1Password significantly increases subscription prices
The password manager, once a one-time purchase app, is now a cloud subscription. Users now pay more, citing increased AI capabilities.
1Password on Mac and iPhone.
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The Canadian security provider 1Password Inc. has announced a significant price increase for its private users. Customers of the service, which has been marketed as a subscription since its transition to a cloud offering, received corresponding emails on Tuesday. Those who purchase the sensible annual package will have to pay a total of 12 US dollars more – European prices have also been adjusted. So, 59.99 dollars become 71.88 dollars for the family plan, and 47.88 dollars instead of 35.88 dollars for the individual subscription. The change will take effect from March 27th and starts with the next billing cycle. This means that if the next due payment is collected before this date, you will still pay the old price.
1Password: Prices unchanged for a long time
1Password justifies the price increase with various improvements made to the service. However, it also mentions a standard feature, namely the automatic saving of logins and payment details, on which the company has worked. In addition, there is now a "faster and more secure device setup", AI-based password item naming, extended recovery options, as well as improvements to the security alert service Watchtower and "proactive phishing prevention".
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Whether all this is worth an extra 12 dollars a year is up to the customers to decide. On Mac, iPhone, and iPad, Apple's own password app has recently gained many users. 1Password emphasizes that it has kept its prices "virtually unchanged for many years". The provider had unsettled users with the fact that the app can no longer be used solely locally – it is now a pure cloud service with apps and browser plug-ins. 1Password has completely reworked the applications – according to long-time users of the previous version, 1Password 8 is still considered worse than the old version 7, which was natively developed for macOS (and Windows).
The costs in Euros for 1Password
The Euro prices for 1Password are now 43.80 Euros for individual subscriptions and 69 Euros for family packages. In the first year, the prices are reduced to 32.88 and 51.72 Euros respectively. Per month, 4.39 Euros are due for individual users or 6.99 Euros for families. There are no cheaper prices in the first year here.
Apple's password app uses iCloud for synchronization. With iCloud for Windows, there is also an app that supports PCs. In addition, there are plug-ins for various browsers.
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