I'm also part of the Vaultwarden crowd. I'll never trust something that isn't open source.
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Thanks, I’ll look into it I think
Isn't Bitwarden open source?
Yes, I'm using Vaultwarden as lightweight alternative to the Bitwarden server.
I'm saying I don't trust 1Password. The OP asked for 1Password vs. Bitwarden. To me, Vaultwarden = Bitwarden and 1Password = Closed source crap.
Ah makes sense
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Bitwarden here
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.
I've been using 1Password since at least 2010 and been very happy with it so I've never seriously considered switching away from it. I've messed around with Bitwarden and thought it was pretty good though.
Long term KeePass user here. I switched to Bitwarden last year. I'd say if you're happy with 1password then don't worry.
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Bitwarden gets my vote.
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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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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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
App fill is a pretty useful feature of most third-party password managers. When I open an app on my phone, it will recognize which login(s) are associated with it and autofill.
Also, the ability to create and store secure notes has proved invaluable. I don't want to store things like safe combinations in plain text in my Google Drive.
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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KeepassXC, synced with Nextcloud to all my devices. Browser plugins and android app. Diceware master pass phrase.
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 1Pass and really enjoyed the native app for a while until they forced everyone to a monthly subscription. Then they moved to electron for the MacOS app and I dropped them. Bitwarden has everything that 1Pass did for me and it’s free. The only thing that Bitwarden lacks is CoreUI animations and fluid transitions (everything is instant when you click it).
Highly recommend Bitwarden.
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.
Bitwarden is very good, but if you are already comfortable with 1Password I don't think it is worth the switch. A lot of people (myself included) just recently switched from LastPass to Bitwarden due to LPs issues and breaches. But 1Password is still very solid and highly recommended.
I moved from 1Password to Bitwarden because I was struggling to pirate the former.
NGL, I think it is kinda stupid to use a hacked software as important as a password manager, same as with an antivirus, so for me the way to go has been to selfhost Bitwarden, haven't looked back since that.