Best Password Managers

By the way, aside from being compatible with all of those operating systems and browsers, the LastPass also boasts the ability to sync passwords and other data between any of your devices that run on the aforementioned operating systems. Aside from the relatively standard option that allows the user to import passwords from a browser, the manager also offers the ability to do that from 31 competing products. So, if you’re planning on making a transition to LastPass from some other password manager, the application will allow you to do just that without putting in a ton of effort.

Of course, a password manager is as much about convenience as it is about improving your security measures. And this is another aspect where LastPass doesn’t shy away from batting a thousand. For starters, the app offers a powerful password generator that will instantly create a new custom password for you and fill it up whenever you decide to change the old password or sign up for a new website. The application also boasts what the company behind it refers to as “security challenge”. If you decide to turn it on, the feature will monitor all of your passwords and update those that have been breached as well as some of the older and weaker passes. A two-factor authentication is present as well, so don’t hesitate to use it if you’d like to keep your account as secure as possible. And, of course, such a feature-rich manager wouldn’t be complete without actionable password strength report option and the ability to set and manage application passwords.

To rephrase our earlier point, LastPass is an absolute juggernaut of a manager that includes just about everything you would want out of a product like that. Aside from being the most advanced password manager, it is compatible with most browsers and operating systems, the free trial is as extensive as it gets, the number of convenient features is exceptional and the price is more than fair.

The fact that RoboForm has “form” in its name is not a coincidence as the very first iteration of this piece of software was a simple utility program that was designed with the purpose of automatically filling the personal data of the user into web forms. Of course, it didn’t take long for the developers to add password management features, but given the product’s origins, it should come as no surprise that this quick password manager is especially good when it comes to filling forms.

Instead of the usual ability to fill web forms, the product allows you to set up multiple form-fill identities. For each of these identities, you will be able to choose from 8 different types of data: Person, Business, Passport, Address, Credit Card, Bank Account, Care, and Authentication. And if those somehow do not cover your needs, an option to create a custom field and value is there as well. Furthermore, you can add more than a single instance of data to one of those form-fill identities, so one of them could include a couple of addresses or different credit cards.

Aside from its impressive form-filling capabilities, this password organizer is one of the very few products that can handle passwords not just for websites but also for Windows applications. Furthermore, RoboForm is also part of the limited club of managers that include digital inheritance options. All you need to do is enter an emergency contact and set a time-out period up to 30 days. If your emergency contact tries to access your password within those 30 days, you will receive a notification and will be able to decide how to proceed further. Once the 30 days of time-out period have passed, the recipient will automatically obtain access to your RoboForm account.

Of course, the program isn’t perfect, with its limited import capabilities being one of the most noticeable flaws. But aside from the aforementioned advantages, this product offers some of the most advanced security sharing features and its expansive security center does a great job of identifying duplicate, weak, and reused password, thus allowing you to keep your accounts across a multitude of websites safe and secure.

In conclusion, even though the password manager from RoboFarm is one of the oldest options on the market, this piece of software does not trail behind its younger competition. Some would say that this product is the easiest to use. And while we wouldn’t argue that point, we’d say that its comprehensive form-filling capabilities are the reason behind the product’s long-lasting success.

Now, setting the matter of compatibility aside, it is time to uncover some of the password managing features of this app. Similar to the majority of these products, Sticky Password Premium stores an encrypted copy of your data in the cloud. You can use it to sync the passwords between any of the compatible devices. Nobody will be able to access those copies without knowing the password to your online account as well as the master password to the app. However, this manager goes a step further than that by offering Wi-Fi sync, an even more secure option. That way, the entirety of your data never actually moves to the cloud and connecting the devices to the same network will be the only way you’ll be able to sync passwords on different devices.

So, taking into account one of the most affordable price tags, the program’s extensive compatibility options, and the fact that it is arguably the most secure password manager, you may wonder what is it exactly that prevents this program from dominating the market? Well, as we have said earlier, the product does include a couple of limitations that may discourage a few customers from giving it a try. For instance, it doesn’t include the secure password sharing feature, so it won’t give you the sort of safety and convenience when it comes to sharing the password with your friends that you would often find in other managers. And though the program is capable of identifying weaker and duplicate passwords, it doesn't include the feature that monitors and sends a full report on the strength of all your passwords. The product also doesn’t offer password inheritance. But it will allow you to import bookmarks from the browser and store secure memos.

Unfortunately, we’re all granted a limited amount of time to spend on this beautiful little planet. And given the kind of importance that information plays in our daily lives, it’s no wonder that Keeper Password Manager & Digital Vault, as well as a number of similar products, include some form of digital inheritance option in their pieces of software. In the case of the program in question, this digital legacy option works as an emergency access.

In terms of form filling, this password manager will not allow you to create multiple identities. That said, you will be able to add a multitude of addresses and phone numbers and addresses and that is essentially the same thing. Furthermore, the opportunity to add as many payment cards as you want will also be at your disposal. It might take a bit more time for the program to fill those forms compared to similar products but it gets the job done and that’s all that really matters.

All of these password managing software solutions require you to pick a master password that will protect all of the other passwords. But regardless of how strong the master password is, there’s no such thing as foolproof when it comes to cyber security. That is why the developers made sure to implement the two-factor authentication feature. When you activate it, the program will request not just the master password but also your fingerprint or a specific physical token, keeping your personal data safely encrypted.

Getting started with this password manager shouldn’t present any challenges either. Simply set up an account, pick up a master password, add some personal information and you should be good to go. In order to help you acclimate, the program displays 15 of the most popular sites, providing you with an easy and convenient opportunity to save the password and the username for these websites. Of course, this page only appears when you do not have any passwords saved and it won’t be bothering you later on.

The developers didn’t forget to include the never unnecessary actionable password strength report, offering their very own and somewhat unique take on it. At the bottom of your password list, you will find a security score. If every single one of those passwords is unique and strong (a strong password is defined by a lengthy combination of different characters such as letters and digits), you’ll be able to score around a hundred percent. Any duplicate password or a password that the program considers weak will drag down that score, as well as the passwords that haven’t been changed for a significant amount of time. All you need to do is click on that security scoreboard and it will display a comprehensive set of instructions that will help you improve the score, a solution that will inevitably improve your online security prospects.

Now, we did say earlier that this password manager has left us with a bit of mixed feelings. The reason for this kind of impression mostly lies with the fact that it doesn’t include an application password. But it is also the fact that the piece of software lacks Mac support and doesn’t offer online access to the password vault.