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LastPass Announces Multi-Device Password Sync as Free Option for All Users

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Password manager LastPass today announced that all users are now able to sync their passwords across multiple devices for free, whereas previously the service's multi-device feature was locked behind its $1 per month subscription service. Now, users can gain access to their most secure sign-in information on a smartphone, tablet, desktop, or laptop using any of the company's free mobile and computer apps.

The new LastPass free plan works without any user input needed, so anyone who doesn't have the app downloaded can do so and begin using the service across all devices LastPass is available on. The $1 per month premium option is still available and includes exclusive features including family sharing with up to five users, no ads, priority tech support, 1GB of encrypted file storage, and more.

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LastPass founder Joe Siegrist mentioned in a blog post that the company hopes the move makes it "easier for everyone to make good password habits," since it'll be much less of a hassle to create, store, and discover passwords.
From day one here at LastPass, we've been on a mission to help you simplify your online life, and make it a whole lot easier to achieve strong password security. By offering LastPass for free across all your devices, we're making it that much easier for everyone to make good password habits the norm. Because when you have a password manager that goes everywhere you do, you have a strong foundation for securing and taking control of your identity.
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Besides the main LastPass iOS [Direct Link] and macOS [Direct Link] apps, the company has made its password managing service available to download as extensions on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Opera web browsers.

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Excellent move. Now I'm no longer bound to Google Chrome for free cross-platform password synchronization.
 
I'm on 1Password but think I may have made a different decision had I been able to audition LastPass across all of my devices first.
 
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Wow, major props to them. Not only was the premium service far cheaper than 1Password, but now for many personal users there will be no cost. I can't imagine why anyone would pay for 1Password's extremely expensive monthly subscription now. I thought about hopping on their 6 month trial, but decided against it because I knew that even if I ended up liking the product, there was absolutely no possible way for me to justify that monthly cost for what you get.
 
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dumastudetto said:
My concern is how will they make enough money to keep lastpass sustainable now? You don't want them taking shortcuts on things like security because they can't afford to maintain best practices.
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I agree. I've been a paying Premium subscriber for a few years now. I am now wondering why would I remain a paying subscriber? I can't be the only one that is planning to stop paying now...
 
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oneMadRssn said:
I agree. I've been a paying Premium subscriber for a few years now. I am now wondering why would I remain a paying subscriber? I can't be the only one that is planning to stop paying now...
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I wouldn't be too concerned right now at least. It's the simple startup model. Once they had enough traction in the enterprise, they could afford to drop the personal consumer paying subscriptions. The features they charge for now are definitely premium if someone chooses to pay for them. Lastpass was bought by LogMeIn last year for quite a bit of $$ so at least for now, they are in a position to make this move. Continue generating revenue in enterprise while luring new customers with their free model.
 
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oneMadRssn said:
I agree. I've been a paying Premium subscriber for a few years now. I am now wondering why would I remain a paying subscriber? I can't be the only one that is planning to stop paying now...
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Is the free version ad supported? It seems to suggest so in the article.
 
I recently left LastPass for 1Password and couldn't be happier. LastPass just isn't up to the same level as 1Password in my opinion. The developer (of 1Password) seems very passionate and it's a breath of fresh air. They are already working on supporting Touch ID and the Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro, which is cool. All the apps work really well and are very intuitive. Just my two cents if anyone is considering both. Well worth the extra money. :)
 
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We've paid for LastPass premium for years (because needed both Mac and Android, and for the longest time there was no 1Password for Android) and I was also wondering what's left in Premium to pay for, but I can see that sharing between family members is still a paid feature. We use that ALL the time for accounts that we share between the two of us, or for personal accounts where we want each other to "have the keys" just in case, and have generally been quite pleased with the service.

It's funny, just today I was making a spreadsheet of all our recurring software/service subscriptions (because I was caught off guard by a Spider Oak renewal) and just today noticing that $12/year is honestly nothing compared to what other services charge. More than happy to continue being premium subscribers!
 
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I don't even trust freemium for most games, etc., and I wouldn't even use a paid password repository, but a free one...Hell No!
 
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I live within the walled garden - all my devices are Apples - phone, tablet, laptop, computer. With that in mind does Lastpass or 1Password provide anything beyond what keychain does? I use to use lastpass free option for my window's work computer, but that is a no-no now and I just never saw the point of using it at home. So I am just wondering.
 
dumastudetto said:
My concern is how will they make enough money to keep lastpass sustainable now? You don't want them taking shortcuts on things like security because they can't afford to maintain best practices.
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They will add value through premium features in the future. Also they provide enterprise level services. LogMeIn will integrate LastPass into more enterprise services.
 
thisisnotmyname said:
1Password is still available as a one time purchase. LastPass is not (free tier is ad supported).
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Conditions apply to "one time purchase". If you plan to keep using the same version of OS X forever, then that could be true. If you plan to update your OS regularly, the desktop version may not keep working with newer OS updates.
 
dumastudetto said:
My concern is how will they make enough money to keep lastpass sustainable now? You don't want them taking shortcuts on things like security because they can't afford to maintain best practices.
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That is my issue too!
I have both Lastpass and 1Password accounts. However, 1Password architecture of not storing everything on cloud is way better than Lastpass'. I simply do not trust Lastpass to store credit card or high sensitive information. Having said that, I am happy to have some choice, especially when there are 100s of logins that I can not manage any other way.
 
Researching LastPass around the net I've come across several comments reporting that the system very often fails to auto enter login credentials. Some said that on average LastPass failed 90% of the time. It may be that these are trolls using another product or simply real users who haven't RTM. So I'm wondering what your experience has been with LastPass and auto login?

Thanks.
 
tugger said:
Researching LastPass around the net I've come across several comments reporting that the system very often fails to auto enter login credentials. Some said that on average LastPass failed 90% of the time. It may be that these are trolls using another product or simply real users who haven't RTFM. So I'm wondering what your experience has been with LastPass and auto login?

Thanks.
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I use it hundreds of times every day (yeah I spend too much time on the computer) and it works fine for me. Biggest problem I have is that I use Chrome and Chrome's auto-fill and LastPass' auto fill tend to not play all that nicely sometimes, especially when there is a password change but ... it works for me.
 
tugger said:
Researching LastPass around the net I've come across several comments reporting that the system very often fails to auto enter login credentials. Some said that on average LastPass failed 90% of the time. It may be that these are trolls using another product or simply real users who haven't RTM. So I'm wondering what your experience has been with LastPass and auto login?

Thanks.
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I wonder if they mean the difference between "automatically fill in when the page loads" and "choose to have your login filled upon request" because at least on Chrome, these two options exist. I use it ALL the time on Chrome, and on some sites, I have selected that it won't simply auto fill/auto log in, but rather, the input fields have a little mark and I can then select the login I want to be filled. (This is handy when you have multiple accounts for the same website, like I have a different StatCounter account for each website, for example.)

There are some sites where the login doesn't auto fill (some by my own choosing, some probably not), but I can ALWAYS choose, either from the input field or the Chrome extension, to fill my login credentials. On Android, it can sometimes take a few seconds, but generally speaking apps for which I have LastPass entries that require a password on start up *do* eventually show me the LastPass login fill option.

I only ever use Safari if I have a problem in Chrome, but I've always been able to use LastPass in Safari, too. LastPass has never NOT worked, although some websites are a little more finicky, and I've had to play with some settings occasionally.
 
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