Gabe: Hey folks, this is Gabe at Security Baron. Today, we have a head to head competition
between two very popular password managers -- 1Password and LastPass.
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Gabe: In today's comparison of 1Password and LastPass, we're going to be diving into the
key similarities, key differences, feature sets, subscription options, customer support,
and, finally, their respective mobile applications to make sure you have every ounce of information
you need to make the right decision.
If you'd like to see a list of our favorite password managers, Google "Security Baron,
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and I'll get back to you.
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Gabe: Let's kick off today's comparison of 1Password and LastPass password manager, checking
out some key similarities and differences beginning with those similarities. They each
offer a dark web scan. They each have highly-rated apps for both iPhones and Androids. They each
offer some degree of multifactor authentication.
A key difference between these password managers is that LastPass offers free credit monitoring
to its users, while 1Password has a pretty interesting and useful travel mode.
Now that we've run over some key similarities and differences, let's talk about the main
feature sets for 1Password and LastPass password managers. The main idea with the password
manager is using one master password to control all the passwords that you'll store in a vault.
That vault holds all of your passwords to different products, services, anything that
you're using on the Internet, or even conceivably anything that you're not even using on the
Internet. You can put files anywhere.
What'll happen is you can either input all of your passwords manually, or you can try
to import them from various browsers that you're using on the Internet. The idea is
the same. You'll insert those passwords. They'll give you a score on each password, depending
on if it's old, weak, or repeated.
1Password and LastPass can both generate new passwords for you that are longer, typically,
and stronger. The issue with both of these, of course, is that you're going to have to
manually go and change each one of these passwords, but trust me, it's worth it to have all that
in the vault.
When it comes to securing that vault, worry no more. They each have the industry standard
in password cracking and encryption. On top of that, they offer a degree of multifactor
authentication.
If you're worried about getting into your particular password manager because you maybe
forgot your master password, you can have an emergency contact that can help you to
get back into that account if you lose that master password.
When it comes to sharing particular passwords with other people, you can do so securely
within both the mobile apps for LastPass and 1Password.
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Gabe: Aside from usernames and passwords, you can also store passport information, credit
card information, and on top of that, you have another gigabyte for document storage
that'll keep it in the Cloud. That goes for both 1Password and LastPass.
If you're thinking about your safety of information out there on the dark web, they both offer
dark web scans. With LastPass, you're going to do something called the Security Challenge
where it will test all of your passwords, but it'll also, with your permission, check
the dark web for your credentials.
1Password does a similar task with its Watchtower feature. It's going to go out there and make
sure you have not been exposed to those in the dark web.
LastPass and 1Password do diverge a bit when it comes to their feature set when you're
looking at the free credit monitoring -- for example, offered by LastPass -- from one of
the major credit bureaus. For $9.95 a month, you can get all three major credit bureaus
to give you their reports each month.
You can know exactly what's happening with your credit score across the board. With 1Password,
you get a travel mode which allows you to essentially designate devices as safe or not
while you're traveling to make sure that those sneaky customs agents aren't diving deeply
into your information on your devices.
With those two elements, you have a little bit of a divergence, but overall, they perform
their core functions as password managers more than adequately.
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Gabe: Moving on from feature sets, let's look at the subscription options for 1Password
and LastPass. Right off the bat, I want to note that 1Password and LastPass both give
you 30-day free trials. Once they do charge you, it is an annual charge. You cannot pay
monthly for LastPass nor 1Password.
Let's look at 1Password's subscription options. You get one year for an individual account
for about $36. If you'd like to get a family plan, it's going to cost you about $60 for
five people -- $36 individual, $60 for your family.
When you look at LastPass, the individual account is essentially the same. It's $36,
breaking down to $3 a month paid annually. When you look at the family plan, it's going
to be $48 a year for six members, so it's a little bit more affordable and a little
bit more generous than the plan offered by 1Password.
Overall, the pricing and subscription models for 1Password and LastPass are quite similar,
with LastPass being slightly more affordable and generous than 1Password when it comes
to families.
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Gabe: Let's talk about the customer support options for 1Password and LastPass. Password
managers are generally not known for having great customer support. 1Password and LastPass
probably carry on that tradition. With 1Password, you do have online support center. You have
the ability to email them.
They even say to Tweet at them because apparently in this day and age, the way we generally
solve our problems is Tweeting at the brands that are failing us.
When it comes to LastPass, you have basically the same number of options. You have the ability
to look at the online support center. You can maybe get in touch with them through the
contact support. The website GetaHuman does report that they have a toll-free number.
While there are options for both of these companies when it comes to customer support,
we do think they could be more robust and provide more immediate satisfaction.
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Gabe: The last element I want to discuss when comparing 1Password and LastPass password
managers are the applications, in general, and the mobile applications specifically.
Each of the apps are available on a host of different browsers and devices like Windows,
Mac, Linux.
When it comes to how people think about the mobile applications, 1Password does pretty
well. It has 4.2 out of 5-star rating for the Google Play store and a 4.5 out of 5-star
rating in the Apple app store. When you're looking at LastPass, it does even better with
a 4.6 out of 5-star rating in the Google Play store and a 4.3 out of 5-star rating in the
Apple app store.
Overall, people love the experiences they're having on the mobile applications with 1Password
and LastPass. While LastPass does do better strictly by the numbers, I must state that
both password managers are well-designed, intuitive mobile applications. They get the
job done.
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Gabe: All right. We've come a long way in our comparison of LastPass and 1Password password
managers. Honestly, it's very difficult to tell you which one you should go with because
they are nearly identical.
From the subscription options available to the features offered, it's hard to find any
space in between them until you look at the credit monitoring option with LastPass, which
I find to be particularly useful for those of us who've had cards compromised.
If you travel a lot like I have, I've been subjected to some pretty invasive customs
searches. I really like the 1Password travel mode for keeping my devices private.
Overall, they're both solid password managers. You should take advantage of the free 30-day
trials that each of these gives you to make sure you find the one that best fits your
personal preferences.
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Gabe: That concludes our comparison of 1Password and LastPass password managers. If you appreciate
today's video, give us a like and hit that subscribe button. As always, this is Gabe
at Security Baron. [snaps] Be secure.
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