Otherwise, the password would’ve been gone for good. In my account-creation test, I used the admittedly straightforward password generator-conveniently, generating and copying complex password strings with a couple of clicks-and thankfully remembered to add a Bitwarden vault entry before copying something else. LastPass and Dashlane offer a pop-up prompting you to store new details, while 1Password has a smaller pop-up below the username and password asking to store credentials. What’s trickier to explain is how Bitwarden handles new logins.

Alternatively, on computers, you can right-click in the browser, hover over the Bitwarden menu and select an autofill option to manage logins. Admittedly, it’s a small extra step for Bitwarden, but its more clicks than you need for three other password managers. Meanwhile, LastPass, 1Password and Dashlane all autofill (with incredible accuracy) based on stored credentials, then offer an in-browser icon in the off chance they got the login details wrong. But whenever I visited a site with saved credentials, I had to keep an eye on the small Bitwarden Chrome extension icon to see if there was a number indicating it had a corresponding login. It was easy enough to import my LastPass credentials to Bitwarden via CSV file, which is a great first step and meant I didn’t have to face the arduous prospect of recreating thousands of stored logins. 1Password is more complex than it needs to be, and Bitwarden is a wee bit too passive for my tastes. LastPass is the gold standard by which all other password managers are measured when it comes to ease of use.

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