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kileywm | 5 years ago

Having used both, Bitwarden has been a better overall experience for me and much better for my friends and family. I still like both of them.

KeePassXC

* [Pro] Excellent desktop app. Fast, easy, polished, powerful (TOTP available by default).

* [Pro] Great data ownership philosophy and data storage flexibility.

* [Con] Poor cross-platform app experience, especially on mobile (iOS in particular).

* [Con] Tinkering required to sync data. This isn't a big deal for many of us on here, but presented a large barrier to entry for my non-tech-savvy friends & family.

Bitwarden

* [Pro] Excellent cross-platform experience.

* [Pro] Low barrier to entry via SaaS, making it a good option for less-than-tech-savvy folks. This is ignoring the nice option to self-host.

* [Pro] Sharing features (haven't actually used them).

* [Pro] Web vault is accessible via web browser (accessibility).

* [Con] Web vault is accessible via web browser (increased attack surface).

* [Con] App is a tad slow (electron), but this is an acceptable price to pay for the good cross-platform experience.

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jabroni_salad|5 years ago

One of the other things I like about KeePass in regards to non-mobile devices is that you can autotype your credentials into things that are not web browsers and even make custom sequences per application.

I've got a sequence that gets me logged into to a mainframe and navigates all the way to the main menu and given how often I hit it I bet it has saved me from an RSI by now.

gen3|5 years ago

KeePass support on iOS has gotten better in recent years. I like KeePassium, but I’ve also heard good things about Strongbox.

piaste|5 years ago

I self-host Bitwarden and I haven't even bothered to install the desktop app. Since I have a browser open at all times, I just use the browser extension.

Also, I think the Android client is quite a bit better than Keepass2Android.

Semaphor|5 years ago

I tried bitwarden once and didn’t like it (can’t remember why, don’t care, no interest in switching ;) ), so I never tried their mobile client. But I’d be interested in what’s better than K2A, I think the modern Android experience with it is awesome.

AnIdiotOnTheNet|5 years ago

Can Electron really be called a good cross-platform experience? Consistent maybe, but good?