Just wondered what people are using for their password management.

I’m currently using 1Password on a family subscription for both password management and 2FA (and then Authy for the 1Password 2FA). But I’m seeing a lot more posters — particularly since joining Lemmy — championing BitWarden (either cloud or self hosted) and Raivo OTP as a cheaper, almost-as-functional alternative.

So is it worth the switch? Will I lose out on anything by doing so?

I’m currently running BitWarden with a free account to see if I can live with it. But I must admit, 1Password is a staple app for me and one that I would say is priceless to my workflow and setup.

Just interested in your thoughts and trying to stimulate conversation!

  • schmurnan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Thanks. I’m tech savvy so that’s not a problem. Just always used 1Password based on recommendations. More than happy to go open source, and 1Password 8 feels like a step backwards from 1Password 7.

    • sennmood@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Just out of curiosity, why exactly is it a step back? I’ve heard this comment several times but, having only used 1Password 8 (which I quite like), I have nothing to compare it to.

      • schmurnan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        Because it’s now an Electron app on macOS and — in my personal view — Electron apps suck. Much prefer native apps.

        Functionality-wise it’s the same, but just doesn’t feel as nice to use, if that makes sense.

        • sennmood@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Fair enough, to each their own. I understand why electron apps might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I think some really do work very well (VSCode is the standout).

          • schmurnan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Now you may have me there. Visual Studio Code is certainly an exception, I’d be willing to admit.

          • schmurnan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            It’s personal preference of course. This article may explain it better than I ever could (might not be the best source, was just a quick DDG search).

            • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              I’ve never understood those problems. I’m not saying they don’t exist, I haven’t investigated it or anything lol, but I don’t see why individual non-electron programs have less overhead than individual electron programs when the argument is that multiple would-be electron apps could share one browser instance because multiple non-electron apps also don’t share anything.

              Also I don’t see how not using a chromium base would make programs better about having massive 1 GB directories of various temp files.

              What am I missing? Because clearly those problems exist.