1Password
Cross-platform password manager for storing passwords, passkeys, 2FA codes and secrets, sold as a subscription.
Liked for handling passkeys and syncing them across iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and Linux,123 and for easy password sharing that suits families and less technical relatives.456 The most common complaint is the move from one-time licenses to a subscription, now with price increases,789 followed by an unreliable browser extension and autofill since the Electron rewrite.101112
Why people recommend it
Passkey support · 3
Commenters say it stores passkeys well and makes them usable on every device where it is installed.
“I use 1Password to manage my passkeys and they are all synced across all my authenticated devices”
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“The 1password integration works great IME.”
Cross-platform sync · 3
Users say it works across iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and Linux, including between family members on different phones.
“I login to 1Password on another device and all passkeys are there, and usable.”
“The passkeys sync just fine between iOS and Android on our devices using 1Password.”
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“I use 1Password and just have it installed on everything.”
Family sharing · 3
Recommended for families, with shared vaults, account recovery and simple setup for less technical relatives.
“1Password Families (best UX/recovery/sharing, paid)”
“I like 1Password a lot. I've used it for 10 years. It's never lost a single thing”
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“I did say I like and use 1Password”
Polish and quality · 3
Several commenters call it the highest-quality product in the category and say it just works.
“I like 1password, it is by far the highest quality product I've used in this category.”
“1password is by far my most recommended subscription to friends and family.”
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“every time I use 1Pass for work it blows me away how much better it is”
Developer secrets · 3
Used to keep SSH keys, kube configs and API tokens out of plaintext files, fetched through the CLI and TouchID.
“You can tell Claude to adjust the config files to get the secrets from 1Password when they are needed with TouchID requirements”
“I'd rather have them in 1password because I use too many different computers and it is perfect for that”
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“All secrets in 1Password/Bitwarden with CLI”
Masked email · 2
The Fastmail integration creates a unique masked email address when you sign up for a new account.
“Their integration with 1Password to enable creation of Masked Email at account creation time is really fantastic!”
“Having 1Password be able to generate a unique email makes it a no-brainer these days.”
Caveats and dissent
Subscription pricing · 3
Many object to the switch from paid licenses to a subscription and to recent price increases.
“they both switched to a subscription model, which is an immediate nope”
“I love the product but this is a really aggressive price update”
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“They’ve added a lot of ‘functionality’ but I use none of it.”
Flaky autofill · 3
Commenters report that the browser extension and autofill often fail, forcing copy-paste or repeated unlocking.
“The browser extension doesn’t work half the time.”
“1Password just couldn’t do its basic job reliably (fill passwords without requiring 20 taps, constant unlocking disregarding lock timer settings”
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“I love not needing to deal with 1Password's autofill being flakey”
Electron app · 3
Long-time users say app quality declined after the move to Electron, with added bloat and slow animations.
“since 1PW went Electron I don’t see a difference in quality”
“The browser extension doesn’t work half the time.”
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“I use 1password extensively on my phone and the process of loading and unlocking involves multiple superfluous animations”
Passkey friction · 3
Passkey use can fail in some browsers and now requires extra password entry on desktops without TouchID.
“I didn’t sign up for 1Password 15 years ago so that I have to enter both my very complex master password and very complex login password”
“I have passkeys in 1Password, but it's a crap shoot if I'm able to login on a device.”
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No self-hosting · 2
Commenters note that self-hosted and Dropbox-style sync options were dropped in favor of 1Password's own cloud sync.
“Most recent criticism is about either: that they switched from selling licenses to subscriptions, that they stopped supporting self-hosting”
“plus just plain still don't like the 1P8 software itself.”
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3 moved from LastPass to 1Password
3 moved from 1Password to Vaultwarden
1 moved from 1Password to Proton Pass
1 moved from 1Password to Strongbox
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain 7 mentions
- I don't like passkeys 6 mentions
- Passkeys are not a trap 4 mentions
- 1Password pricing increasing 20% in March 4 mentions
- Passkeys are a trap 3 mentions
- 1Password Replied to My Disappointment 3 mentions
Data: 1password.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 45
“Most recent criticism is about either: that they switched from selling licenses to subscriptions, that they stopped supporting self-hosting”
“You can tell Claude to adjust the config files to get the secrets from 1Password when they are needed with TouchID requirements”
“The 1password integration works great IME.”
“I have passkeys in 1Password, but it's a crap shoot if I'm able to login on a device.”
“I did say I like and use 1Password”
“I use Brave and 1Password.”
“Chrome and 1Password all worked fine”
“I use 1password but there are others”
“1Password handles them beautifully.”
“I didn’t sign up for 1Password 15 years ago so that I have to enter both my very complex master password and very complex login password”
“I use 1Password, and I set up API keys for my agents based on their role”
“I love not needing to deal with 1Password's autofill being flakey”
“I use 1Password and Amazon does not prompt me like that.”
“my 1Password needs to have both my password (something I know) and secret key or existing logged in device”
“I use 1Password, but passkeys have made things even easier.”
“I disable the browser and OS password managers because I use 1Password”
“I love not needing to deal with 1Password's autofill being flakey”
“I use 1Password”
“1Password (Password Manager)”
“I love 1Password”
“Setup and import from 1PW was easy, took maybe 15 minutes tops.”
“I still have about 150 entries in 1password that say @gmail.com”
“On my machine, I can also keep passkeys in 1Password.”
“1p was always a smooth and unobtrusive experience”
“50 is the default in 1Password”
“plus just plain still don't like the 1P8 software itself.”
“What’s the best real alternative to 1Password?”
“I use 1Password for personal projects”
“Should I use 1password, or setup passkeys and TOTP separately for iOS?”
“no need for expensive 1Password tools”
“they both switched to a subscription model, which is an immediate nope”
“copy your .env file into 1Password using the 1P CLI”
“But we use 1Password for secrets”
“It became even more useful once I stopped insisting they have to go into 1password”
“I login to 1Password on another device and all passkeys are there, and usable.”
“I use 1Password to manage my passkeys and they are all synced across all my authenticated devices”
“I use 1Password as my password manager.”
“The passkeys sync just fine between iOS and Android on our devices using 1Password.”
“Lastpass, 1password and bitwarden all do that.”
“I use 1Password and just have it installed on everything.”
“1Password just couldn’t do its basic job reliably (fill passwords without requiring 20 taps, constant unlocking disregarding lock timer settings”
“The browser extension doesn’t work half the time.”
“I like 1Password a lot. I've used it for 10 years. It's never lost a single thing”
“I love the product but this is a really aggressive price update”
“1Password Families (best UX/recovery/sharing, paid)”