It's time to leave Bitwarden (2023)

by thecodrron 10/20/2024, 7:55 PMwith 9 comments

by VariousProgramson 10/21/2024, 12:44 AM

If you're mooching the free tier of something with a Pricing tab on the website, you're always on borrowed time. It's worth finding a slightly less polished non-commercial FOSS program you're happy with for simple applications (notes, password managers, TOTP, etc.) so you don't have to worry about the impending VC heel turn.

by OutOfHereon 10/20/2024, 11:37 PM

Related post: Bitwarden is no longer free software

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41893994

by bl4kerson 10/20/2024, 11:00 PM

> Should you migrate to another password manager? Too soon to say anything. You're probably safe for a few years.

So it's not time then

by Spivakon 10/20/2024, 10:59 PM

Yeah, the hard part with Bitwarden is the maintenance of their client apps (which are quite good). Running the server is easy but dealing with Chrome Web Store bullshit, App Store bullshit, Google Play bullshit, Mac Store bullshit is a full time endeavor itself.

by FractalHQon 10/22/2024, 3:26 PM

Too bad we can’t pay a little for decent for software. I’ve been considering moving to the new Passwords app that Apple has shipped to all my devices… is it any good?

by leshokuninon 10/20/2024, 11:48 PM

I think Bitwarden is the best thing that happened in the space.

I like the UX a lot more tha keepass, it has been better at handling mfa across multiple devices than lastpass, i can self host or not, the pricing has been super reasonable.

It does the job perfectly in my opinion.