Just wondered what people are using for their password management.
I’m currently using 1Password on a family subscription for both password management and 2FA (and then Authy for the 1Password 2FA). But I’m seeing a lot more posters — particularly since joining Lemmy — championing BitWarden (either cloud or self hosted) and Raivo OTP as a cheaper, almost-as-functional alternative.
So is it worth the switch? Will I lose out on anything by doing so?
I’m currently running BitWarden with a free account to see if I can live with it. But I must admit, 1Password is a staple app for me and one that I would say is priceless to my workflow and setup.
Just interested in your thoughts and trying to stimulate conversation!
Haven’t used Bitwarden, but I’ve heard good things about it.
Until recently I was using Google Password manager and a half-hearted attempt a “system” for unique passwords. Luckily, I wised up and decided to raise my game… after a bit of research, I went with 1Password, and I’ve been very happy with it.
The integrations are okay, though not perfect. But the thing that has been most useful for me is the Watchtower stuff that basically gamified my security and forced me to change repeated or insecure passwords. I feel in much better shape now, and feel very confident in 1Password’s encryption model. So, for me at least, it has been worth the money.
1Password has been one of my go-to apps for years now, so I’m clearly happy to pay the $80 a year or whatever it is (I’m a Brit but I think it’s around that price). But it’s very good to know that I can get the exact same (more or less) functionality in Bitwarden for $10 a year. And I have the option to self host on my Docker stack on my NAS should the mood take me.
I absolutely wholeheartedly agree about Watchtower — that’s a nice little piece of functionality. I saw Bitwarden can check if your passwords have been involved in a data breach, but nowhere near as many little add-ins as Watchtower. It feels like a credit score for your passwords 🙂
Odd seeing so many people prefer Bitwarden specifically for the polish and UI. Those are the reasons I chose 1Password. Both work! Both are actually pretty good solutions. But after using Bitwarden for quite a while for work, I set up 1Pass for my personal stuff. It’s just nicer and easier to manage, imo, even as a tech savvy user.
And this is why I love places like Lemmy. Balanced, different opinions 🙂
I personally have no issues with 1Password (except that v8 is Electron), but just tempted to try the alternatives given how strong a following Bitwarden appears to have.
For sure. I set my father up on Bitwarden because he gets a lot more out of the free tier, and it’s hard enough to convince him he needs a password manager, let alone one that costs anything, lol.
My work uses 1 Password. It feels relatively safe. They claim that if you don’t have your master key they can’t restore your passwords. Can not ensure the validity of that claim.
Personally I use Bitwarden and KeePass for my passwords. They are both open source and audited by 3rd parties. I trust them.
KeePass is great. Has all the features I want and then some. Everything is stored locally, you can encrypt with password and private keys and it even has the ability to sync dabases on a on a home server. I use it on windows and android. Since 99% of the time I make password updates on my phone I’ll just sftp the database file to my server and then use it to sync with my windows machine next time I’m on it.
I’ve used both and they’re both great. I didn’t like the migration process for Bitwarden -> 1Password. I think I ended up downloading some python script to change the format of my Bitwarden export to a format 1Password could understand. I imagine the migration process is a lot better now since it’s been about a year since I’ve done that.
Outside of that, I like the design of 1Password better, and it also tends to auto fill more reliably as well. iirc Bitwarden has auto fill as well, but it didn’t work great for me, so I ended up copy pasting passwords instead. Not a huge deal, just something to keep in mind.
I used LastPass Families for a few years, switched to 1Password for one year, and am now on Bitwarden. For me, it was the native MacOS app, so I can auto-fill apps besides just the browser (e.g. game and productivity software logins).
I’ve used BitWarden for a few years now and I really like it. I’ve set it up on both my PC and phone browsers, and it does its job well. Never paid anything for it, the free tier is generous enough for casual users like me.
I’ve been subscribed to 1Password for around 8 years now, and don’t intend to cancel it any time. It’s super convenient, updated frequently, and seems to be audited independently to ensure security too. Just recently they’ve added a few features that make my life as a developer with multiple machines so much easier. OTP on every logged in device too, so I don’t need to constantly migrate the horrible Authy setups, or whatever else people use
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I use Bitwarden and I’m planning on switching to self hosting Vaultwarden soon.
