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Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by twic »

PeterisP wrote: post #34
juancampa wrote: post #17

I'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/

Don't use a service, use (Free) software and handle your personal data yourself. https://keepassxc.org/ is one option to do so.

What are the options for using KeePass on Android? Is there a way to get auto-filling in apps? How about in Firefox for Android?

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by wegs »

chrisamiller wrote: post #16

LastPass 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".

I wouldn't pay $36/year.

I kinda feel like the price point for these things is set wrong, though. What you want is a higher price point which gets you /everything/. I pay $1200 per year for bandwidth. If I needed to pay a couple hundred bucks more for access to everything (online newspapers, LastPass, online office suites, etc.), I'd gladly do so.

LastPass should have 250 million customers, not 25 million, each paying $3.60 each, not $36. Most should be inactive, as part of some kind of subscription bundle.

Kinda like a more democratic, decentralized version of Prime.

From posts here, though, Bitwarden seems more reasonable. I trust open source more, and it's cheaper.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by cmeacham98 »

bootlooped wrote: post #11
Crosseye_Jack wrote: post #3

The title is slightly off. The limit is to a single device type, not device. If you only use LastPass on 2 devices of the same type (on your desktop and your laptop or if you only use it on your Mobile and your Tablet) you will be fine to stay on Free, However if you use it on your Desktop and your Mobile (like me) you will need to swap password managers or pay up for the service. Before LogMeIn brought them the serv…

FYI Bitwarden is only $10 a year. Before Bitwarden I used a combination of Keepass and Google Drive to sync all my passwords between devices. That was a workable solution, but Bitwarden is certainly easier, and I think more polished too.

I should also note that the free bitwarden does support syncing across unlimited devices (and device types), and can be self-hosted if you like that kind of thing. The premium version unlocks additional features like 1GB of encrypted file storage, a built-in TOTP authenticator, and priority support - but I was using the free version for multiple years prior to paying and it was great.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by martin_a »

juancampa wrote: post #17

I'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/

I use Bitwarden (not self-hosted) and I'm happy with it.

On my mobile device (One Plus 3T) it's rather slow, but that might be due to the device age.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by frombody »

I wonder if this was forced by the moves that Microsoft is making.

If you have a Microsoft authenticator app on your phone, you'll likely have noticed that they started offering regular password management through the same app to all users for free.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by Ecstatify »

chrisamiller wrote: post #16

LastPass 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".

It’s ridiculously expensive. I get Office 365 with 1TB of storage for €6 per month. Office is just as secure as lastpass. I bought Enpass(wouldn’t recommend as they moved to a subscription model) and store everything on OneDrive. Paying $3 per month to store tiny text files is crazy.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by bognition »

levosmetalo wrote: post #26
chrisamiller wrote: post #16

LastPass 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 re…

The functionality is a commodity but what about the UX? MP3 players were fairly common when the iPod came out but the iPod crushed all the competition? Why because the UX was simply better.

Without a doubt the password manager with the best UX is 1Password. Last year ago I got my tech-averse partner to set it up on her phone, the entire process took about 10 minutes and then it was done. She's never asked for me help or support, once she got things working its simply continued to work.

I've since setup it up across my family and my pre-teen child is also using it without a hitch.

From a holistic perspective I love that I can manage multiple vaults. Everyone has a private personal vault that is only available to them and we have a bunch of shared vaults for things like xbox and netflix passwords.

I've never used BitWarden so I cant comment on the UX but $60 a year for 1password is well worth it. I can rest easy knowing that everyone in my family has good password hygiene.

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