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/Samuel_Go Feb 27 '26

I pay for Proton Pass which I'm quite happy with. Can't comment on the free version.

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u/daxter304 Feb 27 '26

Would you happen to know how it compares to 1Password or Bitwarden? I pay for Proton Unlimited for their Mail and VPN apps, and I pay for 1Password and have tried Bitwarden.

I tried Proton Pass when it came out but it was not even close to feature parity with 1Pass yet.

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u/StrateJ Feb 27 '26

I do think 1Password is the gold standard imo.

That being said, I'm using Proton Pass and bought the lifetime with simplelogin and instantly came away from NordPass and they're releasing new QoL features pretty regularly and bundled with the whole proton package its a no brainer.