When comparing LastPass vs 1Password, the Slant community recommends 1Password for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for macOS?” 1Password is ranked 3rd while LastPass is ranked 50th. The most important reason people chose 1Password is:
An iteration on the UI brings a polished look that was already good-looking to begin with. It even tries pulling in relevant app and web icons, adds credit cards logos and has little animation to make the experience more pleasant.
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Pros
Pro Automatic cloud backup and cross-device sync
LastPass keeps an encrypted copy of all passwords locally as well as an encrypted copy on their servers. That way, passwords can be accessed locally while offline, or through their server while online from any machine.
Pro Multifactor authentication
LastPass offers multiple multifactor authentication options, including Google Authenticator, Grid Multifactor Authentication, Microsoft Authenticator App, Toopher Authentication, Duo Security Authentication, Transakt Authentication, Sesame Multifactor Authentication, Smart Card Authentication and Yubikey Multifactor Authentication.
Pro All encryption and decryption is done locally
All the encryption and decryption is done by the client (JS/App) so even LastPass doesn't have access to passwords.
Pro Seamless autofill and password generator via plugins for all popular browsers
All common browsers, including Opera, have plugins that allow automatically filling in forms and generating passwords. All form fill information syncs across all platforms, devices and browsers. Password generator can be adjusted to use or exclude certain characters and patterns.
Pro Automatic security monitoring
LastPass will check for re-used and unsafe passwords.
Pro Fingerprint verification
Some fingerprint readers, like TouchID on iOS, Samsung, Sony Xperia, or LG Mobile devices, can be set up to be used to access LastPass instead of a master password.
Pro Allows sharing passwords with one person or a group of people
LastPass allows sharing login data for a site with another user of LastPass without exposing the password. Great for allowing friends, family or coworkers access a site.
Pro Clean and intuitive UI
Since version 3.0 the LastPass interface is clean and easy to navigate on all platforms.
Pro Offers multiple export options
LastPass can dump the whole database as a .csv file or an encrypted file that can then be decrypted using LastPass Pocket as well as separately export Wi-Fi passwords and autofill information. Additional export options are available on a per-browser basis.
Pro Works with portable versions of Chrome and Firefox
Firefox 2+ on Windows, Mac & Linux as well as Chrome 4+ on Windows and Linux support a portable version of LastPass. Great for securely accessing LastPass Vault from public or untrusted computers.
Pro Works on Linux
LastPass alongside KeePassX are the only cloud-syncing password managers that work on Linux.
Pro Does not require a standalone app
While many password managers require a standalone app to be installed on the system, LastPass does not and can function via browser plugins.
Pro Military grade encryption
Lastpass has 256-bit AES encryption implemented in C++ and JavaScript with one-way salted hashes.
Pro Password one-click change
LastPass is able to change your password automagically.
Pro Yubikey support
LastPass offers multifactor authentication via Yubikey.
Pro Password security check up
Gives score based on password use and strength. Score is bad on other LastPass users and denotes where you fall in that group.
Pro Can create one-time passwords for accessing the Vault
LastPass allows creating passwords for accessing the LastPass Vault that can only be used once. Great for accessing the Vault in public or untrusted places.
Pro Vetted by Steve Gibson
Steve Gibson is a well established security researcher best know for his work with Apple and Atari systems as well as founding Gibson Research Corporation. He was given access to LastPass' source code and confirmed that it's safe to trust its security.
Pro Allows downloading an encrypted database backup that can only be decrypted with LastPass Pocket
LastPass Pocket is a standalone personal database decrypter. It's a portable executable, meaning it does not need to be installed, that is used to decrypt a local encrypted copy of the password database.
Pro Has native integration via app for Android
Fills in passwords in android apps without loading into LastPass directly.
Pro Works even with browsers that don't support plugins
Via a clever use of bookmarklets, LastPass works on browsers that don't inherently support bookmarklets, like Opera or Safari on iOS.
Pro Credit monitoring in US
LastPass can be set to notify if a user's credit report suddenly changes.
Pro Great free features
A large amount of features for the free version.
Pro Works with Windows applications with native app
Can record the steps and use it to login to native Windows apps.
Pro Full integration on iOS
Along with apple’s own key manager, LastPass is the only password manager on iOS with full, complete, subsystem access.
Fill passwords in any web browser.
Full passwords in most apps.
Pro A clean, good-looking and intuitive UI
An iteration on the UI brings a polished look that was already good-looking to begin with. It even tries pulling in relevant app and web icons, adds credit cards logos and has little animation to make the experience more pleasant.
Pro Available as a webapp, as a standalone application, as an extension, and more, across most platforms, browsers, operating systems, and devices.
Versatility and synchronicity for the majority of the devices and platforms you use. Plus, all software is free with a paid subscription.
Pro Browser integration
Easily fill in passwords with a single keystroke combination.
Quickly add new and update existing passwords right from the browser when the login is detected by the free browser extension.
Pro Can perform an audit on passwords
1Password can checks for weak, duplicate and old passwords you have stored.
Pro Easy to use autofill and password generator
Automatically logs into websites, enters credit card information, fills registration forms, and easily generates strong passwords. Password generator can be adjust to use or exclude certain characters and patterns.
Pro Warns of website vulnerabilities
A feature called Watchtower cross-references known website vulnerabilities with stored login information using a database that is updated daily.
Pro Can also store software and license keys
Pro Collaborative password management
1Password offers an option to create a shared vault for sharing passwords among friends, family and co-workers.
