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I think one major complaint from former users like myself — I started using it over a decade ago as well — is that we bought their software by paying upfront wh

I think one major complaint from former users like myself — I started using it over a decade ago as well — is that we bought their software by paying upfront when it had bring-your-own syncing and no (or at one point optional) subscription. Then they intentionally broke bring-your-own syncing, and eventually killed it entirely, switching everyone into a "free" client with a forced subscription without refunding people who paid upfront for the client. That's a dick move — and sure, it's not a ton of money, but that doesn't excuse being dicks. Given that there are OSS options out there e.g. KeePass... Why stay? And for large teams, LastPass has owned the market for a while now (1Password literally cloned their business model), and didn't pull a bait-and-switch; you knew what you were getting into, and why. They also used to be pretty bad about cross-platform support; no idea if that's still true.

eropple 4y ago
> Given that there are OSS options out there e.g. KeePass... Why stay? Speaking for myself: because 1Password works everywhere I need it and it means I don't have to think about it. OSS is great at a lot of things. KeePass's user experience is indicative of a place where OSS frequently is not. If I have to think about my password manager, it isn't doing the job I need it to do; when I trialed KeePass, it made me think about it, therefore it doesn't work. For me, of course. Your mileage may vary. I was a 1Password user before they moved to a subscription model, and I was mildly affronted that I would be stuck on an older version if I wanted to keep out-of-band syncing. More than mildly, honestly. Then I tried a bunch of alternatives and they were all, for my purposes, significantly inferior, either in the "I do not trust them to hold onto data" sense or in the features sense or both. So I tried 1Password again, realized that yup, it's still tops, and that $3 a month is way, way too little money to be agitated over. I have realized way more value from 1Password than I have paid either for the original purchase--which I used for quite a long time--or from my subscription. I use it because it makes my life better. Surely you can understand that. > And for large teams, LastPass has owned the market for a while now I don't think that I know a single security professional in my circles who would recommend LastPass unless the alternative is "don't use a password manager".

eropple 4y ago

> Given that there are OSS options out there e.g. KeePass... Why stay? Speaking for myself: because 1Password works everywhere I need it and it means I don't have to think about it. OSS is great at a lot of things. KeePass's user experience is indicative of a place where OSS frequently is not. If I have to think about my password manager, it isn't doing the job I need it to do; when I trialed KeePass, it made me think about it, therefore it doesn't work. For me, of course. Your mileage may vary. I was a 1Password user before they moved to a subscription model, and I was mildly affronted that I would be stuck on an older version if I wanted to keep out-of-band syncing. More than mildly, honestly. Then I tried a bunch of alternatives and they were all, for my purposes, significantly inferior, either in the "I do not trust them to hold onto data" sense or in the features sense or both. So I tried 1Password again, realized that yup, it's still tops, and that $3 a month is way, way too little money to be agitated over. I have realized way more value from 1Password than I have paid either for the original purchase--which I used for quite a long time--or from my subscription. I use it because it makes my life better. Surely you can understand that. > And for large teams, LastPass has owned the market for a while now I don't think that I know a single security professional in my circles who would recommend LastPass unless the alternative is "don't use a password manager".