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I'm genuinely curious why. 1Password, to me, is one of the few software subscriptions that pays for itself. I used to use my own vaults locally and sync via Dro

I'm genuinely curious why. 1Password, to me, is one of the few software subscriptions that pays for itself. I used to use my own vaults locally and sync via Dropbox but needing to buy Windows and Mac licenses for me and my spouse ended up being much more expensive in the long run than a family plan. We always have the latest versions of the apps, they're constantly adding features, and they always use all the cool little bells and whistles in each OS. I don't take this position with most other apps as they don't really need a subscription to function but 1Password is a notable exception for me.

Y-bar 5y ago
I'm not who you are responding to, but I will comment on this: > but needing to buy Windows and Mac licenses for me and my spouse ended up being much more expensive in the long run than a family plan For me as well, paying for actual licenses will be more expensive out-of-wallet, but that in itself has a value to me as I now know I own a license that will not be revoked for whatever reason. It also means I am more in control over when and how to upgrade to new major version. The subscription model is also tied to a cloud syncing service which is also a _negative_ in my experience. And due to regulations it is even not allowed be used at my place of work. Having control over the license and therefore vault sync/no sync is also valuable. That said, I _totally_ understand that the value proposition that Agile Bits give you and others is nice. It's just that for me, the value proposition has gotten significantly worse, so any amount of "it can be cheaper" does not really help here.
- dkonofalski 5y ago
  This makes sense but, knowing that these won't be supported started with v8, it doesn't really matter if the license is not revoked. If I want to continue using the system, and all the benefits and value that come with it, I need to use v8. SSH Keys and Git support alone makes that more valuable than maintaining a local license version.

Y-bar 5y ago

I'm not who you are responding to, but I will comment on this: > but needing to buy Windows and Mac licenses for me and my spouse ended up being much more expensive in the long run than a family plan For me as well, paying for actual licenses will be more expensive out-of-wallet, but that in itself has a value to me as I now know I own a license that will not be revoked for whatever reason. It also means I am more in control over when and how to upgrade to new major version. The subscription model is also tied to a cloud syncing service which is also a _negative_ in my experience. And due to regulations it is even not allowed be used at my place of work. Having control over the license and therefore vault sync/no sync is also valuable. That said, I _totally_ understand that the value proposition that Agile Bits give you and others is nice. It's just that for me, the value proposition has gotten significantly worse, so any amount of "it can be cheaper" does not really help here.

dkonofalski 5y ago
This makes sense but, knowing that these won't be supported started with v8, it doesn't really matter if the license is not revoked. If I want to continue using the system, and all the benefits and value that come with it, I need to use v8. SSH Keys and Git support alone makes that more valuable than maintaining a local license version.