But don’t only take my word for it – the New York Times agrees with me. To make it simple: Bitwarden is open source, has a nice looking and easy UI that looks almost identical on the phone and on the desktop, allows storing as many passwords as you like, syncs between an unlimited number of devices, and – most importantly – it is free. Why Bitwarden is the Best Password Manager for Casual Users This is why in this article, I want to (1) argue why Bitwarden is the better (free) alternative for casual users and (2) show how to migrate your friends and family from LastPass to Bitwarden. In my opinion, this restricted free plan is no longer suitable for anyone: if you decide to use it only on the phone, you need to type every password on the computer while reading it from the smartphone if you use it on the computer, you cannot access any services while traveling. Basically, they restrict their free users to one device type (phone or computers) and require a premium subscription if they want to use LastPass on all their devices. Today on Feb 16, LastPass announced significant changes to their free plan. But this task becomes even more difficult if the password manager I want them to use is not free. Furthermore, the value of their logins is usually lower than for “technology nerds”.Ĭonvincing friends and family to use password managers is therefore not an easy task they have relatively little to gain and much to “pay” (in the form of added friction to their workflows). For them, the act of using a password manager itself introduces some kind of friction into their workflows after all, it is much easier to enter the same password for each login than to set up a password manager on all devices, remember their shortcuts or GUI icons and remember when to click “save login” and when to avoid duplicates. However, I’ve had countless conversations with friends and family members who are not so deep into technology and convinced them to use password managers instead of reusing passwords or writing them down. This is certainly true for me, which is why I’m a 1Password premium subscriber (because I think it is the best password manager on the market). Let’s face it: if you are reading this blog, you are probably so deep into technology that paying 36 dollars per year for a password manager is a good deal compared to the value of your logins.
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