Hy,
In your opinion do you prefer Bitwarden or Proton Pass and why?
It seems proton pass have better integration with Firefox.
Good and bad?
Thanks.
I think it depends on the mobile device you use. I’ve read that proton is better on iPhone and bitwarden doesn’t integrate that well with it but it’s seamless on android. I also haven’t had any issues with bitwarden and Firefox and they’ve been my combo since I started using bitwarden a couple years ago. I haven’t given proton pass a full on try yet though and I pay both companies for their awesome services so I’m a bit of a shill for both. I don’t think you can make a bad choice here.
I use Bitwarden on iOS and have for years now. I have never run into any major issues. Occasionally I’ll have to jump out to the Bitwarden app to copy a password but that’s usually because the website I’m trying to log into has their form set up weird/wrong.
To be fair, I have to do this with Android sometimes as well
I was copying passwords and usernames all the time. This comment made me realize I didn’t configure it properly
I have all things in Proton except password manager. I’m already using Bitwarden, and I don’t think keeping all your eggs in one basket is a good idea. That and I don’t want to support it, as Proton should be focusing on improving their existing products instead of creating new ones.
Passwords are keys, not eggs. You wouldn’t hide your house keys all over town, you’d keep them on your key ring and maybe give a spare to a single trusted person that explicitly would not be carrying it around town exposing your key to the risk of theft.
Eggs are pretty nutritious though (superfood alert), and you can bet your bottom dollar that I would be sharing all my eggs with the townsfolk. You know, as a learning experience, to teach about their worth.
Bitwarden. I’ve used it for years, never been unreliable. I pay for it.
The hard on’s y’all get for password managers, and the Firefox circlejerks is baffling. Leads me to believe these “federated” instances have a double entendre everyone glosses over because of their shiny new toys.
I use random passwords for every account and using a password manager is the best way I’ve found to manage that. Is there another method that you prefer?
I get it, and they definitely make things easier on people. But how many times have we seen instances of people abusing their custodial privileges? My gripe is with the push I’ve seen to get people using these tools, more than the existence of them in general. Mnemonic techniques to remember your passwords will always be superior from a security perspective. It’s the same as crypto, “not your keys, not your coins.”
That’s a good point, thanks for explaining. Something I try to remember is that you not only have to trust the company who’s managing your data, but you also have to trust them to protect it from bad actors.
I’m trusting Bitwarden for now, but eventually I’d like to move to a self-hosted option like Vaultwarden. I think that’s the best way to go if you’re confident in administering it.
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Mnemonic techniques are okay, but won’t you have to come up with a different one for every service you use? I mean if there’s a pattern, then a breach in any one of them could compromise all your passwords.
I myself use mnemonic password for my master password. And I’ve started to make my passwords longer randomly generated ones. I use a file based password manager as well. I think that’s a good mix of security and convenience.
Correctamundo friend
Vote with your feet if you don’t like the consensus
Also, do you have some reason for this apperant disdain?
This is just one of the weirder comments I’ve read, like what did I just read here. Lol
Bitwarden has better features and more clients are available for it. Proton Pass doesn’t offer anything that Bitwarden does not except for a slightly nicer looking browser extension and mobile client.
I have access to both and tested them recently, so I think I got a pretty good picture of them both.
Bitwarden is what I am using and I am having no problem with it so far.
Been a longtime user of Bitwarden (free, and over the last year paid). It’s a straightforward/good but a bit boring UI, connects very well and easily into browser, phone etc. Works well, highly recommended, and having 2FA on paid version is awesome.
Been trying out Proton Pass for the last few days since I already pay for Proton Unlimited. It’s got a good UI and so far it’s been working well in Firefox and on my phone. It’s much better integration with Simple Login features so I like the slightly more seemless sign-up ability. It’s not 100% feature parity with Bitwarden paid though.
Bottom line - I prefer proton pass as a heavy proton user already BUT if I just wanted a standalone password manager, Bitwarden is probably better. Both are good options though, and competition is good.
(Possibly a silly question: Is there anything wrong with a boring UI? What makes a good UI not boring?)
Nothing wrong with a utilitarian boring UI/UX. It’s not going to be a determining factor but a nicer looking and feeling experience is…nicer.
I was just about to ask this too. I think boring is better than complicated, Especially for something you use everyday and that too, on autopilot a significant amount of time.
I subscribe and Proton Pass will generate email alias forward to your protonmail account. It is fantastic. Now to clean up all the accounts I used under bitwarden
Thanks for all comments and opinions. I’ll give a chance to bitwarden.
KeepassXC
I subscribe to both services, and each has its own unique advantages. Proton’s ability to generate disposable email addresses for questionable or bothersome websites is a standout feature that makes it worth the investment. Additionally, Bitwarden’s thorough third-party audit instills confidence, and its excellent autofill functionality coupled with the option to self-host data is highly appealing. Moreover, the ability to unlock your vault using a YubiKey adds an extra layer of security to Bitwarden. While Proton shows promise and has great potential.
Been using Bitwarden and Firefox for years and years. Never had any integration issues.
Yup, it just works.
Same. Works well on Firefox, iOS, and android.
Bitwarden+vaultwarden server = free enterprise access 👍
I love this. I have it running on my Synology which has native docker support, reverse proxied through a wire guard tunnel to a digital ocean droplet.
Just started trying to use bitwarden since the LastPass breach, and importing has been a nightmare
Can’t seem to get lastpass export to work.
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I use protonpass for alias email and bitwarden for passwords.
Just got an email from proton today about their “lifetime deal” for proton pass I currently use bitwarden and Firefox relay but I’ve been debating trying to drop my Gmail account and switch everything to my proton account. Thinking it would be silly to pay Firefox $12 a year just for relay when I can get that and more from proton for the same price.
All of that to say how exactly does the email alias work and can I set a custom email subdomain to just have an alias get created whenever an email is sent to the email I give someone without me having to go manually create it?
