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Why I left LastPass

For years, I had used a password manager for my password needs. I really enjoyed the ease of how simple it was to sync my passwords in the cloud between devices, whether it was my multiple computers of my mobile devices. I had even been using the paid version of LastPass for many years. But after reading multiple articles I started to what was going on.

I jumped over to BleepingComputer.com and saw that they had an article written up about the issues. The biggest issue that really didn't affect me, was that LastPass was making it harder for individuals to use the Free version of LastPass. LastPass simply put it in their emails that were being sent out, they were limiting the amount of devices simultaneously connecting to the service.

To put it in simple terms, lets say you create your account with a computer, doesn't matter if it is Windows, Mac or Linux your account is bound to a computer. You can not go ahead and use your account on your mobile device without paying for the $3 Premium cost for access to your vault between all your devices. This comes out to $36 dollars a year, which doesn't sound like much until you realize that LastPass hasn't said if they own a magical back door key to your passwords. Let's say a disgruntle employee from LastPass quits or gets fired then they access everyone's password and sell them to the highest bidder.

Now I don't condone anything illegal by any means. But with the way hackers are these days and everyone needing to be password conscious. I would always say use a password manager unless you are really good at memorizing

I had a decision now, since I decided that I would move away from LastPass. What other options are out there. My options came down to two, Bitwarden and KeePassXC.