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Add to SafariWhen comparing Dashlane vs KeePassXC, the Slant community recommends KeePassXC for most people. In the question“What is the best cross-platform password manager?” KeePassXC is ranked 1st while Dashlane is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose KeePassXC is:
Free. No hidden tracking. 100% Open Source.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Can automatically capture passwords
Dashlane will automatically add passwords to its database when logging in a site.
Pro Simple UI
Dashlane's user interface is split into three clear sections - password manager, form auto filler, and digital wallet. It's simple, intuitive and easy to use.
Pro Can automatically log in sites
Pro Elegant UI/UX
Pro Slick and intuitive user interface
The Dashlane app for iOS was redesigned for a fresh look and effortless experience.
Pro Allows you to keep multiple IDs for the form filler
For when you need to keep your identities separate.
Pro Free on single device
Dashlane is available as a free product. The paid option ($29.99/yr) adds syncronization across multiple devices and ability to create an encrypted backup.
Pro Allows securely sharing passwords
Dashlane allows users to share login credentials with trusted friends or family.
Pro TouchID login on iOS
TouchID makes logging into the app incredibly fast, easy, and secure.
Pro AES-256 encryption
Military grade encryption
Pro Multifactor authentication support
Two-factor authentication is available through mobile apps. Dashlane supports Authy, Google Authenticator and FreeOTP.
Pro Security Dashboard rates all passwords
Security Dashboard checks the strength of all passwords.
Pro Tracks online shopping
Pro Log in with fingerprint on Android
You can use your fingerprint to log in to the app, or to authorize auto-logins.
Pro It is free and open source
Free. No hidden tracking. 100% Open Source.
Pro Active development
Pro Cross platform autotype
Autotype available for all apps.
Pro Strong end-to-end Encryption
Zero-knowledge. Military-grade AES-256 & Argon 2 unbreakable encryption algorithms.
Pro New secure browser integration plugins
Official Browser plugins for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and all other Chromium or Gecko based browsers.
Pro Passphrase generator
Pro Easy to use
It has a really clean looking design, unlike Keepass. Makes it really friendly to get into.
Pro Good UI
User-friendly and straightforward. Easy to use.
Pro Better than KeePassX
KeepassX discontinued in 2017.
Pro Support for time-based one-time passwords (TOTP)
Pro Stores passwords locally instead of in the cloud
Don't trust anyone.
Pro Support for adding/removing SSH keys in system key agent
Pro Import and export to different file formats
Pro Available web browser extension (keepassxc-browser)
Pro Outrageous better than some paid password managers
It has plenty tweaks which lets you feel under control of your data.
Pro Portable, Tails and Whonix come loaded with it too
The preferred choice of Qubes users as well. Long story short, it's no coincidence that every one of the Linux distros renowned for it's security and anonymity features comes standard with a massive neon, blinking arrow pointing right at this full-featured, OSS, cross-platform password manager. The Slant community even lauds it as the category's second-only to what is essentially a command-line tool with a title someone could have picked out of a random spoonful of alphabet soup. Approved for Ages 8-78!
Pro File attachments and custom attributes
Pro YubiKey challenge-response support
And onlykey*
Pro Database reports (password health, HIBP, and statistics)
Pro Solid
Pro KeeShare shared databases (import, export, and synchronize)
Cons
Con Not Open source
Code is closed source.
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Con Free limit to 50 accounts
Quickly used by most users.
Con No Linux support
There is no native desktop app for Linux, though it is possible to use a Chrome or Firefox extension.
Con Can be slow and resource-heavy
Con Poor technical support
It has no competent technical support, and no telephone support phone number.
Con Massive memory consumption on MacOS
The MacOS client has been a huge memory hog for years. Memory consumption of multiple gigabytes is not uncommon.
Con Not seamless with iOS Safari
Dashlane links to Dashlane Browser which is the worst browser in the world. Dashlane is crippled in linking seamlessly to iOS Safari. Support is lame, late and narcissistic.
Con It won't let you easily stop automatically starting on login
Con Depends on the cloud
Con Poor UX
Dashlane has a habit of piping up excessively and autofilling almost every form.
Con It keeps pushing to give it access to the browser and then screws up the log-in
Con No native BlackBerry or Window Phone applications
Con Way too self promoting
Con Windows browser plugin is a memory hog
On Windows 10.
Con Dark theme on macOS needs some work
The tabs for multiple databases and about menus are unreadable in dark mode on macOS.
Con Qt dependency hell
Con Browser plugin doesn't always connect to KeepassXC on the first attempt
Restarting the Browser or restarting KeePassXC fixes the integration.
Enabling "Automatically reconnect to KeePassXC" option in KeepassXC Browser Extension fixes this problem permanently.
Con Non native UI
