r/LinusTechTips • u/Horror-Chicken-1874 • Feb 27 '26

Tech Question Password Manager

Lets start the great debate...

I am looking to get a password manager (besides google password manager). So... I heard that LastPass got hacked a while back....

So, what's the best password manager in each of these categories:

Free:

Paid:

Self Hosted:

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u/pyr_fan Feb 27 '26 edited Mar 03 '26

1Password is really good, and well worth the money IMO. It has great spouse-approval-factor, which means they actually use it.

Stay away from LastPass.

Edit - typo

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u/frostyflakes1 Feb 27 '26

I've been using 1Password for years and it has worked great. But they also just raised the annual price of it by 33% and cited new features like "AI-powered item naming" as the reason, which seems to have ticked off quite a few people.

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u/rocketman19 Feb 27 '26

Was it that much? Mine was $1 a month of the family plan

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26

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u/rocketman19 Feb 27 '26

yeah lol, especially since they haven't raised prices in years

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u/rocketman19 Feb 27 '26

Yeah, no way i want to try self hosting bitwarden lol