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Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by genericuser256 »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #232
kevindong wrote: post #227

LastPass was my first ever password manager and I used for it ~5 years. A few years ago, I got fed up with how sluggish it was (at least, at the time). So I switched over the Bitwarden. Unfortunately, the Bitwarden Safari extension for macOS had a bug where I had unlock my vault every time I wanted to use a credential and that got annoying. Around the same time I started using Bitwarden, I started at a job with a cor…

I was going to reply "the problem with 1password is they have no Linux support," but it looks like Linux support actually got added late last year! (Or at least there's an open beta.) https://blog.1password.com/1password-for-linux-beta-is-now-o... Anyone used both 1password and Bitwarden? I'm using Bitwarden right now, but I dislike the fact that their desktop app is Electron based.

Personally, I've used 1Password, Bitwarden, and LastPass. I switched from LastPass to Bitwarden a few years ago (use it on android and browsers for the most part), and use 1Password for work. Overall I'd say 1Password has the worst UX of all of them, though it looks "clean". It routinely messes with my settings on update, it's password generator is annoying to work with, and it doesn't pick up new logins I've entered well (eg. if I tell 1password to create a login from this page, it populates nothing while bitwarden sets the name and URL + any username or pwd it thinks it sees).

I could go into more depth but overall Bitwarden has been a great daily driver for the past few years and would recommend to anyone.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by camel_Snake »

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #153
pdimitar wrote: post #78

Surprised that nobody here mentions Enpass. Its mobile app is paid, sure, but it's a one-time cost and it's using an AES-256 encrypted local sqlite3 DB that can be synchronized with several popular cloud storage options: Dropbox, OneDrive and any WebDAV server. So you have your credentials vault with you everywhere. Very happy user for years. No subscriptions, desktop app is free, you just pay for your iOS / Android…

How is its recovery feature? Does it keep a backup database file in case of data corruption?

not OP but I use Enpass as well. Afaik backups are manually created with a button click in the desktop and mobile apps.

The normal database file (or 'Vault' in Enpass's parlance) are synced between your devices via your own storage. I keep it in google drive.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by throwawayboise »

qntty wrote: post #166
peach45 wrote: post #71

Good thing I use pass https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pass

I used to use pass. I must be too dense to understand how to properly backup pgp encypted files, because I had to reset all my passwords when I couldn't decrypt my backup.

They're just files. You back them up like any other. Do be sure you backup your private key though, if you lose that you've lost everything. Sounds like that is what happened to you.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by greggturkington »

prepend wrote: post #235

This is a feature not a productTM. I switched to using safari’s password sync across mobile and desktop. It only works on iPhones and macOS desktop safari, but I adjusted my workflow. It’s both free, and reliable as long as Apple supports it. But I trust Apple to exist or migrate better than a dedicated product company like lastpass. Both for a decent user workflow and for not being breached (much scarier to me). I k…

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Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by dastx »

falcolas wrote: post #234
Wowfunhappy wrote: post #232

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was going to reply "the problem with 1password is they have no Linux support," but it looks like Linux support actually got added late last year! (Or at least there's an open beta.) https://blog.1password.com/1password-for-linux-beta-is-now-o... Anyone used both 1password and Bitwarden? I'm using Bitwarden right now, but I dislike the fact that their desktop app is Electron based.

Keepass is another cross-platform option (open source), though the UI on non-windows environments is a bit... crap. Nontheless, it works, and it works well.

Keepass and all is great. But it doesn't have first class support for anything but passwords.

I'm sure many people will cringe when reading this, but I also save credit cards in my password manager and use it to auto fill when I need it. This unfortunately isn't supported by Keepass et al.

It has templates, which are supported by some implementation but not others. Which also isn't great.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by dastx »

selykg wrote: post #277
Wowfunhappy wrote: post #232

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was going to reply "the problem with 1password is they have no Linux support," but it looks like Linux support actually got added late last year! (Or at least there's an open beta.) https://blog.1password.com/1password-for-linux-beta-is-now-o... Anyone used both 1password and Bitwarden? I'm using Bitwarden right now, but I dislike the fact that their desktop app is Electron based.

Pretty sure the 1Password linux app is also Electron. Bitwarden is fine, especially for $10/yr.

Last year 1Password announced official support for Linux, and released a beta. Surprisingly it wasn't an electron app but proper desktop app.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by fencepost »

squaresmile wrote: post #80
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 agree with other comments that in the current market, Lastpass is not worth it at $36/y. The way they increased the price is arguably more annoying than the price tag. I happily paid for Lastpass at $12/y. Logmein raised price and I switched to free. Logmein limited free capabilities and I will switch to Bitwarden or 1Password and pay them. I'm not staying with Lastpass to get the rug pulled out under me the third…

I'm pretty much in exactly the same boat, plus also looking at using separate systems to segregate my personal and personally-owned business accounts.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by KoftaBob »

roussanoff wrote: post #199
KoftaBob wrote: post #63

For those already paying for Dropbox, Dropbox Passwords is included and is pretty solid.

Does the autofill work well? I was considering trying it out, but, unlike 1Password and Lastpass, there are really no reviews of Dropbox Passwords anywhere.

Works great, very similar to LastPass in how it's implemented.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by radus »

fencepost wrote: post #308
falcolas wrote: post #234

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Keepass is another cross-platform option (open source), though the UI on non-windows environments is a bit... crap. Nontheless, it works, and it works well.

My biggest problem with Keepass is that the integrations aren't part of the core project. Want browser integration? Great, pick one (or more depending on browser choices) of multiple projects from pseudonymous/anonymous people, install it and give it access to your password store. Want mobile? Do the same. Last time I looked at it the very nature of the Keepass ecosystem basically meant that you had a ton of differen…

This is a valid criticism for sure. I suppose the only truly cross platform options is KeeWeb but you give up some features, mostly on mobile, eg. fingerprint unlock: https://github.com/keeweb/keeweb/issues/1132.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by nagyf »

irrational wrote: post #215
somehnguy wrote: post #180

I moved to Bitwarden about a year ago when I got fed up with the terrible UI in Lastpass. Bitwarden isn't the pinnacle of UI either, but at least it's way cheaper. Been very happy with it.

How well does it work on iOS? I’ve been happy with how well LastPass integrates with iOS so far.

Works well on iOS. I've switched from LastPass years ago, and never regretted it.
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