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LastPass Limiting Free Accounts to Either Computer or Phone
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Safari syncs my passwords, Chrome syncs my passwords, Firefox syncs my passwords, and Edge syncs my passwords.
Also, KeePass syncs my passwords everywhere, and it's free & open.
Why would I pay for these subscription services?
Evernote pulling this crap is exactly when I stopped using Everynote. With OneNote, Simplenote, Apple Notes, and Google Keep, I don't want to keep paying for something that others offer for free.
Also, KeePass syncs my passwords everywhere, and it's free & open.
Why would I pay for these subscription services?
Evernote pulling this crap is exactly when I stopped using Everynote. With OneNote, Simplenote, Apple Notes, and Google Keep, I don't want to keep paying for something that others offer for free.
Can I put in a word for an alternative? I've been happily using clipperz.is for about a decade. They take donations; no fees, no subscription. In fact they don't even know who you are.
It boggles my mind how cheap some people are regarding things as crucial as security. We spend hundreds and thousands of $ on our tech hardware but can’t fathom paying a few $ a month for a service that provides a huge amount of functionality. The level of entitlement some feel is ridiculous.
If companies/developers can’t find a consistent stream of revenue to support their products, their products end up dying on the vine. You want a quality product, support that developer. If you go the free route, you have zero right to bitch and moan if that product ultimately goes away.
If companies/developers can’t find a consistent stream of revenue to support their products, their products end up dying on the vine. You want a quality product, support that developer. If you go the free route, you have zero right to bitch and moan if that product ultimately goes away.
I switched to DataVault by Ascendo and never looked back. 1 price and no subscription. And it syncs across all my devices. I didn't really like the user interface on LastPass but kept the free version as a backup. It's ok, I just prefer DataVault's. Nice to see that LastPass is keeping at least one version free though. Nice touch for those who despise subscriptions like me.
Because some people need to use multiple OSes etc etc...
So I see they went the Google map route give sending away for free till you get a size will market share then start charging it also I been using 1Password no scription one payment back in the day I miss the days we could actually on own software And I have everything be in the cloud
Oh please shaming people for not wanting to spend money.
1. Lastpass is owned by Logmein with $1.3 BILLION in revenue last year. Their poor CEO's bonus!!! His son won't get his own island in French Polynesia for his birthday (if you get the reference awesome).
I'm fairly certain they make a huge chunk of chain on premium and corporate users that supports all of their costs.
2. What amount of resources exactly does it cost to let you use your passwords on mobile and PC? They're already hosting them!!! It costs $0 more to let you access it in 2 places. Sorry but that's a pitiful excuse limitation.
It's a cash grab, nothing more nothing less. And these are the shadiest type. f you want to do it for new users great, but to snub your old users into subscriptions that never goes well.
Love to go to Keychain but a few key issues:
No Mac so cannot import the huge list into Keychain
No Mac so cannot ever export the list (Which already needs workarounds and no native way).
There is a ton of work Apple needs to do if they want to make it truly cross-platform like basic functions for non-Mac users. In typically Apple fashion it is simply too locked down.
1. Lastpass is owned by Logmein with $1.3 BILLION in revenue last year. Their poor CEO's bonus!!! His son won't get his own island in French Polynesia for his birthday (if you get the reference awesome).
I'm fairly certain they make a huge chunk of chain on premium and corporate users that supports all of their costs.
2. What amount of resources exactly does it cost to let you use your passwords on mobile and PC? They're already hosting them!!! It costs $0 more to let you access it in 2 places. Sorry but that's a pitiful excuse limitation.
It's a cash grab, nothing more nothing less. And these are the shadiest type. f you want to do it for new users great, but to snub your old users into subscriptions that never goes well.
Love to go to Keychain but a few key issues:
No Mac so cannot import the huge list into Keychain
No Mac so cannot ever export the list (Which already needs workarounds and no native way).
There is a ton of work Apple needs to do if they want to make it truly cross-platform like basic functions for non-Mac users. In typically Apple fashion it is simply too locked down.
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Keychain/iCloud Passwords can be used on Windows now. Have a look: https://www.macrumors.com/2021/02/01/apple-chrome-extension-icloud-passwords-windows/
PWSafe. The original and the best. Free on PC/macOS and a small one off charge for the iOS version. Store the password file on iCloud, Dropbox or locally.
Job done.
Job done.
