Ask HN: 1Password Alternatives

#1

Post by rkwasny » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 10:25 PM UTC

I'm using Firefox + 1Password classic (that does not require syncing all your passwords with the cloud)

However today it just stopped working, I think 1Password guys just broke sth by accident or on purpose

Do you know any good alternative that works on Mac OS + IOS and syncs locally without "the cloud"?

Re: Ask HN: 1Password Alternatives

#2

Post by 1cvmask » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 10:38 PM UTC

SaaS Pass Password manager and authenticator.

The browser extension is available on Firefox and is protected by passwordless MFA as well. It is free for personal use.

There is an enterprise version separately.

disclaimer: I worked on UI and UX stuff

Re: Ask HN: 1Password Alternatives

#3

Post by chana_masala » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 10:45 PM UTC

Not as pretty but https://www.passwordstore.org/ is good. It has a Firefox extension

Re: Ask HN: 1Password Alternatives

#4

Post by jamespwilliams » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 10:53 PM UTC

Bitwarden. The free tier is sufficient for personal use in my experience, although I choose to pay the small fee for “premium” (I forget what they cal it).

I switched from lastpass after they removed their free tier and have never looked back.

It is free and open-source software, it looks good and works well across all the platforms I use.

Re: Ask HN: 1Password Alternatives

#5

Post by pjot » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 11:02 PM UTC

I can’t recommend Bitwarden[0] enough.

For me it checks all boxes, and includes some other other nice-to-have’s: - open source - has mobile/web/desktop/CLI clients - can be self hosted

[0]: https://bitwarden.com/

Re: Ask HN: 1Password Alternatives

#6

Post by arthurmorgan » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 11:03 PM UTC

If you don't want to use the cloud KeepassXC on macOS and KeePassium or Strongbox on iOS are probably your best choice. Personally I'm happy with using Bitwarden, which you can self-host.

Re: Ask HN: 1Password Alternatives

#7

Post by hk1337 » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 11:10 PM UTC

arthurmorgan wrote: post #6

If you don't want to use the cloud KeepassXC on macOS and KeePassium or Strongbox on iOS are probably your best choice. Personally I'm happy with using Bitwarden, which you can self-host.

Keepass was my choice although I haven’t committed to it on iOS yet and using Syncthing to sync between macOS, windows, and Linux

Re: Ask HN: 1Password Alternatives

#8

Post by DevNullDevice » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 11:18 PM UTC

arthurmorgan wrote: post #6

If you don't want to use the cloud KeepassXC on macOS and KeePassium or Strongbox on iOS are probably your best choice. Personally I'm happy with using Bitwarden, which you can self-host.

I've also use Keepass[0] for what feels like nearly a decade at this point. I use google Drive or just very dumb shuffling of files to get the database where I need it.

I keep feeling like I should upgrade to something with better native support... but it's worked for me so long and still fits my workflow.

[0]https://keepass.info/

Re: Ask HN: 1Password Alternatives

#9

Post by sam_lowry_ » Tue, Dec 07, 2021, 11:32 PM UTC

chana_masala wrote: post #3

Not as pretty but https://www.passwordstore.org/ is good. It has a Firefox extension

There is a Chromium plugin as well.

And if you need a team solution, gopass is 100% compatible alternative.

Also Password Store by Harsh Shandilya on Android to complete the setup.

Re: Ask HN: 1Password Alternatives

#10

Post by copperx » Wed, Dec 08, 2021, 1:38 AM UTC

pjot wrote: post #5

I can’t recommend Bitwarden[0] enough. For me it checks all boxes, and includes some other other nice-to-have’s: - open source - has mobile/web/desktop/CLI clients - can be self hosted [0]: https://bitwarden.com/

The only reason I can't recommend it is because searching for a password (from a login form) takes anywhere from 5-10 seconds. It's a database of at most a few hundred entries. Why does it take that long? Happens on Android. It's been like this for years.