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1Password pricing increasing up to 33% in March

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Re: 1Password pricing increasing up to 33% in March

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I feel like I am really struggling to see the issue here with pricing, it is still a very cheap subscription and it does what we need it to do. And they were one of the ones that came out better in that recent security analysis of password managers. I see a lot of people upset here and I don’t get it. Did they need to increase the price? Honestly I don’t know, without seeing their financials it is hard to say. But I…

The manage to find the money to sponsor an F1 team, so I don't think the money is the issue. Also, if they'd increase things by 5%, or did yearly 2% increases or something like that, I'd be okay with that (to cover the inflation). But the 33% increase combined with the list of features I don't care about -- that's just taking users for granted. Thankfully I didn't start using passkeys, otherwise I'd be locked within…

> Also, if they'd increase things by 5%, or did yearly 2% increases or something like that, I'd be okay with that (to cover the inflation). But the 33% increase combined with the list of features I don't care about -- that's just taking users for granted

The price has been unchanged at least as far back as mid 2018. According to the inflation calculator at bls.gov [1] inflation over those 8 years was 31%.

[1] https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

Re: 1Password pricing increasing up to 33% in March

#163
The haven't raised the price of the individual plan in at least 8 years. It is now going up 33%.

Inflation calculated from the CPI over the last 8 years in the US was 31%, which is fuzzy enough that it should be considered approximately equal to 33%.

A lot of overreaction here.

Re: 1Password pricing increasing up to 33% in March

#166

Anyone have suggestions for a good alternative? I've been using 1Password (family version to share some subset within the family) for more than 10 years now, but I have to say the user experience has degraded quite a bit. Anyone have a better overall alternative? (Doesn't necessarily have to be cheaper.)

Using Enpass, migrated from 1Password when in need of a Linux client some 10years ago. As early user I was grandfathered into a free lifetime account and eventually was required to pay a discounted lifetime fee $70 through Apple, which I’m fine with, it’s Indian developers need to pay their rent too.

Enpass has all features I need, on all platforms including iOS. It syncs using the api of one of the free storage providers, WebDAV or even over WiFi. Having some 600 entries and a few attachments (copy of ID Cards etc) and never had any performance issues. Nor issues with subdomains. Regular updates, most recently added PRF (Pseudo-Random Function) for passkeys. It lacks a command line client, which I can live with. Nor does it support the fingerprint reader on Linux, instead has a pin option for quick unlocking.

Re: 1Password pricing increasing up to 33% in March

#167
post #163

The haven't raised the price of the individual plan in at least 8 years. It is now going up 33%. Inflation calculated from the CPI over the last 8 years in the US was 31%, which is fuzzy enough that it should be considered approximately equal to 33%. A lot of overreaction here.

I think it’s the steep adjustment in price more than anything else. Raising prices 3% every year is perceived quite differently than raising it 20-33% once.

Re: 1Password pricing increasing up to 33% in March

#168
post #163

The haven't raised the price of the individual plan in at least 8 years. It is now going up 33%. Inflation calculated from the CPI over the last 8 years in the US was 31%, which is fuzzy enough that it should be considered approximately equal to 33%. A lot of overreaction here.

I think it’s the steep adjustment in price more than anything else. Raising prices 3% every year is perceived quite differently than raising it 20-33% once.

I’m not sure about that. I’m a 1Password user and if I had consistent price increases every year I’d have ditched it a lot sooner

Re: 1Password pricing increasing up to 33% in March

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post #163

The haven't raised the price of the individual plan in at least 8 years. It is now going up 33%. Inflation calculated from the CPI over the last 8 years in the US was 31%, which is fuzzy enough that it should be considered approximately equal to 33%. A lot of overreaction here.

And they can serve much more clients on single server than they could 8 years ago

Re: 1Password pricing increasing up to 33% in March

#170
If you are looking for an alternative take a look at Psono. It's open source, only sold B2B so it's free for individuals. It's made in Germany, so a European alternative to the US solutions. It has all the typical features with browser extensions and apps for android and iOS.
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