I've been a LastPass free user for years and love it cross platform. I was thinking of upgrading to the family plan so my wife and I have access to various shared accounts. Information about "family" friendly passwords managers is few and far between, what do other people use? I'm on a mac so obviously I use keychain too, but other than one-off airdropping of passwords, there's no good way to sync across multiple users.
Isn't iCloud Keychain available for Chrome now? That should pretty much nix the need for these third party password managers.
I've never been a huge fan of LastPass. They've had a solid free option for a while but once you are willing to pay there are options that offer you a much more seamless and cohesive experience. And I feel like Bitwarden has just dethroned LastPass completely when it comes to offering the best free option.
Once you are willing to pay I find services like 1Password, Dashlane and Keeper to superior in pretty much every way.
And like many have said, if you are an Apple-only user Keychain is decent and it's free.
I've never liked Keychain. Compared to a decent password vault/manager like Bitwarden if you want to go free, or 1Passworld if you want to go premium and you will quickly experience how lacklustre keychain feels in comparison.
The only thing I miss from 1Password as of today is the capability of enforcing the need for using 2FA to unlock my password vault. It's only required the first time you set up 1Password on a new device. You won't need any kind of 2FA after the initial setup.
Once you are willing to pay I find services like 1Password, Dashlane and Keeper to superior in pretty much every way.
And like many have said, if you are an Apple-only user Keychain is decent and it's free.
I've never liked Keychain. Compared to a decent password vault/manager like Bitwarden if you want to go free, or 1Passworld if you want to go premium and you will quickly experience how lacklustre keychain feels in comparison.
The only thing I miss from 1Password as of today is the capability of enforcing the need for using 2FA to unlock my password vault. It's only required the first time you set up 1Password on a new device. You won't need any kind of 2FA after the initial setup.
You can export/ import your entire Vault from LastPass to Bitwarden...
If you want to use chrome. Many of us avoid it like the plague. But the plugin's should work on other browsers based on chromium such as Brave. So it could be an option.
maybe this will come to chormebook. https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/01/a...words-extension-for-chrome-users-on-windows/v
I received the email about this around 1pm this afternoon. Though I understand it’s a business decision, I’m still quite disappointed that the new pricing model has been applied to everybody rather than just new users.
There’s very little point whinging and complaining about these things so I decided to do something constructive instead.
By 2pm I had the self-hosted version of BitWarden, complete with Premium features, up and running on my NAS. Not only running, but with all my passwords imported. In addition, I stopped using LastPass Authenticator and moved all my 2FA tokens over to BitWarden too.
So now I have all my passwords available to all of my devices, without storing them in the cloud. I’m confident my NAS is appropriately secure and I even have an improved 2FA workflow.
Thanks LastPass!
There’s very little point whinging and complaining about these things so I decided to do something constructive instead.
By 2pm I had the self-hosted version of BitWarden, complete with Premium features, up and running on my NAS. Not only running, but with all my passwords imported. In addition, I stopped using LastPass Authenticator and moved all my 2FA tokens over to BitWarden too.
So now I have all my passwords available to all of my devices, without storing them in the cloud. I’m confident my NAS is appropriately secure and I even have an improved 2FA workflow.
Thanks LastPass!
Sure but how do you get the passwords "innnn the computer" (Zoolander reference).
You can't import into Keychain and I'm not retyping hundreds of obscure passwords in. So big strike for Apple there with any non-Mac user off the bat.
Completely agree! 1Password tried to pull something similar a few years back, but quickly re-introduced the perpetual license. I'm curious if LastPass with follow suit.
1Password is great, especially when working cross-platform. If I was exclusively Mac & iOS, then I might consider keychain, but 1Password makes it easy to work between phone, desktop (pc), and MacBook. Plus, it has a few more bells and whistles such as the ability to customize the password formula, reports compromised sites/passwords, and allow you to view in large type (helpful when entering password into a different system).
I just encountered this with a client. I have been recommending password database software that uses open formats (either "Password Safe" format or "KeePass" format) which gives a variety of choices for software implementations across all platforms. My current macOS and iOS favourite is "Strongbox" which is available for free with some "premium" features for not-free
strongboxsafe.com
Totally free is KeePassXC and it also has Android implementations
Here is how to get data out of LastPass or 1Password and into Strongbox/KeePassXC:
iOS and macOS KeePass Password Manager | Strongbox
Strongbox is the world's leading password manager for iPhone and Mac. Built to utilise industry standard formats, it's ready to secure your data.
strongboxsafe.com
Totally free is KeePassXC and it also has Android implementations
Here is how to get data out of LastPass or 1Password and into Strongbox/KeePassXC: