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I moved to Bitwarden after someone mentioned it on a post here a while ago and I've had no regrets. Its interface clearly takes some hints from the LastPass one, so everything's familiar.
I'm not so bothered about paying a small fee for something, but as soon as I found that Bitwarden was free software it became a no-brainer. Other good options are things like
passor Keepass*.I'm totally agree with you. Changing from Lastpass to Bitwarden was extremely easy due to it's interface. The good part is that I can access my passwords from everywhere, without restrictions
Especially with the LastPass export --> BitWarden import!
My main problem with Lastpass is that it doesn't let you make a single entry for several domains. Example: I use both Protonmail and ProtonVPN, they are different domains but they share accounts. More often than not Lastpass nags me about this and I have no way to tell it that it's fine.
Does Bitwarden have this problem?
There is a feature in LastPass for equivalent domains in the settings. That enables a password for one domain to be used or show up for multiple domains.
I’m not sure if Bitwarden has this feature, but that is what I’d look for in any password manager for your problem. Cheers!
equivalent domains exist in bitwarden, migrating those from lastpass to bitwarden seems challenging
Depending on the domain you can make your domain name use , kind of, variables. It uses extended syntax I think it's called. I did so for a work app that changes domain. IE domainname1.com.au and where the number is the syntax accounts for any variation from 1-9.
You can match domains, servers, exact URIs, regex or even add multiple URIs to a single credential.
No, you can add multiple domains to a single login on Bitwarden.
Well I think the only solution is to copy the same data for both sites 😂.
Or just make your own password manager!
Hey, thanks for sharing this.
I was willing to pay the Lastpass plan but I haven't been able to do the payment (their platform doesn't let and support doesn't help me). I guess I'm moving to Bitwarden... And it's personal plan is cheaper :D
I'm glad you find it useful!
And I moved just yesterday xD It was so easy peasy I couldn't believe it xD
Good to know that you can host your OWN version of the bitwarden servers through docker containers, for free, and thanks to the open source community, a developper rewrote the whole bitwarden docker stack in Rust, removing all the paywalls. Thus i have every prime feature for free, on my own server!
I've recently had to start using LastPass as it is used at my current workplace. After using 1Password for a long time (which is superb), I was absolutely shocked at how awful LastPass is... I really don't know how anyone puts up with it.
Bitwarden looks interesting though, might give it a try
I strongly suggest it. And it's easy to import all of your data
Thanks Daniel for this tutorial !
I did the same move a few weeks ago, and Bitwarden is really a nice solution.
The auto-fill option was better with LastPass (still in experimentation in Bitwarden), but except this, it works like a charm.
I still testing the Auto fill feature. But at the moment it seems great
Nice article about the migration! I also recently moved to Bitwarden and love that it's open-source.
However, you should keep in mind to delete by overwriting the export-file and not "just" delete it in the file browser. Otherwise it could be restored in the future and leak all your passwords. This is a big security vulnerability!
In Linux I just do:
That will delete the passwords file without placing it in the trash
Yes and no. It will delete the file in the eyes of the user by freeing the linked data blocks on the drive. Physically the data is still there.
Therefore it is important to overwrite these data blocks, for example by using
shred -u -n 10 passwords.csv.Otherwhise these data blocks could be restored later.
Wow, really interesting!
You taught me something today 😄
I was also thinking on migrating to a different one but I concluded that I could use my iPhone for LastPass even if you want to login in your Mac since when you copy something on your iPhone, let say your password, it will be available to paste in your Mac as well.
So, open LastPass in iPhone, copy your password, then paste in Mac.
Good solution for Apple users!
I don't really understand this desperate urge for a free password manager. Seems to be a lot of discussion about this particular change from lastpass. But it's important data! Surely it's worth paying a bit for a decent system?
Sure, if you really do get the same service for free...
I do also wonder how long bitwarden will keep that same free service as more people join?
I've also migrated from LastPass to BitWarden recently and I'm loving it. My only issue is that when using Chrome browser with BitWarden extension, it never prompts to save credentials, and looks like I'm not the only one facing this: github.com/bitwarden/browser/issue...
Anyway, this is not going to stop me from using it. I'll switch browser if I have to :)
Wow, I'm really grateful you found this post useful. 😁
I found really useful the Bitwarden password manager, and it's open source so it's gain and gain situation!
Excellent choice . using bitwarden since past 1 year no regrets
I switched from LastPass to BitWarden, too, after reading about their new free-plan rules earlier this year. BitWarden works a treat: after two months, I have no complaints whatsoever.
I have migrated to bitwarden about one year ago. I am totally happy with bitwarden. It has also an option to create a family plan and share your desired passwords with your family members. Btw you can create your own password manager server.
I did the same thing and I don't regret it at all.
Thanks for sharing!
Typically, I don't use any password managers, just for security ;).
But I'll recommend it to my friends!
I think that password managers are really secure. In fact Bitwarden has never had a data breach.
I just don't have the habit of storing passwords ;)
Ever since I moved to Bitwarden I didn't look back even once. I got it in all my devices and absolutely love the browser extensions!
There’s no free lunch, lastpass is at a stage they need to monetize more users, how do you know at a certain point bitwarden won’t do the same.
Bitwarden can also be self hosted.
Well, I am using UNIX pass manager. It is awesome, you may try.
I moved to Bitwarden too after the LastPass announce about Free Account limitation. So far I feel the Bitwarden good choice for now.