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!

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I self host a Bitwarden server fork called vaultwarden. It works with all the official Bitwarden apps and browser extensions and I am very happy with it. I never used 1password though so I cannot comment on any missing features.

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I use Bitwarden and I’m planning on switching to self hosting Vaultwarden soon.

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I may look into VaultWarden because I do have a bit of self hosting going on as well…

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I’m also part of the Vaultwarden crowd. I’ll never trust something that isn’t open source.

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Thanks, I’ll look into it I think

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Isn’t Bitwarden open source?

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Yes, but they may not be singling out Bitwarden as not being open source. It’s likely just that they use Vaultwarden as it’s more lightweight. Also Vaultwarden is only self-hosted, so you can be sure what code is running on the server, whereas Bitwarden has a hosted option. I’d imagine there’s a way to tell but from my understanding, you just have to trust that they run the code they say they are running.

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Yes, I’m using Vaultwarden as lightweight alternative to the Bitwarden server.

I’m saying I don’t trust 1Password. The OP asked for 1Password vs. Bitwarden. To me, Vaultwarden = Bitwarden and 1Password = Closed source crap.

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Ah makes sense

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Ive used both, Bitwarden feels more mature plus it’s open source. But 1Password is probably more user friendly for less tech savvy people.

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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.

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I agree that 1password 8 is a step backwards when they switched to electron from native app on Mac. I’m still sticking on 1password 7 because of that.

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I feel the same. I therefore use Bitwarden myself(not selfhosted as I don’t trust myself to host important things quite yet), and control 1Password for the rest of the fam.

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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.

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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.

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Bitwarden here

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