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Check out Keepass! Rather than syncing directly into a Cloud, it allows you to store a database file into any location. It supports MFA (e.g. by combining a pa

Check out Keepass! Rather than syncing directly into a Cloud, it allows you to store a database file into any location. It supports MFA (e.g. by combining a password with a secret file, or a Yubikey). And everything is open-source. I like the model a lot, because it solves the "database ownership" issue, where your Password provider (be it LastPass, 1Password, etc) becomes in itself a weak link.

Cthulhu_ 8y ago
I used to use KeePass but the lack of a proper crossplatform UI eventually broke it for me; KeePassX on linux looked and performed terribly, the Android app was just bad, etc etc etc. I switched to 1password which - at least at the time - offered a web-based fallback hosted from your own dropbox. Plus at the time you owned the data and were responsible for storing and syncing it. Dropbox support came out of the box but if you want you can use a local file.
- stingraycharles 8y ago
  Yeah you're right, I believe it's based on .NET so on Linux you'll have to use Mono. For the plugin ecosystem, that's suboptimal because you'll have to rebuild a lot of plugins from scratch. I used to be a 1password user, but they were pushing their premium, cloud-based offering a lot and lacked Yubikey support so I switched away.
- falcolas 8y ago
  Have another look at KeePass. They recently got a native Mac implementation, and I seem to recall seeing a new one for Linux at the time. On the Mac, KeePass now feels like a better experience than having to pay a subscription for 1password.
  - jsmit 8y ago
    Or MacPass for macOS, which was a very slick alternative to the KeePass application at the time.
- resonious 8y ago
  KeePassXC works great for me on Linux, Windows, Mac, and Android.
StavrosK 8y ago
I'm a super happy user of KeePass too, and KeePass2Android is the best password management app I've ever used.
jamescampbell 8y ago
Keepass is great, but it is somewhat slower and more clicks to get passwords into forms as opposed to 1Password or LastPass.
cicero 8y ago
I have used Keypass for years. It is not as convenient as some of the alternatives, but I trust it more.

Cthulhu_ 8y ago

I used to use KeePass but the lack of a proper crossplatform UI eventually broke it for me; KeePassX on linux looked and performed terribly, the Android app was just bad, etc etc etc. I switched to 1password which - at least at the time - offered a web-based fallback hosted from your own dropbox. Plus at the time you owned the data and were responsible for storing and syncing it. Dropbox support came out of the box but if you want you can use a local file.

stingraycharles 8y ago
Yeah you're right, I believe it's based on .NET so on Linux you'll have to use Mono. For the plugin ecosystem, that's suboptimal because you'll have to rebuild a lot of plugins from scratch. I used to be a 1password user, but they were pushing their premium, cloud-based offering a lot and lacked Yubikey support so I switched away.
falcolas 8y ago
Have another look at KeePass. They recently got a native Mac implementation, and I seem to recall seeing a new one for Linux at the time. On the Mac, KeePass now feels like a better experience than having to pay a subscription for 1password.
- jsmit 8y ago
  Or MacPass for macOS, which was a very slick alternative to the KeePass application at the time.
resonious 8y ago
KeePassXC works great for me on Linux, Windows, Mac, and Android.

StavrosK 8y ago

I'm a super happy user of KeePass too, and KeePass2Android is the best password management app I've ever used.

jamescampbell 8y ago

Keepass is great, but it is somewhat slower and more clicks to get passwords into forms as opposed to 1Password or LastPass.

cicero 8y ago

I have used Keypass for years. It is not as convenient as some of the alternatives, but I trust it more.