I'm still using the permanent license...and syncing over iCloud, while using the latest versions of the 1Password app, on macOS & iOS.
As soon as this stops working and i'm forced to get a subscription i'm moving to another password manager though. So hopefully one time purchases will remain possible.
> If Apple offered a more fully featured keychain I might just stay in their ecosystem.
Given Apple's track record, if you care about your passwords being portable, it's unlikely that you'll be able to use their keychain on Windows/Linux/Android even if they develop it further.
€36 a year, so for a period of 5 years that makes €180. For me and my partner that would be €360 for 5 years! For a password manager...
I also considered using KeepassXC and Strongbox on iOS, which is completely free (sync the database via iCloud.)
KeepassXC's browser extensions are pretty bad though, hopefully that will change sometime soon.
If you want to keep costs low, Bitwarden is currently your best option i think.
They’ve got a family-oriented subscription which is cheaper. Used it since it launched and it’s been transformative for both sharing credentials with my family and getting them into the habit of unique credentials on every site, and TOTP where possible as well.
I can’t recommend 1Password enough and I’ve been a customer for a very long time, predating the move to subscription pricing and cloud services.
It’s worlds improved over synchronizing with Dropbox. There’s definitely security tradeoffs but if it isn’t easy you’d lose a substantial number of people back to duplicating the same password across 370 sites.
As soon as this stops working and i'm forced to get a subscription i'm moving to another password manager though. So hopefully one time purchases will remain possible.