partner experience to evolve with it, in a way that supports long-term growth for both partners and customers.”

The evolution of the 1Password Partner Program reflects a more intentional investment in the partner ecosystem. The updates are designed to provide greater clarity in how partners work with 1Password, stronger alignment to net-new customer growth, and more meaningful enablement for partners building identity and security practices around the platform.

Solutions partners can confidently build on

At the center of the partner opportunity is 1Password’s suite of solutions, which fall under the umbrella of Extended Access Management.

1Password gives companies a single solution to ensure the right person or AI agent gets the right access, to the right applications, from the right device. This helps close critical access gaps that Single Sign-On alone cannot reach.

With 1Password, partners can help customers:

• Discover unmanaged applications and hidden access risks

• Automate identity and access workflows for faster remediation and audit-ready compliance

• Enable secure, passwordless sign-in with context-aware access policies

• Improve productivity while reducing operational and support overhead

This foundation allows partners to expand services, strengthen customer relationships, and attach recurring revenue to a platform their customers rely on every day.

Looking ahead: partners and the future of identity at 1Password

As organizations look toward 2026 and beyond, identity security is becoming more complex, not less.

AI-powered tools, non-human identities, and increasingly decentralized application environments are reshaping how access needs to be managed.

1Password’s vision for the future centers on Extended Access Management: securing access not just for people, but also for applications, devices, and AI-driven workflows that fall outside the reach of traditional identity and access management solutions.

Partners play a critical role in bringing this vision to life.

“As identity expands to include AI, automation, and new ways of working, partners are essential to helping customers adopt these capabilities responsibly and securely,” Crandall said. “Our focus is on making sure partners are equipped to grow alongside this next phase of identity security.”

By continuing to invest in the partner ecosystem, 1Password is aligning how it goes to market with where customer needs are heading. This ensures partners are positioned to support modern Zero Trust strategies, close emerging access gaps, and build scalable, future-ready identity security practices.

What’s next

Current partners can review updated program details and resources in the 1Password partner portal.

Organizations that want to understand how 1Password fits into their business can take a closer look at the evolving partner program and broader ecosystem on the 1Password Partners page.

1Password will continue investing in partners as a core part of how our business grows, with a focus on long-term value and a shared mission.

Secure every identity. Protect your customers. Grow your business.