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RoboForm Keeper NordPass KeePass 2 Bitwarden
Security-conscious Michael Reed examines five pieces of software that can safely store and retrieve your passwords and other sensitive data.
Password managers can store a variety of credentials and private information, and they do so in a way that isn’t tied to a particular web browser, operating system or device. Ideally, the way they work integrates with your online life for hiccup-free retrieval and storage of passwords from whatever platform you’re using at the time. As well as having your passwords available to you wherever you are (including mobile), you can step up your security level by using more complex passwords, which are harder to hack, without any extra effort on your part.
Some of the systems we’re looking at offer paid options, but all of them offer a usable free service. RoboForm, NordPass and Keeper belong in the freemium category as they are commercial software with a feature-limited free version. KeePass 2 is a completely free, open source program that you run entirely on your own computer like any other application, but it’s a bit more complicated to make its database available on other devices. Bitwarden sits in the middle, because it’s open source software backed by a large company that happily offers commercial options for extra features.
Premium (paid) plans
What do you get if you choose to pay extra for a premium package?
We’ll get on to what you get for free later on, but if you want to pay for premium features, the trick is to visit each website, examine the prices for different plans, and decide which features you need or can live without. With all of the systems, it’s worth checking out the l
