I also used SplashID when I was on Palm Pilot. I did not realize it was still around.
How well has it kept up to uses like auto-filling on browsers, touch/FaceID log in, and so on?
(I don’t know, but am interested in your experience.)
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I think it should be LastPass vs 1Password vs Apple Passwords vs Bitwarden, and maybe throw in Dashlane and some others.
Apple’s Passwords is only going to work on Apple devices, with Safari.
1Password gets points for being a comprehensive solution, with multi-platform and multi-browser integration. But, and I say this as a 1Password user for 16 years, 1Password is much the worse since it abandoned native application code. I’d just say that the current 1P on Mac (which is an Electron app), is usable. If you think I’m damning with faint praise, you’re right.
I also use Bitwarden. It is a better value than the other options: more capable than Apple’s Password, cross-platform, cross-browser, works pretty good for free. Its deficiency is that, unlike 1Password, you have to login into per-browser. It gets tiring having to re-login after every Chrome update, every Firefox update, and then re-login to all the browsers again after every restart.
But even so… if I was looking for a password manager, and had no investment in 1Password, I’d buy the Bitwarden $10/year Premium subscription.
I’d add that in addition to features and functionality, trust is an important factor to consider in choosing a password manager. In many ways, a large, established, and well-funded company can be less risky fron a trust perspective than a startup, small company, or indvidual developer.
For example, it is very unlikely Apple would be acquired by a private equity firm and subsequently sell its password data to the highest bidder. Or for Apple to face a cash crunch and then suddenly shut down with no notice.
Trust also comes into play with password storage, encryption practices, and protection from criminal attacks and law enforcement inquiries.
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It does work on Windows with iCloud for Windows installed, with Edge or Google Chrome. (It may be that the new Firefox extension works on Windows as well.)
On Apple Macs, it works with Chrome-based browsers and now Firefox as well. It’s not just a Safari plugin/extension anymore.
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It doesn’t auto-fill on browsers, but it does support touch/faceID to get in. I use Apple’s password app for all my login information and keep a copy in Splash ID along with all the other stuff that the Apple app doesn’t support. Copy/Paste from either app to the other is easy. Version 9 seems to have a few bugs, but easy to work around. Version 8 was solid.
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