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BitWarden user here.

Everything in 1Password minus the toxic optimism, standards compliant migration (1Password can't import from BitWarden, but other way round works) and one fourth of the subscription costs. BitWarden is easy to manage - I got my mother to install it on her Android device, and she can easily manage passwords. Their shift to an expensive subscription genuinely disappointed me with subpar applications. When alternatives work, why consider 1Password? Best option is to stay away from them.

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It's on 1Password that they can export in a reasonable way that Bitwarden understands, but Bitwarden can't export that way?

Or to put it another way, you claim 1Password is not standards compliant. What standard should they be?

My experience is that Bitwarden has a clunky user interface, and I just don't trust them (yet) security-wise. I have no problem paying for an interface that my family can use.

1Password and Bitwarden are both really good options. If you are more in the Apple ecosystem, and prefer a great UX, then go 1Password. If you trust bitwarden, and are in other ecosystems, I think that's great too.

Throwing around phrases like "toxic optimism" and "standards compliant migration" is a bit low.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-password-man...

I expressed my opinion about the toxic optimism part. As for the "migration"- they refer you to a tool (MRC converter) to convert the Bitwarden import to transfer to 1Password.

Here's more I found: https://support.1password.com/cs/import-mac/

Something on github: https://github.com/torshinalexey/bitwarden-to-1password-csv

I found this on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/r9cfd1/comment/h...

If 1Password expects me to pay for their services, they make it impossible for a non-technical user. As for the Wirecutter review, it's hard to decide on a publication that makes money from affiliate referrals.

1Password is uniformly bad; either way you look at it. If its value for money, Bitwarden offers the best one. I am NOT affiliated to either company but speaking from a user perspective.

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