I may look into VaultWarden because I do have a bit of self hosting going on as well…
Haven’t used Bitwarden, but I’ve heard good things about it.
Until recently I was using Google Password manager and a half-hearted attempt a “system” for unique passwords. Luckily, I wised up and decided to raise my game… after a bit of research, I went with 1Password, and I’ve been very happy with it.
The integrations are okay, though not perfect. But the thing that has been most useful for me is the Watchtower stuff that basically gamified my security and forced me to change repeated or insecure passwords. I feel in much better shape now, and feel very confident in 1Password’s encryption model. So, for me at least, it has been worth the money.
Boo, Google! Haha j/k, each to their own 🙂
1Password has been one of my go-to apps for years now, so I’m clearly happy to pay the $80 a year or whatever it is (I’m a Brit but I think it’s around that price). But it’s very good to know that I can get the exact same (more or less) functionality in Bitwarden for $10 a year. And I have the option to self host on my Docker stack on my NAS should the mood take me.
I absolutely wholeheartedly agree about Watchtower — that’s a nice little piece of functionality. I saw Bitwarden can check if your passwords have been involved in a data breach, but nowhere near as many little add-ins as Watchtower. It feels like a credit score for your passwords 🙂
Nah, it’s okay. The google chrome built in password manager is one of the worst options
Odd seeing so many people prefer Bitwarden specifically for the polish and UI. Those are the reasons I chose 1Password. Both work! Both are actually pretty good solutions. But after using Bitwarden for quite a while for work, I set up 1Pass for my personal stuff. It’s just nicer and easier to manage, imo, even as a tech savvy user.
And this is why I love places like Lemmy. Balanced, different opinions 🙂
I personally have no issues with 1Password (except that v8 is Electron), but just tempted to try the alternatives given how strong a following Bitwarden appears to have.
Either way… it’s good to have options.
For sure. I set my father up on Bitwarden because he gets a lot more out of the free tier, and it’s hard enough to convince him he needs a password manager, let alone one that costs anything, lol.
My work uses 1 Password. It feels relatively safe. They claim that if you don’t have your master key they can’t restore your passwords. Can not ensure the validity of that claim.
Personally I use Bitwarden and KeePass for my passwords. They are both open source and audited by 3rd parties. I trust them.
I assume Bitwarden is the same in terms of the master password? Again, I can’t say for certain.
My wife almost lost her 1Password vault due to forgetting her master password. Thankfully we remembered it eventually.
KeePass is great. Has all the features I want and then some. Everything is stored locally, you can encrypt with password and private keys and it even has the ability to sync dabases on a on a home server. I use it on windows and android. Since 99% of the time I make password updates on my phone I’ll just sftp the database file to my server and then use it to sync with my windows machine next time I’m on it.
I also use KeePass. Been using it for 2-3 years now. No complaints. Like you said, it has all the features I need and then some.
I’ve used both and they’re both great. I didn’t like the migration process for Bitwarden -> 1Password. I think I ended up downloading some python script to change the format of my Bitwarden export to a format 1Password could understand. I imagine the migration process is a lot better now since it’s been about a year since I’ve done that.
Outside of that, I like the design of 1Password better, and it also tends to auto fill more reliably as well. iirc Bitwarden has auto fill as well, but it didn’t work great for me, so I ended up copy pasting passwords instead. Not a huge deal, just something to keep in mind.
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I used LastPass Families for a few years, switched to 1Password for one year, and am now on Bitwarden. For me, it was the native MacOS app, so I can auto-fill apps besides just the browser (e.g. game and productivity software logins).
I’ve used BitWarden for a few years now and I really like it. I’ve set it up on both my PC and phone browsers, and it does its job well. Never paid anything for it, the free tier is generous enough for casual users like me.
It being open source sold it for me.
I’ve been subscribed to 1Password for around 8 years now, and don’t intend to cancel it any time. It’s super convenient, updated frequently, and seems to be audited independently to ensure security too. Just recently they’ve added a few features that make my life as a developer with multiple machines so much easier. OTP on every logged in device too, so I don’t need to constantly migrate the horrible Authy setups, or whatever else people use
A password journal of course.
…or maybe I just like making y’all cringe a little.
Bitwarden.
Bitwarden anothe vote
Another vote for Bitwarden. I love it and recommend it to everyone.
Another vote for Bitwarden