Hy,
In your opinion do you prefer Bitwarden or Proton Pass and why?
It seems proton pass have better integration with Firefox.
Good and bad?
Thanks.
Bitwarden because it is open source.
Both are open source
Am I a boomer for still using KeepassXC synced via Dropbox?
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No sir, I did this for years. I used Kypass on my iPhone so I could use my passwords on my phone as well. I ended up switching to Bitwarden for easier 2FA implementation and granular password sharing rather than having to share my whole vault or manage a separated shared vault
What kind of 2FA setup do you have?
I use Bitwarden with DUO as my Authenticator app. I know that you can set up keepass with 2FA via an extension but I didn’t find it as portable with my existing apps which is why I decided to make the switch
It works but partitions can and will happen and a merge afterwards is non-trivial AFAIK.
Nope, that’s a pretty secure password manager setup.
Bitwarden isn’t a brand new solution. I don’t understand the comment in Firefox, though, Bitwarden has no issues with it that I’ve found.
There are issues with Firefox private browsing windows that don’t happen in Chrome. Quoting their help article:
- Your vault will lock every time the browser extension closes, unless you set vault timeout to Never.
- Unlock with PIN will work only if the Lock with master password on browser restart option is not selected.
- The badge icon will not update to show vault state (locked or unlocked).
Not huge issues, but definitely annoying on a daily basis.
I don’t have experience with the second point but the other two don’t happen to me; it works as it should.
Really? With Firefox in a Private browsing window - are you certain?
Here’s mine, with the vault currently locked, but not showing any locked state (point 3):
And for point 1, just unlock the dropdown extension, exit the extension window, then click on the icon again. It will be re-locked when it shouldn’t.
If you’re really not seeing this, would you mind telling me how you fixed it?
I missed that you said in private tabs. I can reproduce it there but BW also says that private tabs support is still experimental when you try to do it.
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I use protonpass for alias email and bitwarden for passwords.
Just got an email from proton today about their “lifetime deal” for proton pass I currently use bitwarden and Firefox relay but I’ve been debating trying to drop my Gmail account and switch everything to my proton account. Thinking it would be silly to pay Firefox $12 a year just for relay when I can get that and more from proton for the same price.
All of that to say how exactly does the email alias work and can I set a custom email subdomain to just have an alias get created whenever an email is sent to the email I give someone without me having to go manually create it?
Been using Bitwarden and Firefox for years and years. Never had any integration issues.
Same. Works well on Firefox, iOS, and android.
Yup, it just works.
I like Bitwarden because I can host my own server and control it all. Not sure if the other service does set-hosting. Maybe you can do the same with that?
I’ve been thinking of setting up my own server. Does hosting your own server feel secure? I feel capable of setting up my own server but I’m not sure if I trust myself to secure it appropriately.
Yes, it’s secure and of course can be further secured by other services, like vpn and scanners and such. I front my stuff with Cloudflare certs on their free tier as well.
Just use complex passwords for the admin and logins. They also support two-factor authentication which is easy to setup.
Been a longtime user of Bitwarden (free, and over the last year paid). It’s a straightforward/good but a bit boring UI, connects very well and easily into browser, phone etc. Works well, highly recommended, and having 2FA on paid version is awesome.
Been trying out Proton Pass for the last few days since I already pay for Proton Unlimited. It’s got a good UI and so far it’s been working well in Firefox and on my phone. It’s much better integration with Simple Login features so I like the slightly more seemless sign-up ability. It’s not 100% feature parity with Bitwarden paid though.
Bottom line - I prefer proton pass as a heavy proton user already BUT if I just wanted a standalone password manager, Bitwarden is probably better. Both are good options though, and competition is good.
I prefer Bitwarden just to not put all my eggs in the same basket
Bitwarden is what I am using and I am having no problem with it so far.
I’ve never used Proton Pass so I can’t comment on which is better. However, my wife and I have both used Bitwarden for a number of years and have no complaints. Works with Brave, Chrome, Firefox; works on Linux, Mac and Android. We don’t have Windows or iPhone so can’t comment on those. We can share selected passwords between us.
And it all just works.
Works great with iPhone. It gets a little angsty when you have the Apple keychain or whatever it’s called activated sometimes. Honestly it is just a matter of selecting which to use, but the software gets a little confused sometimes.
Bitwarden+vaultwarden server = free enterprise access 👍
Bitwarden is an open source, very popular choice, tried and tested. The Firefox extension works great, as do the mobile apps. The free version includes most of the features if you want to try it out.
If you’re considering paying for the most polished experience, 1Password is the nicest in my opinion. Stay away from LastPass. No opinion on Proton Pass, it’s still new. But I still choose Bitwarden because I like that it’s open source, and I COULD choose to self-host a server if I got paranoid (I probably won’t).
Thanks for all comments and opinions. I’ll give a chance to bitwarden.
Bitwarden works fine with Firefox.
I subscribe to both services, and each has its own unique advantages. Proton’s ability to generate disposable email addresses for questionable or bothersome websites is a standout feature that makes it worth the investment. Additionally, Bitwarden’s thorough third-party audit instills confidence, and its excellent autofill functionality coupled with the option to self-host data is highly appealing. Moreover, the ability to unlock your vault using a YubiKey adds an extra layer of security to Bitwarden. While Proton shows promise and has great potential.
