Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store
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Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store
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Re: Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store
#2…but they will still be selling individual non-subscription licenses through their own website, so anyone who wants to avoid a subscription can still do so.
Re: Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store
#3…but they will still be selling individual non-subscription licenses through their own website, so anyone who wants to avoid a subscription can still do so.
Still, this is a trend I will have nothing to do with if at all possible. And besides subscriptions, version 7 will only sync using their back-end, which is not acceptable for me.
On one hand, password managers in browsers are becoming nearly good enough to cover for 80% of my use cases, and most of the other 20% boil down to convenience (ease of pasting, updating, etc.)
I don't like the idea of being forced to move to a subscription on my Mac and on iOS for diminishing returns in feature improvements -- and I've been using 1Password for many years now, so the need to finance new features is something that I understand but have seen little return from.
By all means ensure you can sustain revenue, but beware of inflated subscription prices.
(I've been keeping tabs on alternatives for a while now, so I will likely not upgrade to 1Password 7)
Re: Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store
#4Good timing that I moved all my passwords from 1Password to Emacs and GPG one year ago. It’s a pity; I’ve been a very happy customer for a long time, had licenses for multiple machines and was happy enough to pay for the updates.
But my data shall be my data, again. I’m not paying for an app that I regularly have to buy an upgrade for and which doesn’t give me the opportunity to hold my data locally after explicitly having this as a selling proposition for many years.
Re: Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store
#5I have been using Bitwarden for some time now. It’s an open source password manager. There are apps for all major platforms and extensions to all major browsers. Checkout https://bitwarden.com/
Re: Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store
#6I'm glad they're at least offering non-subscription licenses. I hate feeling like I'm having to buy the software over and over again, just to get security updates.
While 1Password works better than the rest of the pack, they're not exactly a fountain of new, needed features.
Re: Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store
#7Good timing that I moved all my passwords from 1Password to Emacs and GPG one year ago. It’s a pity; I’ve been a very happy customer for a long time, had licenses for multiple machines and was happy enough to pay for the updates. But my data shall be my data, again. I’m not paying for an app that I regularly have to buy an upgrade for and which doesn’t give me the opportunity to hold my data locally after explicitly…
They're still selling standalone versions for MacOS & Windows that run off local storage. Doesn't seem like they're doing multi-OS license bundles anymore, though, so it's gonna run expensive if you use more than one OS.
Re: Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store
#8…but they will still be selling individual non-subscription licenses through their own website, so anyone who wants to avoid a subscription can still do so.
Still, this is a trend I will have nothing to do with if at all possible. And besides subscriptions, version 7 will only sync using their back-end, which is not acceptable for me. On one hand, password managers in browsers are becoming nearly good enough to cover for 80% of my use cases, and most of the other 20% boil down to convenience (ease of pasting, updating, etc.) I don't like the idea of being forced to move…
Anyone making software wants Abobe/Microsoft margins and enterprise like recurring revenue for their random product.
At least in the case of 1password the rate isn’t usurious, but the biggest problem they have is due to a business decision to make the product dependent on a SaaS-like service delivery model.
Re: Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store
#9…but they will still be selling individual non-subscription licenses through their own website, so anyone who wants to avoid a subscription can still do so.
Still, this is a trend I will have nothing to do with if at all possible. And besides subscriptions, version 7 will only sync using their back-end, which is not acceptable for me. On one hand, password managers in browsers are becoming nearly good enough to cover for 80% of my use cases, and most of the other 20% boil down to convenience (ease of pasting, updating, etc.) I don't like the idea of being forced to move…
What alternatives do you have in mind? I was thinking the same, but haven't done much research yet. I definitely want to have more control over my passwords.
Re: Getting 1Password 7 ready for the Mac App Store
#10I have been using Bitwarden for some time now. It’s an open source password manager. There are apps for all major platforms and extensions to all major browsers. Checkout https://bitwarden.com/
To be precise, their base software is Free software, licensed under the AGPLv3. The also distribute non-Free (and non-Open Source, and non-gratis) software.
Their base software has an artificial limit in terms of number of users and number of 'collections', which goes contrary to the ethics of Free software.