A lot of users asking for specifics. Iâm a new user - using Bitwarden for the past couple months only. Previously, I only used the browserâs password manager, and as long as things were browser based, this worked perfectly on every platform (Android, Windows, 5 devices), Iâd say 90+% of the time.
I decided to go with a PM because, mainly, apps. And I regret it. My seat-of-the-pants estimate is that Bitwarden is âthere for meâ maybe 1 out of 5 times, across all websites and apps.
And when I say it doesnât work at all, I mean it appears to be completely unaware that its services are needed, whether for a new login, or supplying password for existing. I did better with a secured spreadsheet, and thatâs not hyperbole. The majority of the time, it didnât capture a new password, or didnât provide the password services when an app or website ran. Itâs quite a lot more effort than using the browserâs built-in manager, along with a spreadsheet for non-browser things. Literally more clicks to wake it up than to open and find something in a spreadsheet.
Iâve read up on other complaints and apparently, there was an update earlier this year that messed things up. And as Iâm using the latest, either that continues, or what Iâm seeing are all new bugs. Like I said - not a long term user.
Most of the really terrible stats on this are with apps. Iâd say 90% to 95% of the time, on my Oneplus 8T (fully updated), it simply appears to be unaware itâs needed. Having to reopen it, and enter a master password, and search for the expected login, every. single. time. I log in to app makes it worse than a spreadsheet. Okay - Iâd allow that it isnât worse, but definitely at best the same level of annoyance. So why have yet another app installed if itâs main effect is annoyance?
So Iâm not comparing this to another general password manager - Iâm comparing it NO general password manager, and it doesnât stack up for that either.
When it does work, itâs great, but as this is a fraction of the times it should work, itâs not a viable solution.