And that's it for me, I'll switch. The only remaining advantage of LastPass over the competition until now has been pricing.
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Re: Changes to LastPass Free
#22Those of you looking for an alternative, consider moving your data to a Keepass database. Its a more or less open file format, which a lot of different tools can read. My goto tool currently is Keeweb - https://keeweb.info/ . Its basically a SPA, can be used offline or online. Keeweb + a google drive hosted keepass database file keeps my passwords available and synced across 5-6 different devices.
Can you explain what "more or less open" file format means?
Re: Changes to LastPass Free
#23LastPass is making a huge change to their Free product and giving users only a month to adjust. This is irresponsible at best. I completely empathize with the notion that good software is worth paying for, but a widely-used password manager needs to provide more time for users to transition into another product if they choose not to convert to paid.
Caveat Emptor.
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#24The last bit of motivation I needed to finally make a switch! I know there are a lot of threads about this, but what do people recommend? Ease of use/transition is key or I won't be able to convince my partner to switch!
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#25I'm all in for paying for services that handle your personal data. If you don't pay them, how do they make money? So I'm okay with this. Something to consider, however, is the alternatives. Bitwarden seems cheaper[0]. Anyone has a preference for either? [0] https://bitwarden.com/pricing/
Bitwarden is awesome and open source. I host it myself. Used Lastpass before.
Re: Changes to LastPass Free
#26LastPass costs $36 per year. Operating on the principle of being the customer and not the product, that seems very reasonable for a secure way to store and share the keys to my digital life. That said, it does make it a little bit harder for me to onboard my friends and family when they ask. One of the selling points has always been "Yes, you can use it on your phone and laptop" and "no, it doesn't cost anything".
LastPass is a commodity. There are many free or open-source alternatives that are as reliable and as secure as LastPass that provide similar functionality. It's hard to justify even the small price for a commodity service unless you provide the best possible solution, and sometimes even that is not enough.
I switched from LastPass premium that costed 15$ per year a few years ago to Bitwarden because LastPass could recognize password fields on all web pages, while free Bitwarden just works everywhere.
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#27LastPass costs $36 per year. Operating on the principle of being the customer and not the product, that seems very reasonable for a secure way to store and share the keys to my digital life. That said, it does make it a little bit harder for me to onboard my friends and family when they ask. One of the selling points has always been "Yes, you can use it on your phone and laptop" and "no, it doesn't cost anything".
On the flip side they offered very little value in premium compared to free (for me) so there was no reason to upgrade even when I wanted to pay (I did pay for 2FA but TBH o could live without it)
Re: Changes to LastPass Free
#28LastPass is making a huge change to their Free product and giving users only a month to adjust. This is irresponsible at best. I completely empathize with the notion that good software is worth paying for, but a widely-used password manager needs to provide more time for users to transition into another product if they choose not to convert to paid.
> This is irresponsible at best.
Not sure i agree, they make it very easy to export your info/passwords and are just returning to a previous business model. As another user here commented, it only took 15 min to switch to another option.
> but a widely-used password manager needs to provide more time for users to transition into another product if they choose not to convert to paid
curious how much time that would be
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#29Headline should be single "device type". Pick computers, you get all computers. Pick mobile, you get all mobile devices (and watches) Still sad and I'll have to look at options again, it's been 5+ years since I looked. Anyone enjoying bitwarden https://bitwarden.com/ ?
Been using bitwarden using a self hosted db for quite some time now, brilliant product!
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#30I've been on 1Password since 2007. Unfortunately, software quality seems to have taken a nosedive since version 7 came out (disregarding the subscription issue). Random beachballs and slowdowns, annoying 2FA and duplicate password warnings, and decoupling of stored files from login entries.
I have been considering a replacement but haven't found anything up to the ease of use and Mac/iOS integration of 1Password yet.