Pro Time based one time passwords
Pro Version now supports time based one time passwords (instead of installing google authenticator).
Pro AES-256 encryption
For more information see here.
Pro TouchID support
All TouchID capable devices are supported.
Pro Cloud & Wi-Fi sync
1Password offers syncing through cloud storage services such as Dropbox and iCloud and a possibility to sync locally over Wi-Fi if you opt not to use cloud storage.
Pro Endorsed by many high credibility security experts
This app is endorsed by many high credibility security experts (for example, Troy Hunt ).
Pro Great customer support
Pro Can store secure notes
1Password can store secure notes which don't file cleanly into other areas like passwords or bank details. Secure notes can be used to record anything you want.
Pro Can use multiple vaults at once and search across vaults
One could manage a vault for work, a vault that's personal and a shared family vault while keeping the details of each segmented from each other and only sync'ed where/if desired.
Pro Active community of users and active / blogging development team
There is an immense sense of community and openness with 1Password.
Pro Periodically assessed by external security auditors and their findings are repaired quickly
Pro Available on multiple platforms
Pro Doesn't depend on the cloud
Unlike many other password management tools, by default the 1Password encrypted database is not stored in the cloud, but strictly locally, for added security.
Pro Makes use of keys so that password to login is never in transit
Cons
Con Forced cloud backup
The is no way to opt-out of saving all of passwords on LastPass servers.
Con Has been hacked before
And becomes extra bad as you are forced to have everything at one central cloud place.
Con Recently doubled annual subscription rates
This applies even if you're a re-subscribing customer.
Con Somewhat poor customer service
LastPass maintains a support forum which they mostly ignore, labeling it "mostly peer-to-peer support" leaving only their e-mail ticket system to turn to.
Con Not free/libre
This application is proprietary, and thus cannot be modified, freely distributed, or trusted to be secure.
Con History of bad support for the company behind LastPass
You never know how much you will pay for it because LogMeIn did the same with Hamachi product. Support will be bad.
Con Rates are ridiculous for one user
They cut services and increased prices after they were purchased by LogMeIn.
Con Doesn't Encrypt URL
Lastpass doesn't encrypt the links stored in the vault, which can be accessed by hackers. Encryption ONLY applies to Password and Username.
Con Very bad UX for sharing passwords with other people (in free version)
When on lastpass.com you update the contents of a password file, it gets updated only on your side, not on the side of people it is shared with (and the UI does not tell you anything about this).
Also, when you want to share a password file with someone, they often have trouble accessing it (bugs in registration or acceptation of the shared document).
Con No longer free
Least expensive plan is $2/month. Formerly, the lowest paid tier allowed sharing with family members. Now there's a family plan for $4/month.
Con Poor Email Support
Email support is slow and just offers canned responses that are not anymore helpful then their documentation.
Con Forgets to ask "add new site?" on some websites
So you are forced to add a new site manually, which takes too long (relatively speaking).
Con Clutzy configuration to have multiple URLs for one credential
LP does not have a single place to view or edit all URLs related to a given credential. It has the main one then the rest on an "equivalent URL" configuration page.
Con Cross-browser/client single login breaks all-the-time!
Spend lots of time trying to make it work and another day it's just broken again. Very frustrating.
Con During login, application loads for a very long time
Con Domain & path matching is overly complex
I want simple "this domain (along with its subdomain) should match these". There are features for that - "Equivalent Domains" & "URL Rules". But still I can't get it working for certain items, so that I have to duplicate them.
Con When generating passwords, LastPass tends to put the wrong info in forms
For forms with both an email address and username, LastPass tends to mix up and overwrite information.
Con Randomly loses custom/extra fields/passwords
Sometimes they get wiped. Don't forget to copy them into the notes section in the first place, which seems to be generally stable.
Con Can't start on mobile
Apparently you have to start with their web interface and/or browser extension. Can't just start on mobile.
Con Autofill glitchy
Hit and miss with autofill either filling or being able to submit.
Con Inconsistent categories
They get shuffled around. E.g. once a top level "_None" category was introduced by itself. Still couldn't get the hang of it.
Con Doesn't always log out when idle
This issue is especially common with the mobile app.
Con Mobile apps are not intuitive
There are large differences between iOS and Android; as well as from the base desktop and cloud interfaces. Option A doesn’t correspond to the same thing across platforms. Functions have different names on different platforms, and under different settings.
Con Not open source (free/libre)
This application is proprietary, and thus cannot be modified, freely distributed, or trusted to be secure.
Con Inability to fill password sometimes
You have to fill twice to make it work.
Con Default is subscription model
It's really hard to find out how to obtain a full license.
Con Support sucks
Support does sometimes does not read requests thoroughly, and offers ham-baked or non-workable sulutions.
Con Unintuitive and slow responding UI
A hot mess of desktop applications and browser plugins that are supposed to work together, but don't always do. Browser plugins frequently become unresponsive and are very basic in comparison to other solutions.
Con Lack of Google Drive sync
Only icloud, wifi and Dropbox support.
Con Tough/impossible to get on Chromebook
Con Does not auto-fill and generate passwords in Microsoft Edge for Windows 10
The 1Password Edge extension doesn't work as well as in other browsers, as it can't auto-fill and generate passwords. Only LastPass seems to have a fully-functional browser plugin for the Edge browser at this time.
Con Unreasonably high price
It has a high monthly subscription price.