Beyond just storing login info, 1Password can secure arbitrary files/documents, text data, credit card info, Wi-Fi passwords, driver's licenses, passports, etc. Overall: 1Password leads the industry when it comes to password management. Although, to be fair, some of that is due to OS security constraints.ĭespite that, I've been a user of the application since the mid-00s and have paid for every upgrade, despite the availability of free password managers from Apple, Firefox, etc., because it is simply indispensable to the smooth functioning of my on-line life. I dinged it on 'ease of use' because its ease of use has definitely declined as the app became more sophisticated, and some of its features, and some of its recovery methods are not readily accessible. If, for example, you have multiple passwords for work but want to share passwords to access your cable or utility bills, you can create a private vault for work, and create another, separate vault you can share with another person (provided you have the 1Password family license). Probably its best feature is the ability to create shareable 'vaults' where you can segregate private passwords from those you might want to share with another person. And, if you're like me, you are forced to use a Windows machine for work, but use a Mac at home, the cross-platform capabilities of the application are great. If you have a biometrics enabled device, like an iPhone with Touch ID, or Face ID, coupled with a Mac with Touch ID, it is incredibly accessible for simple password creation and management. Pros: 1Password, in its cross-platform, cloud-based version, is incredibly easy to use. This gives me great comfort knowing she can access all this needed information quickly. All she has to do is open 1Password, select a category or start typing keywords and see will have the account info and notes see needs in seconds. My wife would not have to spend days trying to log into or reset my critical accounts (life insurance, credit cards, SSN, smart phonw log in, home WIFI.) We have everything in there. On a personal level I know if God forbid anything happened to me today. A team of four of us all use 1password to access / mangange and keep accounts credentials up to date. We have over 1000 passwords for all the web accounts, network switches, projectors, computers, laptop carts, and credit cards. It takes the guesswork of all the accounts we have to manage. I don't know how we survived before without having 1password in the past. I started with standalone licence but now I use 1password subscription on a personal level and team work account. But in general, if you're thinking about getting 1Password, go get it. For smaller organizations, a family plan may work just fine, and you also might be able to take advantage of some occasional discounts. One small thing to keep in mind is that what kind of pricing your organization needs can depend on how many users that you are going to want to equip with this product. If you're considering getting 1Password, you should just do it. And everything else, getting it set up, was very easy. So they've made good improvements on that front. The one small challenge we had was related to the browser extensions, and 1Password has made significant improvements in making sure that the browser extensions are easy to install and work seamlessly. Getting 1Password deployed and users onboarded was really simple. Plus, it was really easy to use, and folks were excited to have something that looked and felt what you would like a security app to look and feel like. And that was important for us to be able to know that, not only was our information secure in 1Password, but that 1Password was actively working to keep our information secure. It keeps track of the potential of compromised login information wandering around the web. One other important piece was the watch tower feature. So there was one member of my staff who really wanted to use that, and so that was available. One that was very important in our context is that it is platform neutral, works well for Windows, Mac, mobile device, on whatever platform. We chose 1Password for a number of reasons. LastPass was clunky in terms of the user interface, and it did not have the regular schedule updates and feature improvements that we came to rely on and really appreciate about 1Password. And for more reviews like this, click below.īefore we used 1Password, we used LastPass, which worked until it didn't.
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