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Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by croutonwagon »

chrisan wrote: post #2

Headline should be single "device type". Pick computers, you get all computers. Pick mobile, you get all mobile devices (and watches) Still sad and I'll have to look at options again, it's been 5+ years since I looked. Anyone enjoying bitwarden https://bitwarden.com/ ?

I moved to bitwarden a few years ago from Lastpass..Primarily because of persistent sync issues with lastpass. It seemed they kept trying to see "features" and the core product took a dive with the logmein aquisition. They were pushing things like credit monitoring, but the password syncing would get wonky from time to time with a specific browser or on my phone or vice versa.

You can self host your bitwarden (though i dont). And you can, even with a free account, create a single "org" to share passwords with. In this case that org was my wife so now all our shared accounts reside in bitwarden and the password doesnt matter.

Ive even gotten to the point of using their passphrase generator for manual sign-ins like my work computers.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by therobot24 »

Macha wrote: post #9

Glad I went with self hosted bitwarden when migrating from KeePassXC + syncing with seperate apps (Dropbox originally, Syncthing these days).

glad you switched to syncthing, don't know how anyone can recommend dropbox when syncthing exists

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by dangus »

Price aside, last I checked LastPass was terrible software compared to 1Password.

I had all kinds of syncing problems with the browser extension. And LastPass had a huge breach in the past, which its competitors didn’t. I don’t trust that it’s quality software - especially because it doesn’t “look and feel” like quality software.

Plus, they’re owned by LogMeIn, which is basically a crappy software conglomerate that includes GoToMeeting, and is owned by a private equity firm.

My experience was was ~2017 as an admin for their enterprise offering, so take that with a grain of salt. But my point is: compare all the options. Competitors like 1Password, Dashlane, and Bitwarden, and probably many others are worth looking into, and are almost certainly better than LastPass.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by PeterisP »

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.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by [deleted] »

KitDuncan wrote: post #25
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/

Bitwarden is awesome and open source. I host it myself. Used Lastpass before.

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Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by stmw »

Lastpass is very popular but has had a very unfortunate security track record, with several security incidents that make one worry about their whole approach to security. Information on these is widely available and IMHO, the details would've sunk a less successful product. May be worth reviewing those if you're considering it, or if this change in the free service is making you reconsider using it. At the same time, it's probably true that for many users, Lastpass is better than no password manager at all, with one reused password on a postit.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by AdmiralAsshat »

jdauriemma wrote: post #4

LastPass is making a huge change to their Free product and giving users only a month to adjust. This is irresponsible at best. I completely empathize with the notion that good software is worth paying for, but a widely-used password manager needs to provide more time for users to transition into another product if they choose not to convert to paid.

It's par for the course for them.

During one of their previous price-hikes when the yearly membership cost doubled, I reached out to their support and asked if I could renew my membership before the price-hike took effect. They refused.

Re: Changes to LastPass Free

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Post by LeSaucy »

therobot24 wrote: post #32
Macha wrote: post #9

Glad I went with self hosted bitwarden when migrating from KeePassXC + syncing with seperate apps (Dropbox originally, Syncthing these days).

glad you switched to syncthing, don't know how anyone can recommend dropbox when syncthing exists

Agreed, Syncthing has been rock solid no matter what I throw at it. 500gb of music files? source code directory with 100's of 1000's of files from npm_modules accidentally included? Photos? It just works. It also plays well with other sync providers (I sync a subset of dirs into iCloud files so phone/iPad can access things)
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