As many others have said, I'll be interested once they provide local vault support on Linux.
I dislike subscriptions - not for the financial cost as such, but because I like to evaluate whether or not I want to pay for a given version or stay on the current version. I'm happy to pay for software that provides value to me, which 1Password does (and I did pay for the existing clients). The same applies to major version updates when they add value for me - though the reality is that my usage is very basic, and I am often happy with an older version of the same software for years, so subscriptions to support continued feature development feels like an unjustified lock-in to me.
I do subscribe to some services that have a significant backend/cloud-based component, but in the case of 1Password, I sync the vault via Dropbox, so a subscription instead of licence/upgrade based pricing feels completely inappropriate.
Since I am trying to move more of my computing to Linux, it looks like at some point I'll have to look for other options than 1Password, which is a shame :-(
I left 1PW a few years ago as I felt them pushing towards a subscription model. I've tried a bunch of other open-source options, this one is best. Gives you a nice self-hosted bitwarden install without the overhead (in particular .log bloat) of the main bitwarden repo. You also get 2FA which I feel is essential.
I was on the same boat until recently. Long time 1Password user under Linux + local sync (since v3, 10+ years ago). Always feeling neglected by AgileBits.
Last year I got tired of having to fidget with WineHQ config every time I updated something, and decided to pony up for the cloud-based subscription.
It was the best decision ever.
Not only solves the compatibility issues (obviously), but also gave me the ability of managing different vaults, selectively share passwords within within the family, and also having some nice additional features (e.g., wiping out devices before intl travel).
All things considered, more than worth the subscription price.
The only two things that I miss from the native version:
1) ability to attach files to an entry
2) the flexibility of doing bulk operations (e.g., selecting multiple entries).
I solved the latter running 1P under a Windows VM, but hoping this Linux native version will solve now. 1 down, 1 to go.
I understand :-) I am not even arguing that the subscription price is not worth it - it might very well be.
I do however disagree with charging for this kind of software (which to me is only a local client, since I do not use or care about their backend service) via a subscription, on principle.
I'm aware that from a purely financial point of view, this is not a rational argument to make. In fact, it gets more irrational because if I could pay for updates every time, I might end up accepting a scheme where I pay more in total over the lifetime of the product - depending on whether I pay for every major version, and how high each update is priced - and I would not be dissatisfied with that.
But it's not purely a financial argument, it's about the choice of what to pay for, and what not. Being able to evaluate each version on its own merits. Paying for the syncing feature separately (in my case: Dropbox).
Basically, this kind of subscription removes freedom of choice from the customer side, which is why I am ideologically opposed to it even when it works out cheaper in the end for me.
As an aside: I find the word "subscription" to be disingenuous for these, and only use it because it has come to be used by convention. Traditionally "subscriptions" in terms of physical goods meant you retain ownership of anything you received before cancelling. Cancel a magazine, you don't need to mail back all your old copies. I tend to think of software or media "subscriptions" as "renting access", not as "subscribing", and mostly avoid them.
> I tend to think of software or media "subscriptions" as "renting access", not as "subscribing", and mostly avoid them.
This is a huge point - they're rentals, not subscriptions.
I blame cable TV "subscriptions"; in theory you can record cable programs and keep them forever (like a real subscription) but with internet TV "subscriptions" they make it very hard to do so. TiVo with a cable card will happily record HBO or Disney Channel, but it won't record HBO Max or Disney+.
Software, video streaming and game "subscriptions" should really be called rentals, because you lose access after you stop paying rent.
Apple could choose to implement actual subscriptions in their App Store. Basically you would get updates as long as you keep paying the subscription fee. Practically this would still be a rental though since Apple breaks its APIs every year.
I dislike subscriptions - not for the financial cost as such, but because I like to evaluate whether or not I want to pay for a given version or stay on the current version. I'm happy to pay for software that provides value to me, which 1Password does (and I did pay for the existing clients). The same applies to major version updates when they add value for me - though the reality is that my usage is very basic, and I am often happy with an older version of the same software for years, so subscriptions to support continued feature development feels like an unjustified lock-in to me.
I do subscribe to some services that have a significant backend/cloud-based component, but in the case of 1Password, I sync the vault via Dropbox, so a subscription instead of licence/upgrade based pricing feels completely inappropriate.
Since I am trying to move more of my computing to Linux, it looks like at some point I'll have to look for other options than 1Password, which is a shame :-(