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In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

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Re: In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

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Post by gtf21 »

swozey wrote: post #30

I feel like I've spent an absolute fortune on 1password over the last decade. I'm pretty sure it was, what, $70 when I got it 6+ years ago? Now I'm paying monthly (2.99 or 4.99/mo x .. 3-5 years?) which is pretty ironic considering a lot of us initially left LastPass to go to 1pass because it was 100% offline (I'm aware you can do local vaults still). At least the QOL updates have been coming faster lately, especiall…

Very frustratingly, there's no Linux client and they recommend 1PasswordX for Linux users, which doesn't allow offline vaults, pretty sure it _requires_ 1Password's online service.

Re: In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

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Post by swozey »

scott_s wrote: post #47

Am I the only one who considers this a good thing? I recently started using 1Password, and I love it. I finally jumped in because a colleague gave it glowing praise and my company gave us corporate accounts. After using it for a week through my company account, I created a separate personal account for myself. I happily pay a monthly subscription because it is a service I benefit from daily. It also lets me neatly ma…

> Am I the only one who considers this a good thing?

This company over the years has, multiple times, basically ripped the rug out from under its users (moving to online vaults, hiding native app, switching from a single fee to monthly charge) so I really don't see it as a positive.

From comments in here it seems like they'll be focusing on Enterprise. That just leads me to assume they'll listen to consumer feedback even less.

Re: In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

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Post by slig »

swozey wrote: post #34
pgt wrote: post #16

What are good alternatives to 1Password?

Bitwarden will be the most recommended. I tried it to move off of 1password a few months ago, there was a time where 1password kept breaking the extension in every OS I was using. I can't remember exactly what was missing but there were several things I was used to in 1password that weren't available in bitwarden that made it feel clunkier to me. It's UI is definitely the closest you'll get to 1pass. I think a big re…

I've been able to use fingerprint-to-unlock Bitwarden on my Android phone for more than a year, IIRC.

Re: In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

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Post by swozey »

gtf21 wrote: post #61
swozey wrote: post #30

I feel like I've spent an absolute fortune on 1password over the last decade. I'm pretty sure it was, what, $70 when I got it 6+ years ago? Now I'm paying monthly (2.99 or 4.99/mo x .. 3-5 years?) which is pretty ironic considering a lot of us initially left LastPass to go to 1pass because it was 100% offline (I'm aware you can do local vaults still). At least the QOL updates have been coming faster lately, especiall…

Very frustratingly, there's no Linux client and they recommend 1PasswordX for Linux users, which doesn't allow offline vaults, pretty sure it _requires_ 1Password's online service.

I was actually really impressed with 1passwordX, it made me switching off of OSX almost a non-issue but you're right, I didn't realize it didn't support offline vaults. They really don't like that.

Re: In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

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Post by swozey »

slig wrote: post #63
swozey wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bitwarden will be the most recommended. I tried it to move off of 1password a few months ago, there was a time where 1password kept breaking the extension in every OS I was using. I can't remember exactly what was missing but there were several things I was used to in 1password that weren't available in bitwarden that made it feel clunkier to me. It's UI is definitely the closest you'll get to 1pass. I think a big re…

I've been able to use fingerprint-to-unlock Bitwarden on my Android phone for more than a year, IIRC.

Oof, you're right, it's missing TouchID in OSX which was my problem, should've clued me in after I said electron app..

https://community.bitwarden.com/t/touch-id-support-for-macos...

Re: In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

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Post by overcast »

bernierocks wrote: post #57
ghshephard wrote: post #31

This isn't really a typical Venture funding, and is definitely not a "Series A". Traditionally, at this point, 1Password would probably have just gone Public, without any need for venture funding. But, why go to the hassle of doing that when you can get most of the same benefits ($$$) without any of the pain (public reporting, SOX, etc...). The VCs at this point would be happy with a 3-4x return, because the risk is…

If you asked me about 1password a few years ago, I would agree with you. Ever since they went to the cloud, I stopped using and recommending them to friends and family. I now use Keypss, which is free and doesn't require the cloud. The only reason they went to the cloud is because most people were buying one copy and sharing it with multiple people. It's a way for them to make more money, which is fine, but I really…

and the reason I went to their cloud solution, is so that I can sync passwords between my iPhone, Mac, PC, and Linux machines. It's $35.88 for an entire year of something that I use constantly, every day, and it works perfectly.

Re: In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

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Post by overcast »

jliptzin wrote: post #50
ttul wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is so so true. I have tried them all. 1Password is the no-brain option that crushes all others.

I haven’t tried 1password, I have been using LastPass, would you recommend I switch?

Yes, immediately, we use LastPass in the corporate world, and it's horrific to deal with. Slow, bloated, mess of an interface.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21172569 is a good discussion on it.

Re: In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

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Post by TheTaytay »

scott_s wrote: post #47

Am I the only one who considers this a good thing? I recently started using 1Password, and I love it. I finally jumped in because a colleague gave it glowing praise and my company gave us corporate accounts. After using it for a week through my company account, I created a separate personal account for myself. I happily pay a monthly subscription because it is a service I benefit from daily. It also lets me neatly ma…

You are not the only one who considers it a good thing. I love 1Password and the team behind it. They already have a solid team-base offering, and giving them more resources to help improve their enterprise offering makes a lot of sense to me. I can _imagine_ the personal use suffering if they determine that's too small of a slice of pie, but I'll reserve judgement rather than assume that will happen and get preemptively disappointed.

Re: In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

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Post by kgraves »

switz wrote: post #42
kgraves wrote: post #26

Products that take in VC funding (at any stage) never ends well for the company or consumers. Such a shame 1Password caved in.

I'm no champion of VC backed business, but this is an absurd statement.

Why? I am genuinely curious.

Re: In Its First Funding in 14 Years, 1Password Raises $200M Series A

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Post by anaisbetts »

swozey wrote: post #34
pgt wrote: post #16

What are good alternatives to 1Password?

Bitwarden will be the most recommended. I tried it to move off of 1password a few months ago, there was a time where 1password kept breaking the extension in every OS I was using. I can't remember exactly what was missing but there were several things I was used to in 1password that weren't available in bitwarden that made it feel clunkier to me. It's UI is definitely the closest you'll get to 1pass. I think a big re…

Electron doesn't exist on Android, maybe you're thinking of something like Cordova.
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