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I actually did an evaluation of password storage services recently and chose LastPass over 1Password for a couple reasons: 1. 1Password is SUPER expensive for
by shlant 11y ago
I actually did an evaluation of password storage services recently and chose LastPass over 1Password for a couple reasons:
1. 1Password is SUPER expensive for what it is. You really pay for the fact that it looks nice and integrates well with mac.
2. It has no enterprise level features (This is for my organization) such as user management, access logging and fine grained roles and sharing.
1Password might be good for an individual or a small team, but it's too simple for anything beyond that.
- paulcole 11y ago"You really pay for the fact that it looks nice and integrates well with mac." Aren't those exactly the kind of things I'd want to pay for-- rather than opting for a cheaper solution that doesn't have those features?
- tamedimp123 11y agoNo, you want to pay for quality encryption and data safety.
- krisdol 11y agoKeyword: "I". Personally I'd choose Keepass as it is OSS but we all have different priorities. Seems like LastPass has features targeted at enterprise customers and it's (unfortunately) rare that a large businesses makes purchasing decisions with a priority on UX.
- bad_user 11y agoFor me look & feel and usability are nice, but not if it doesn't correspond to my needs. I routinely use both a Ubuntu Linux laptop and a MacBook. Unfortunately 1Password does not support Linux. And while I do use Dropbox, I like having the flexibility of switching to Google Drive. Speaking of look & feel, on Android the 1Password interface is the ugly duckling that doesn't use material design. And back to price. At home I also have a Windows box that I sometimes use for media. My phone is an Android, but I also have an iPad. So 1Password would set me back $42 for OS X + Windows (includes the discount), about $7 for Android and another $7 for iOS. That would be $56 with the discount, or $84 without the discount. And that is expensive, I mean that's almost the price of an IntelliJ IDEA upgrade. It's not terrible, I mean it does provide value and the price is sort of justified. But careful on the wanting to pay for things, as that's not how the world works. Do you know what happens to the farmers that invested money in the latest tractors and the seeds with the highest yield? Most are near bankruptcy, choked by loans and surviving on government subsidies. Just saying, wanting to pay for things is a sign that you've got more money than ability to spend, which is cool, but life is surprising and things change.
- badloginagain 11y agoIf it's for an organization you should probably use KeePass, as all the data is kept locally by the organization. Allowing any third party access to sensitive passwords sounds like a bad idea.
- arca_vorago 11y agoI prefer KeePassX instead, so keep it in mind as well. While I wish there was an official version for mobile and it integrated into the browser, I almost like the separation as I've gotten used to it.
- Eva_Schweber 11y agoMy name is Eva Schweber and I work for AgileBits, the company that makes 1Password. I would just like to clarify that AgileBits never gets access to your data or your Master Password. It is either stored locally on the user's machine or network or in his/her own Dropbox or iCloud account.
- newman314 11y agoPlease also consider officially supporting BT Sync. I'm really not keen on Dropbox syncing as there is no need for a copy to exist on the cloud
- gabrielrotbart 11y agoI've got it working fine with BT Sync. All you need to do is put the .agilechain file in a sharable folder and load it up with 1password on both ends. It syncs up just fine.
- jdc0589 11y agoI haven't used it, but doesn't 1password support multiple vaults? IE: your company makes a vault in a dropbox directory shared with employees, and multiple people just add that as a secondary vault? conflicting changes are probably an issue though...
- FireBeyond 11y agoIt does, and that's how it works. Conflicts in vaults are also not an issue. When you get the 1Pass popup, you can specify the vault with a hot key (Cmd 1 for Primary, Cmd 2 for Corp) etc, and then choose from whichever vault, if there is any overlap.
- poink 11y ago> 1Password is SUPER expensive for what it is. I don't know about that. LastPass wants $12/yr for their premium service. 1Password charged me $60 for the Windows + Mac bundle back in 2011. Other than the fact that you have to pay up front, the price seems similar.
- 746F7475 11y agoI take it you don't use login manager on mobile devices. LastPass costs (or used to cost) $12/year while 1Password is $29, so if you intent to use a password manage for more than two years it's cheaper to buy 1Password than keep paying for LastPass. And just a side note, I bought my 1Password for Windows, currently I'm using it on Windows, Linux, Mac and iOS and they all work fine. My OS X says that it's trial has expired, but it still works just fine, I can create new passwords and encrypt the old ones just fine. Maybe there are some pro features I'm not getting, but it's doing what I need it to do.
- pyrophane 11y agoHow are you using it on Linux?
- imjustsaying 11y agoWine, I'm guessing. http://eduardosanchez.me/2015/01/25/1password-on-ubuntu-linux-14-10/ http://eduardosanchez.me/2015/01/25/1password-on-ubuntu-linu...
- 746F7475 11y agoOne of the first things from Google :) http://www.lucianofiandesio.com/1password-in-linux http://www.lucianofiandesio.com/1password-in-linux But someone suggested Wine and I guess it works better, but this works just fine for my needs.
- burnte 11y agoAs a primarily Windows/Android/iOS user, I bought it and find it much better than LastPass, which I also paid for. I do have it on my Macs, but I use those about 10% of the time, I'm mostly Win/Android/iOS. It works great across all the platforms I use.
- Lazare 11y agoActually, I'd say 1Password is cheap for what it is; I opted to use it in my personal life because it was cheaper than LastPass. :) The lack of enterprise features is a killer though. We currently use 1Password at work, but we're evaluating LastPass and Meldium as options to switch to purely for the password sharing, access control,etc. We don't want to switch, but it's not clear there's any option if you want to manage passwords reasonably smartly among a small team.
- technion 11y agoIN a business environment for sharing accounts, I very highly recommend PasswordState. Its auditing and logging features are excellent.
- ecnahc515 11y agoI wouldn't call it expensive really. It's not a recurring cost, so the price over time is really cheap.
- vertis 11y agorattic.org is a great open source option for enterprise/team use.