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This has been the event that has finally convinced my wife to use a password manager. I'm torn between bitwarden and 1Password though. Anyone care to weigh in o

This has been the event that has finally convinced my wife to use a password manager. I'm torn between bitwarden and 1Password though. Anyone care to weigh in on the options? My biggest concern with BitWarden is the lack of automated testing edit - just fyi, Bitwarden responded on github last month with a plan to add some testing, and I think some of their code does use automated testing. They have issues on GitHub tracking it :)

jchw 8y ago
Bitwarden is nice from a user perspective. I'm a former 1password user and switched because I felt that things in the 1password world moved slowly, even though it costs more than Bitwarden. Bitwarden being open source and audited also helps a lot for trusting it, even if it isn't perfect. 1password has a rock solid UX that looks pretty. Bitwarden is more practical imo. I prefer the latter these days. Guessing the 1password iOS app is probably better than what Bitwarden offers, but I don't know, because I use an Android phone, and I prefer Bitwarden on Android.
- jammygit 8y ago
  I use bitwarden personally and I like it a lot. I was using Dashlane previously and the ubuntu UX was awful (strictly browser extension, missing features, etc). I'm only nervous about Bitwarden because of the lack of automated testing. Apparently at least one closed-source one apparently does not test either, possibly <edit: my memory is too fuzzy to name anything> but please don't quote me on that since my memory is fuzzy. See my note above about Bitwarden adding tests though
bytematic 8y ago
Why not keepass, I've never had an issue and it works great!
- jchw 8y ago
  I've used KeePass and one issue I do take with it is the UX. Bitwarden and 1password feel like cohesive apps and have good integration with many platforms. For KeePass I felt uneasy about some of the ports of it. There's a lot of good ones on desktop, less so on mobile. Syncing is also a thing I prefer 1password and Bitwarden for. They both have cloud syncing by default. Some won't want that but I definitely do.
  - SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
    The problem I personally have with KeePass is sharing and that you are on your own for many things. You CAN make mistakes with KeePass. You pretty much can’t make mistakes with a service. I’ve set about 100 people up on LastPass including my mom. I recommend it as a very good thing normal people will actually use.
    - jchw 8y ago
      I used to recommend LastPass but I had to stop recommending it based on their responses to issues including security issues. You can see some instances on the Mozilla bug tracker. It also has had a bad track record with security issues. There was an RCE on the browser extensions in 2017.
    - black-tea 8y ago
      why is sharing a problem? You can put your password database anywhere as long as your master password is good.
      - SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
        Email your mom right now with a secure password from your vault, and do it in a way that she won't have to call you about it. That's why I recommend LastPass.
lysium 8y ago
If you happen to be on MacOS, keychain works great for me.

jchw 8y ago

Bitwarden is nice from a user perspective. I'm a former 1password user and switched because I felt that things in the 1password world moved slowly, even though it costs more than Bitwarden. Bitwarden being open source and audited also helps a lot for trusting it, even if it isn't perfect. 1password has a rock solid UX that looks pretty. Bitwarden is more practical imo. I prefer the latter these days. Guessing the 1password iOS app is probably better than what Bitwarden offers, but I don't know, because I use an Android phone, and I prefer Bitwarden on Android.

jammygit 8y ago
I use bitwarden personally and I like it a lot. I was using Dashlane previously and the ubuntu UX was awful (strictly browser extension, missing features, etc). I'm only nervous about Bitwarden because of the lack of automated testing. Apparently at least one closed-source one apparently does not test either, possibly <edit: my memory is too fuzzy to name anything> but please don't quote me on that since my memory is fuzzy. See my note above about Bitwarden adding tests though

bytematic 8y ago

Why not keepass, I've never had an issue and it works great!

jchw 8y ago
I've used KeePass and one issue I do take with it is the UX. Bitwarden and 1password feel like cohesive apps and have good integration with many platforms. For KeePass I felt uneasy about some of the ports of it. There's a lot of good ones on desktop, less so on mobile. Syncing is also a thing I prefer 1password and Bitwarden for. They both have cloud syncing by default. Some won't want that but I definitely do.
- SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
  The problem I personally have with KeePass is sharing and that you are on your own for many things. You CAN make mistakes with KeePass. You pretty much can’t make mistakes with a service. I’ve set about 100 people up on LastPass including my mom. I recommend it as a very good thing normal people will actually use.
  - jchw 8y ago
    I used to recommend LastPass but I had to stop recommending it based on their responses to issues including security issues. You can see some instances on the Mozilla bug tracker. It also has had a bad track record with security issues. There was an RCE on the browser extensions in 2017.
  - black-tea 8y ago
    why is sharing a problem? You can put your password database anywhere as long as your master password is good.
    - SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
      Email your mom right now with a secure password from your vault, and do it in a way that she won't have to call you about it. That's why I recommend LastPass.

lysium 8y ago

If you happen to be on MacOS, keychain works great for me.