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Dropbox Expanding Its Password Manager to Free Users With Limitations

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Dropbox today announced that it will be rolling out a limited version of its Dropbox Passwords password manager to users with a free Dropbox Basic account in early April. The feature launched last year for paying subscribers only.

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Dropbox Basic users will be able to store up to 50 passwords, with automatic syncing on up to three devices. These limits are likely in place to incentivize users to start paying for a Dropbox Plus or Dropbox Professional plan, but as The Verge notes, Bitwarden offers unlimited password storage and syncing for free.

Similar to 1Password, Dropbox Passwords is a password manager that allows you to save your account usernames and passwords and sync them across your devices, with autofilled or suggested passwords when you sign into websites and mobile apps. Dropbox Passwords is available as a desktop app on macOS and Windows, mobile app on iOS and Android, and browser extension across Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge.

Users can sign up to be notified when Dropbox Passwords is available.

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Everyone and their dog seems to be getting in on the Password repo service.

I'll stick with 1Password - they've been around for years, and proven reliable.
 
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I don’t think Dropbox is dying, too many massive companies still use it.

I do however think that offering such a limited service is dumb. Great, you allow up to 50 passwords and syncing across 3 devices. Let me tell my father-in-law about it, I *think* he uses less than 50 websites and 3 devices, although I highly doubt it. May as well just tell him about BitWarden instead.

This is the problem. Instead of offering a crippled service and either not getting enough users to make it better or not obtaining your goal of getting more paid users for a completely different service (file storage), why not offer the password management completely free. Make it the best out there, get tons of users that love it so much that they want to try your other products and pay for them. That’s the only way to actually get more storage subscribers with a password manager.
 
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Theyayarealivin said:
Anyone still uses Dropbox in 2021?
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Everyone who sees a value in not using anything offered by Microsoft or Google if there is an alternative.

And just FYI, DropBox had nearly $2 billion in revenue last year, and revenue has increased every year since they've gone public.

So yes, lots of people use DropBox, and the number increases each year. The fact that you do not use it doesn't mean squat.
 
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dvanwinkle said:
I don’t think Dropbox is dying, too many massive companies still use it.

I do however think that offering such a limited service is dumb. Great, you allow up to 50 passwords and syncing across 3 devices. Let me tell my father-in-law about it, I *think* he uses less than 50 websites and 3 devices, although I highly doubt it. May as well just tell him about BitWarden instead.

This is the problem. Instead of offering a crippled service and either not getting enough users to make it better or not obtaining your goal of getting more paid users for a completely different service (file storage), why not offer the password management completely free. Make it the best out there, get tons of users that love it so much that they want to try your other products and pay for them. That’s the only way to actually get more storage subscribers with a password manager.
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The point of the "crippled service" is that it's free, and the hope is that people with more than 50 passwords will upgrade. Some won't, and many will use alternatives, and that's fine.

It's not a "problem" and doesn't require your solution.

But if you're so smart, send DropBox your resume and note that your skill sets include fixing any billion dollar business to make it more profitable.
 
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Bruninho said:
I use OneDrive. Rock solid so far.
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Onedrive is absolutely horrible!! I have to use it for work and it has lots of syncing issues. Like not syncing many days and this issue has gone on continuously, have to quit and relaunch app to make it sync sometimes.
My Dropbox has been rock solid for years I only wish they had a lower their option like 200GB for $3 per month.
 
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99chickens said:
The point of the "crippled service" is that it's free, and the hope is that people with more than 50 passwords will upgrade. Some won't, and many will use alternatives, and that's fine.

It's not a "problem" and doesn't require your solution.

But if you're so smart, send DropBox your resume and note that your skill sets include fixing any billion dollar business to make it more profitable.
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This resume argument comes very often lately. I mean - we are in a discussion forum. - and yes i can easily fix dropboxes horrible business decisions. It’s a company on the way DOWN
 
99chickens said:
Everyone who sees a value in not using anything offered by Microsoft or Google if there is an alternative.

And just FYI, DropBox had nearly $2 billion in revenue last year, and revenue has increased every year since they've gone public.

So yes, lots of people use DropBox, and the number increases each year. The fact that you do not use it doesn't mean squat.
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Dropbox has become a loser company - lackluster growth - bloatware everywhere — expanding in with new services - like apple growth and expansion - for sake of more money - no innovation happening - just a big copy machine!
 
99chickens said:
Everyone who sees a value in not using anything offered by Microsoft or Google if there is an alternative.

And just FYI, DropBox had nearly $2 billion in revenue last year, and revenue has increased every year since they've gone public.

So yes, lots of people use DropBox, and the number increases each year. The fact that you do not use it doesn't mean squat.
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Most of that revenue is going to Amazon because they are on AWS.
 
I recently decided to move from 1Password to iCloud Keychain and Authy. I got tired of paying what feels like a 1Password tax on credentials. It seems kind of insane that we have to pay someone to manage credentials for us. I hope Apple keeps building out iCloud Keychain so Apple users have a full-fledged solution available to them as part of Apple One. Until then, between iCloud Keychain, Authy, and encrypted notes in Notes, I'm all set using stuff I already pay for.
 
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jetjaguar said:
Ill stick with 1password
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Ditto.

I am not installing a bloated Electron app that constantly scans for all I/O activities to get 50 passwords synced.

And I just don't get the paid version pricing. It should be more competitive than merely matching Apple iCloud and Google One's pricing, both of which are far better integrated into the operating system.
 
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I find Dropbox much more reliable than iCloud.

But regardless, I'm curious: has anyone actually tried themselves Dropbox's password manager? Or are we all just talking without knowing it? I'd like to hear about hands-on experiences. I'm already paying for a pw manager service (LastPass), but if I can find the exact same features elsewhere, that'd be good.
 
Aeronauts said:
Apple should offer their own security package including virus protection, VPN, a more feature rich version of Keychain, etc all for a small monthly fee.
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While I think 1Password-style keychain manager and malware protection should be standard features, VPN certainly is an interesting one. If it is offered, it would have to have RAM-based I/O (nothing is written to a disk) just like Express VPN for added privacy. Enhanced Screen Time with better curated content protection for kids could be another paid feature.
 
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