I don't know much about 1Password, but I've been using BitWarden for years.
The autofill feature is nice, but sometimes you'll have to unlock the vault for it to continue to work, which can be a pain at times. It's pretty flexible, you can save personal information and cards on top of logins, and it has a password generator built in that I pretty much always use now for making my passwords. It's not fancy, but it's really functional, and works on all my devices without issues.
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Yeah all similar to 1Password. I think that times out after a week or so, so you have to put your master password in. I like the Apple Watch integration with my Mac so I just double click the Digital Crown most of the time rather than even using Touch ID.
Sounds like the only thing I’m losing in switching from 1Password to Bitwarden is the ever-so-slightly more polished apps. But functionality-wise… nothing.
Long term KeePass user here. I switched to Bitwarden last year. I'd say if you're happy with 1password then don't worry.
How would you say Bitwarden compares?
In terms of integrating with website stuff, it is a lot better, KeePass wasn't designed to be web first. In fact, the vast majority of password managers aim to be used on the web. KeePass was never designed for that job. It's just an application to store passwords. KeePass has one feature though that not many other password managers can do, Auto-Type. Auto-Type can type your credentials into other applications. I work in IT and have many passwords for different systems and applications. I'm willing to bet I use Auto-Type about a hundred times a day to type my passwords for me. Bitwarden can't do this.
Whilst the majority of my passwords at home are within the browser, there are applications that I wish it could type into for me. For example Steam, VeraCrypt, Epic Launcher etc.
Basically, I use Bitwarden at home but at work I use KeePass. KeePassXC is also worth looking at if you like KeePass.
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I was a big time LastPass user. Switched to Bitwarden when LastPass was bought by LogMeIn... what was that, 6 years ago?
It's free, it gives me everything I need, and I can even self-host it, giving me ultimate peace of mind.
Bonus: Bitwarden has a LastPass migration tool (I'm sure they have it for others) - made the move a matter of minutes.
Full disclosure: I've never used 1Password so can't really comment on it compared with others, but I'm currently running a selfhosted Bitwarden re-implementation (vaultwarden) and am generally pretty happy with it. I've only ever used LastPass as a password manager before (aside from a seeding algo back in the day), and while I really don't like their business practices or security history, their extension has or at least had a bit better consistency on Firefox than Bitwarden does, at least with regards to detecting username/password fields and detecting when a new credential is being created and asking it to be saved automatically. That being said, it's something that I can live with considering it's free software. As far as I'm aware, in terms of features all the big players in that space are pretty evenly matched, though I do remember some advanced feature that 1Password offered over others; maybe related to privilege access management in enterprise.
I was using Bitwarden for a few years, it is a great option. Once you've adjust your workflow over to it I doubt you'd miss 1pass
I recently switched to Proton Pass as I've moved over to their ecosystem, it's it'll pretty early days and it's got it's problems but I am finding it reliable so far
I've been using (and paying for) Bitwarden for a few years now. There are slicker solutions but it does the job for me and I don't really see any need to change.
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 🙂
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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.
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I have no experience with BitWarden, but I do like 1Password. I previously used LastPass, and 1Password has much better browser/device integration, in my experience. I've been happy with it and intend to keep my family subscription.
Edit: apparently that’s no longer true and I just didn’t notice: https://support.1password.com/autofill-behavior/
~I use 1Password, and I’m generally satisfied, but what really really sucks is that it only works with domains, but neither subdomains nor ports.~
~So if you’re running your own server that gets annoying extremely fast, because you will have a very long list of suggestions to wade through.~
With Bitwarden (IIRC) one issue is that you cannot save a password when you’re offline, and – again IIRC – it doesn’t even drop a warning about that.
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I'm on the 1password train. I like it, they're professional, and their extension works much better than lastpass
I'm using bitwarden. The free version has everything I need, but I pay for the premium because I want them to continue.
I just use firefox to remember my passwords
is there an advantage to switching to some third party app like bitwarden?
I feel like firefox is good enough and very easy to view/manage my passwords, but open to arguments why others are worth switching to
How does it store them though? I thought (this was maybe long ago) they they were stored plaintext on your machine instead of in an encrypted vault like password managers.
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Are you only interested in hosted applications? I've been using Keepass for years without any complaints. Though now that I'm seeing this thread filled with selfhosted vaultwarden comments, I might look into that though.
No I’m pretty open to either hosted or self hosted. I use KeePass in work (because it’s mandated) and I’d probably describe it as “OK”. The plug-ins are a little fiddly to get working, and my work actually block most of them which drastically reduces the functionality. I have zero browser integration, for example, so I have to copy/paste passwords in each time. Which isn’t the end of the world, but annoying.
Also not sure if there’s a macOS version of KeePass or something I could also use across iOS, watchOS and iPadOS as well.
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).