- Hot on the heels
of my 2021 password manager comparison video
and 2021 free password manager videos.
Today, we are taking a look at RoboForm
which is undoubtedly one of the most
affordable password managers
and form fillers available to date.
So if you are thinking of using RoboForm
as your password manager
or curious as to the other options available out there
then hold tight.
Hi, my name is Pete and a few weeks ago
I put out one of my most highly requested videos
of all time on this channel
which was my top password manager comparison video.
That's a mouthful.
Where we basically selected 1Password, LastPass,
bitwarden, keeper and a few others head-to-head
to see which one came out of top.
And of course it is impossible to focus
on reviewing every password manager
because there is just so many of them.
So instead along with another video around NORPASS
today we're going to be taking a deeper look into RoboForm
and seeing how it compares
to the other password managers out there.
Now this video isn't sponsored.
I'm not being paid to say nice things.
This is just my honest and genuine review on RoboForm.
And if you're not already
please do consider subscribing to this channel
and giving that like button a little bit of a tickle
as it really helps channel out
and allows me to create more free videos like this.
And after I've shot this video
I'll go and look online
to see if there are any good discounts
or offers available and link those down below.
Though this is already a really affordable product
so I'll do my best.
So with that said
let's get into what I'm going to be covering
sticking with the same format as my previous review
we are looking at security, ease of use, support,
major frustrations, and pricing.
So anyway, getting straight into things here with security
and we've got a great start.
I mean, it supports 2FA and the likes
of Google and Microsoft authenticator
as well as Authy, my favourite 2FA app,
it uses 256 bit encryption across the board.
So nobody, other than you can decrypt your password data.
There isn't any support for the likes of YubiKeys
which is a bit of a shame. Let's be honest.
YubiKeys, I keep going on about realistically
not used by most people.
I have actually just ordered a bunch of those.
So there'll be a video going up on this channel soon
to show how to make password manager even more secure
and how to set those up too.
So make sure you subscribe for that one just down there
RoboForm does have a security centre
which tells you about how good your passwords are
as well as if you have re-used or duplicated any passwords
but it doesn't include some of the more detailed assessments
and monitoring that the most expensive services offer
Over to ease of use.
And once I'm not a huge fan of the interface
it seems a bit kind of basic, at least on the MAC
with like tonnes of white space or black space on dark modes
just not being used.
But I do have to say that it's a very good at filling in
any information on webpages and not just passwords
but actual forms too.
It makes things like the checkout process
when shopping online so much easier
than with any of the other password managers I've used
which going over the like basics of you
name, address, card number,
but RoboForm can handle all sorts of information,
including multiple businesses
which is a fantastic feature
because most password apps have a simple.
This is your home life.
This is your work life.
Well, if 2020 wasn't the year of a side hustle
don't know what it is.
But using this feature,
you can store company details of multiple companies
but it worked pretty much flawlessly
on both Mac and iPhone and Android
and anything I threw at it to log into or form to fill out.
So it does really seem to be robust when it comes to
Well, doing its job.
you can use RoboForm offline and even make changes
which was really actually really surprise to see
as many of the more expensive
more well-known password managers don't have this feature
so well, that's great too.
And lastly, you can also share passwords
with other RoboForm users
as well as create emergency contacts
you can gain access to your account
in the event of your untimely demise.
Cheerful, Hey
For support, I only have good things to say here.
I did initially have issues getting my data into RoboForm
due to some issues with the Apple M1 compatibility
Email sent to their support
and 30 minutes later, I had a response.
I then replied I think a few hours later.
And then another 30 minutes later,
I had another response to say that effects was in the works
and well, a few days later it was all hunky-dory again,
because they released a fix.
So yeah, really great here, super responsive
No complaints at all.
Over in major frustrations
and revisiting those additional information fields
like the business information.
It is a shame that you can't store
other information in here.
I mean, the address for a starter
Your business email address and business phone number
it just seems strange
like it's a mishmash of top level information.
Like why would you want to store
the company registration place, but not the address.
Why the stock symbol and not your own phone number?
And following on from that you can't add any custom fields
which again is a shame either on passwords
or your personal information.
And also just going back to that company thing again
is that RoboForm is very confusingly kind of
slightly American based.
And I say kind of slightly
because under the business information, for example
it asks for a company VAT number
which is a British thing, but under type of business
you're missing the likes of like limited
though I guess that would be a C Corp or S Corp.
So it just feels a little bit confusing
going between some of these screens
on the mobile experience it is good,
but in the app itself
I found myself tapping on items to open them up
and you know, to copy details or edit them.
When instead it just tries to load the page inside the app
meaning I had to come back and then learn to tap and hold
to get to the menus and edit the details.
Personally, I prefer just to see that by default
Minor niggle, but it just doesn't behave the same as most
if not like all the other password manager apps
that I've used before.
So that's a bit of adjustment.
And then lastly, we are onto pricing
and this is like RoboForms, Royal flush I guess
RoboForm is just $23.88 for one year.
Or if you buy five years, it is $99.50
which is just over one pound 65,
sorry, $1.65 per month
which is incredible value compared to the likes of one pass
which are double, if not more than that,
I do also have a free tier
though you can't sync across all devices.
So it's only useful if you want to just use one device
but it would also save to pay for the full version,
just for that additional security
that your data is safe.
So would I recommend RoboForm?
Well, it's got some very stiff competition
bitwarden is at the affordable end of the market
and is really strong competition.
But I would say that RoboForm definitely seems to be
more playful and filling in forms
that all the other password managers, I guess,
you know, with the name of RoboForm,
you kind of hope that that will be the case.
So if you are looking for a very affordable password manager
without the bells and whistles of, you know,
data monitoring or file storage,
then definitely RoboForm is something worth looking at.
Like I said, I will leave a link down below
for any discounts that I can find.
And if you have any questions at all,
drop them in comments below
and I'll do my best to read
and respond to every one of them.
Thanks for watching.
I'll see you the next video.
Thanks. Bye-bye.