- You're probably already
aware that LastPass just announced some changes to
their free password manager, which basically makes it
just, well, pretty useless. Follow that up with Dashlane
similar announcement, that they're going to browser only. And so it's high time
that I made a video to try and find the best free password manager. Before we do get started, and
for those new around here, hi, my name is Pete Matheson, and I make videos around tech,
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will forever hate you. Now, there are tonnes of options when it comes to free password managers. LastPass yes, but also
Bitwarden, Dashlane, KeePass, Myki, RoboForm, NordPass and so many more. So in this video, I'm gonna run through my top five to help you
decide which is best for you. Before we do get started though, no, please don't use the password manager built into your browser. Other than the obvious
issue of only having access to your passwords in browser, it's also been proven numerous times that password stored in
the likes of, you know, Google Chrome, are not secure. Which is why I'm a huge advocate for using a dedicated password manager. Don't forget to comment down below on which one is your favourite and why and make sure to stick
around until the end, because after we've
looked at the top five, I'm also going to cover off all of the other free password managers, just in case you're looking for information on a specific one. First up is a Bitwarden, now,
with Bitwarden's free tier, you can store unlimited passwords
across unlimited devices. You can sync across these
devices and you also get to 2FA. You might be wondering what you don't get with these free products. Well, you're missing minor features like file attachments, health
reports, better support and being able to use
Bitwarden to generate 2FA codes for other websites, but for a
free product it's incredible. Second is a relatively
new one to this space called Myki it's cross-platform, does offline syncing
and does authentication in a very different way to all
the other password managers as there is just no master password. You simply download the
app to your mobile phone then scan a QR code to allow Myki to sync with that computer, just use than face ID or fingerprint or pin code
instead of a master password. And it can generate 2FA codes. When you want to log into
a site on your computer you just grant access
to it via your phone. You can also store credit card information which is a really nice feature not seen on many of the
other free password managers. Third is one that actually
surprised me, really Zoho Vault. One of very few free password managers that has a pretty fully-featured product with no restrictions
around numbers or devices or passwords that it can store. It works on desktop and mobile, gives you password assessment
reports, has offline access and that's a really good feature set for the low low price of nothing. Onto number four. Wait, there's no four, that's it? No, really, when you are
talking about free products I found the most password managers significantly restrict their products which means I have like a
tough time recommending them to anyone really, because of
course the reason people a free but limited product is
to get you to upgrade to their paid-for products, you know, so they can stay in business and pay the staff and overheads. But the likes of Bitwarden, Myki, and Zoho are very very strong
products when you look at what they offer for free
without needing to upgrade. So my recommendation is to
check out one of these three or continue watching to see if there is a free password manager
where you are happy to work within their limitations or better look at one of the paid-for apps which provide you with better support and better features by watching this video where I compare them all. Because personally I don't
think anybody should expect all of the security and all of
the features from a free app. And I know that my online
security is well worth the small investment of
money that literally like, all of these password managers charge. So with that said, that is
my top firth, well three. What about all of the other
free password managers and what are their limitations? Dashlane only works on one device and only stores up to 50 passwords. And then later this year
is going browser only, so that's a hard pass from me. But it could be an option
if you have a few passwords and want access from just one device. LastPass is again now
limiting you to one device. And I don't like their kind
of shady business practise of spending a tonne on marketing, luring everyone into a free product, and then restricting that product which then forces people to
either take the easy option of just paying to upgrade
or the difficult option of finding another password
manager exporting, importing and you know, all that stuff. So can you tell, I'm
not a fan of LastPass? I really don't think
they're gonna be sponsoring any of my videos. 1Password doesn't even have a free version so that's a no for me. Keeper also doesn't have a free
version another no from me. RoboForm won't sync across
devices and doesn't support 2FA. But doesn't limit the number
of passwords you store. So that could be an option if
you are using just one device. PassHub stores 100 records
and doesn't autofill or capture passwords as you enter them, which means that it's
pretty much a manual job to open up the app sheet time and copy and paste your information and even create new logins,
that for me is a hard pass. NordPass only lets you log
on to one device at a time which can be extremely frustrating,
switching back and forth between mobile or laptop
or desktop as it forces you to enter your master
password to login each time. So that's a no-go for me, but
again, it could be an option if you want to store a lot of passwords, only from one device. LoogMeOnce does have a lot of features but it's heavily supported with ads, which again I'm not a
fan of when there other best products out there. Enpass works on desktop only and limits the number of
passwords you can store. And then Sticky Password doesn't sync across multiple devices. Those are all of the
other password managers. Like I say, I wouldn't
personally recommend them because they wouldn't fit what I need. Unlimited passwords
across multiple devices with really good security
but they might fit you, so your best bet is to take a look at the ones that do fit you. With all that said, don't
forget that this video is comparing the free password managers and I'd highly recommend
looking at the paid-for products as they do typically
offer better features, better security and have full support. And I did do a full password
comparison video last year but I'm literally about to
post the 2021 version of this, which I'll link to the
latest one right here. Subscribe to the channel,
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in the next one, bye-bye.
