Which Password Manager should you use?
Everyone says that the best way to protect online accounts is to ensure that our passwords are strong and that we use different passwords on all accounts. But when you have 10 different accounts (and that’s only counting business accounts), how are you supposed to remember the strong passwords you created for all of them?
There is a solution that allows you to protect your accounts by having strong and different passwords on all of them, while also only having to remember one. By using a password manager, you can store all your passwords and access them with one master password.
But even password managers can have security breaches, so which one should you use to protect your business? Let’s have a look at some of the best known options: LastPass, Dashlane, Keeper, Bitwarden, NordPass and 1Password.
Main features:
LastPass | DashLane | Keeper | Bitwarden | NordPass | 1Password |
Passwordless login: use the LastPass Authenticator instead of the master password | Access and manage passwords everywhere | Protect unlimited passwords | Password generator | Save unlimited passwords | Create strong unique passwords |
Built-in password generator | Unlimited secure password sharing | Autofill passwords | Autofill passwords | Autosave and autofill | Use two-factor authentication |
Share your passwords safely | One-click password & forms: fill out details automatically wherever you need them | Login with fingerprint or facial recognition | Securely share encrypted information | Password generator | Be alerted of password breaches |
Dark web monitoring: get alerts if your personal information is at risk | Password generator | Securely share passwords and logins | Password strength report | Scan the web for data leaks | Keep passwords up to date between devices |
Store digital records | Dark web monitoring: receive alerts if your data is compromised | Safely store credit and debit card information | Breached databases report | Secure account with biometrics | Save and fill credit card details |
Other features:
| Multi-device use | Password sharing | Importing data | Chrome extension to add passwords automatically | |
| LastPass | Yes (unlimited devices) | Yes (you can share passwords with as many people as you want) | Yes (you have the ability to import your stored data seamlessly into LastPass) | Yes (whenever you log in to an account, LastPass will ask to save the username and password) |
| DashLane | Yes (unlimited devices) | Yes (you can share passwords with other Dashlane users or with multiple people at the same time if you have a business plan). | Yes (you can import your logins from another password manager. If you have an android you can also import directly from Chrome) | Yes (You can save new logins to your account as you browse the web. Every time you log in to a new site, Dashlane asks if you want to save the login for future use) |
| Keeper | Yes (unlimited devices) | Yes (you can share passwords with other users and you can create shared team folders with the business plan) | Yes (Keeper supports importing from LastPass and web browser) | Yes (Keeper’s browser extension enables you to generate strong, unique passwords and save them to your Keeper vault instantly) |
| Bitwarden | Yes (unlimited devices) | Yes | Yes (Import data to your individual Bitwarden vault for easy migration from any password management solution. You can also import from one Bitwarden vault to another or import an encrypted export) | Yes (Bitwarden will automatically save new logins, although some reviews say it doesn’t always do this) |
| NordPass | Yes (Up to 6 devices) | Yes (Premium users can share their passwords and give other users Full or Limited access) | Yes (you can import all your saved credentials from other password managers and browser extensions to a NordPass vault) | Yes (NordPass prompts you to save your passwords every time you log in to a new website or create a new online account and remember them for later use) |
| 1Password | Yes (Unlimited devices) | Yes (you can share passwords and other items with anyone) | Yes (you can import data from browser extensions and other applications) | Yes (After using a new username and password, it will ask if you want to save it) |
Business plans:
LastPass | DashLane | Keeper | Bitwarden | NordPass | 1Password |
Teams: £3.40 per user monthly -50 users or less | Team: $5 per user monthly -Unlimited seats -VPN for wifi protection | Business starter: $2 per user monthly -Up to 10 users | Teams organisation: $3 per user monthly | Business: $3.59 per user monthly -Up to 250 users | Teams starter pack: $19.95 per month -Up to 10 people for a flat monthly price |
Business: £5.10 per user monthly -Unlimited users | Business: $8 per user monthly -Benefits from “team package” plus other features | Business: $3.75per user monthly | Enterprise organisation: $5 per user monthly | Business: $7.99 per user monthly |
Security breaches over time:
LastPass | DashLane | Keeper | Bitwarden | NordPass | 1 Password |
Incident 1: An unauthorised threat actor gained access to a cloud-based development environment and stole source code, technical information, and certain LastPass internal system secrets. No customer data or vault data was taken during this incident. | Dashlane has never had a security breach (Cybernews, 2023). | Keeper has never been hacked. Keeper’s products are the highest-rated in the industry across G2, Trustpilot, PCMag and U.S. News & World Report (Businesswire, 2022). | There have been no Bitwarden security breaches or hacks (Cybernews, 2023). | NordPass is one of the best and most secure password managers. It has never been breached (Cybernews, 2023). | 1 Password has never had a breach. |
Incident 2: On December 22, 2022, online password management service LastPass revealed that hackers had obtained extensive information from user accounts such as billing and email addresses, end-user names, telephone numbers, and IP address info. |
Final thoughts
All of these password managers are great options for your business. You can spend some time reviewing all the information and choose the service that best suits your needs. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you need help deciding, or need our help to get it set up and operational within your business.
