1. Security & Encryption

It’s critical for a password manager to store and transmit information securely, to provide multifactor authentication — or at the very least the option for two-factor authentication — to further impede hacking attempts and to encrypt data in ways that can’t be decrypted even with brute-force cryptanalytic attacks. Modern security practices should also, ideally, include third-party security audits.

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3. Bitwarden is a bit of a youngster in the password manager market, having debuted in 2016 with cloud-based storage synchronization of logins and payment methods.

2. App Compatibility

We looked for whether each app provides broad-based compatibility with multiple devices, browsers, and operating systems. The best password managers should run as seamlessly as possible on any device, should be able to synchronize data between unlimited numbers of devices and should work with the broadest possible range of mobile, desktop and laptop operating systems as well as the most popular web browsers.

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3. Ease of Setup & Use

A high-quality password manager should be painless to set up and intuitive to use. The less time you have to spend working out how the software accomplishes certain tasks, the more time you can spend actively securing your passwords, and time is money for businesses and families alike. An up-to-date password manager should also offer the convenience of biometric logins for your smartphone.

4. Password Sharing

There are times when it’s necessary to share passwords between certain users. We looked at the tools each application provides for doing this as securely as possible, the features they provide for controlling this kind of access, the tiers of service at which each of them allows sharing with multiple or unlimited users and any particularly useful aspects of each solution’s approach to password sharing.

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5. Pricing

We looked carefully at what each password manager provides for password storage and other key resources at paid tiers of service, whether they provide a functional free version (and if so, how functional that free version is) and overall value-for-money.

1. Security & Encryption

A good password manager stores your data securely by using strong encryption to protect your data while it’s on your computer, on the password manager’s server and moving between the two. Deciphering this encryption is almost impossible when password managers use industry-standard encryption like Advanced Encryption Standard. We also checked for up-to-date security methods, two-factor authentication and whether the password manager ever had a third-party security audit.

Bitwarden

2. App Compatibility

Password managers aren’t very useful if you can’t use them everywhere, so we compared the types of hardware and software Bitwarden and KeePass were compatible with. We looked at three types of compatibility, which included compatibility with operating systems on desktops and laptops, browsers and iOS and Android for mobile devices.

3. Usability & Ease of Use

We compared Bitwarden and KeePass on ease of set up and use because a good password manager should be simple to download, set up and create a list of your passwords. The interface should also be easy to operate, so you can generate new, stronger passwords and autofill usernames and passwords on logins. We also checked how well they worked with biometric logins for users who have face or fingerprint scanning on their phone, laptop or tablet.

4. Password Sharing

While password sharing is a common feature for paid password managers, it’s not always offered in free ones. We researched secure sharing capabilities and how many people could share at a time. This feature is especially important for families who want to share online accounts or bill pay sites or companies who need to share email, social media accounts or other account logins.

5. Price

The cost for password managers run the gamut from free to $90 annually or more, depending on how many people are sharing the application. Most password managers advertise a monthly subscription price, but fees are usually billed annually. Any paid password manager should offer unlimited password storage, but free applications often do as well, so we researched storage capacities along with cost.