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Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by Oxodao »

imafish wrote: post #5

For self-host - is it better than KeePass?

Absolutely. Keepass gives you only a file that you have to sync by yourself and when you have multiple device editing the same file... Well...

On the other hand, Bitwarden lets you self-host a complete server that handles everything. If you want something less resources intensive you can take a look at Vaultwarden which is a re-implementation of the server in Rust instead of C#. The main advantage is that it uses MySQL or Postgres instead of the heavy MS SQL Server.

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by Daedren »

imafish wrote: post #5

For self-host - is it better than KeePass?

Depends, self hosting the main project will require a Microsoft SQL Server instance amongst other things which ends up with a quite heavy endeavour.

There's an alternative implementation of the server API called Vaultwarden that works nicely with all the frontends but is unofficial.

If Keepass works for you, you're likely not gaining much from switching. They're both just password managers at heart.

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by test1235 »

skrebbel wrote: post #4
neon_me wrote: post #2

Love Bitwarden, I personally onboarded dozen … but they must heavily invest in UI/UX and fix their apps (+ extensions) It’s not easy and intuitive for non-techies.

I just switched to it from LastPass which, well, has even worse UX in my opinion. It's an extremely low bar to clear and I agree Bitwarden is quirky too, but for me it's still firmly been an upgrade. The only thing I miss is an "add to bitwarden?" dialog when I sign up somewhere. Their docs say it exists but I've never managed to get it to appear :-)

I just switched as well, and I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to do so. Like you said, it definitely feels nicer to use than lastpass.

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by jodator »

skrebbel wrote: post #4
neon_me wrote: post #2

Love Bitwarden, I personally onboarded dozen … but they must heavily invest in UI/UX and fix their apps (+ extensions) It’s not easy and intuitive for non-techies.

I just switched to it from LastPass which, well, has even worse UX in my opinion. It's an extremely low bar to clear and I agree Bitwarden is quirky too, but for me it's still firmly been an upgrade. The only thing I miss is an "add to bitwarden?" dialog when I sign up somewhere. Their docs say it exists but I've never managed to get it to appear :-)

Totally agree. LastPass has worse UX IMO.

With bitwarden I never missed the "add to bitwarden" dialog. As a paying user. I love that they offer Android app. It has its moments like the integration with keyboard does not always work, but I can use it from the shot it's drawer.

If you generate passwords (or passphrases!) they are stores 8n history, so there's always a backup :)

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by Tajnymag »

poglet wrote: post #6
imafish wrote: post #5

For self-host - is it better than KeePass?

I’ve been trying to switch from KeePass to Bitwarden so that my partner and I can share some passwords but KeePass just works, so it’s been hard to change over.

If I may ask, how do you share passwords when using KeePass?

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by wartijn_ »

Barrin92 wrote: post #3

probably my favorite open source project in years, together with Lichess. No idea why people still throw money at proprietary password managers.

> No idea why people still throw money at proprietary password managers.

I've tried Bitwarden for a few days with their Firefox plug-in. During those few days there were multiple occasions were it would create a password for me, but wouldn't save the login.

I switched to 1password and it is way better in letting you know if it saved a password or not. I also ran in to some other small issues with the Bitwarden ux that made it less than ideal to use.

I want to like Bitwarden, but 1password just seems to be better at managing passwords.

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by lazzurs »

leokennis wrote: post #8
Barrin92 wrote: post #3

probably my favorite open source project in years, together with Lichess. No idea why people still throw money at proprietary password managers.

Personally a happy user of 1Password. Reasons being: - "It just works" for me and my non-tech-family - It's only $50/year Maybe BitWarden is just as good or better. But why take the gamble and migrate everything and everyone, when I have multiple happy 1P users for a low yearly cost?

I have to use 1Password for some shared work stuff and I find Bitwarden comparable but I am happier with Bitwarden as it is open source and so central to my personal security.

Re: Bitwarden: Free, open-source password manager

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Post by schleck8 »

leokennis wrote: post #8
Barrin92 wrote: post #3

probably my favorite open source project in years, together with Lichess. No idea why people still throw money at proprietary password managers.

Personally a happy user of 1Password. Reasons being: - "It just works" for me and my non-tech-family - It's only $50/year Maybe BitWarden is just as good or better. But why take the gamble and migrate everything and everyone, when I have multiple happy 1P users for a low yearly cost?

I wouldn't consider 4 $ per month a low cost for a password manager
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