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I started using 1Password a long time ago (~10 years) when the only option was the standalone license option. It is a lifetime license for about the cost of ~2

I started using 1Password a long time ago (~10 years) when the only option was the standalone license option. It is a lifetime license for about the cost of ~2 years of subscription. They still sell and "support" this standalone product. But I use the word "support" in quotes because the standalone license doesn't offer all the features of the subscription product. I resisted switching to the subscription product for many years, but eventually there were many features that were only offered on subscription accounts and I caved and made the switch. So I just wanted to warn other people that before you buy the Standalone option, you should know that it isn't quite the same 1Password experience as the subscription. There are quite a few significant features missing.

kijin 5y ago
Lifetime licenses rarely last a lifetime. Most products will run out of support long before you run out of life. You'd be lucky if the company even existed after 10 years. Before subscription software became all the rage, you had to purchase a license for a specific version. You had the right to keep using the version you purchased for as long as it worked, but if you wanted any new features, you had to shell out money again for a new version every few years. Maybe you'd get free bugfixes from time to time, but that was about it. Now we're all spoiled by the rolling updates funded by the subscription model. We keep asking for the old pricing model, and at the same time want all the new features to be backported perpetually. :)
- kodah 5y ago
  I like the JetBrains model where I pay a subscription and get that version for forever. I'd love to see more companies with this model.