I have used LogMeIn/Last Pass as my password saver for about 5 years now. Since joining with LogMeIn, they have tripled their annual fee. Does anyone have information on how well Apple's Keychain performs compared to Last Pass? Keychain I believe is free, unless there is an upgraded version that is sold (like so many of thee do).
Thanks for any info.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
If you only use Apple devices, Keychain is great. If you also use non-Apple devices, LastPass may be a better option.
I use LastPass Personal and have never had to pay anything for it. Even the premium is only $24/year. KeyChain does not have all of the features of LastPass Premium.
Thanks so much. Perhaps I'll switch to the free version. But I pay most of my bills online (at those websites) and like how I can easily logon to LastPass from any computer and on my phone. Haven't had accounts hacked or identity stolen yet, and don't want to experience it!!
LLSeattle wrote:
Thanks so much. Perhaps I'll switch to the free version. But I pay most of my bills online (at those websites) and like how I can easily logon to LastPass from any computer and on my phone. Haven't had accounts hacked or identity stolen yet, and don't want to experience it!!
I was wrong. I do have the premium version. Forgot I upgraded a while ago. For me, $24 doesn't seem like very much to pay for the service. I understand not everyone would agree.
Keychain also works on both your iPhone and Mac seamlessly. I've been finding I use it more and more. It's much easier to use on the iPhone than LastPass.
There's also no reason why you can't use both. I always have.
Best of luck.
I use both.
Last week I updated my logins using both Safari and Keychain as I was doing the same with LastPass.
I found for me that Keychain/Safari was much smoother when working in that environment and the Touch ID on the iPhone is a serious time saver. That is built into the Apps and nothing to do with Lastpass.
It's easier going to Keychain to obtain passwords for manual input or searching.
I sorta like the copy password feature in Lastpass for apps and sites that don't work well with Keychain.
Today I created a back up spreadsheet file with Numbers in iCloud and password protected it.
After I experiment with the Credit Card feature in Keychain and if it works the way I like, I just might let go of Lastpass.
I have the free version of Lastpass so no hurry to get out of it 100%.
Since you seem to access on other computers, it might be a convenient option for you.
I'm missing Seattle by the way. Very cool city....in the summer.
Apple "Keychain" vs "LastPass"
