Most of you use third-party password managers

The world password day was May 6th. To mark the occasion, we conducted a survey on our website in which our readers were asked if they use a password manager on their devices. Some browsers and devices have built-in password managers that allow you to automatically fill in your passwords. You can also use a third-party password manager to save your sensitive passwords or generate more secure passwords for your online accounts.

So which one are you using? Or are you someone who doesn’t use a password manager at all? This is how you voted in our survey.

Do you use a password manager on one of your devices?

Results

We received a total of 3,829 votes in our password manager poll. The results are unanimous. Most of you (69.2%) use third-party password managers on your browser or phone.

Meanwhile, 16.8% of you prefer to use the default password manager available in your web browser or device.

Standard managers don’t offer as much functionality as third-party password managers that can work across platforms. However, it’s still wise to use them for extra security without the need for additional downloads or subscription fees.

Our survey results also show that there are some people who don’t use a password manager at all. 13.9% of our readers fall into this category. We’re not sure if they all memorize their passwords or write them down somewhere. The latter, of course, is not a safe practice at all. It is also not advisable to have the same password for all accounts. This trick can make it easy for you to remember your password, but it is considered to be one of the most insecure practices online.

Your comments

MM_Rafez: I just trust Chrome and Edge. Still don’t save important passwords and usernames.

sachouba: I recently had to switch the password manager because LastPass made its free version virtually unusable.
The transition to Bitwarden was surprisingly painless, it only took a few minutes. Goodbye LastPass!

Bonedatt: I’ve been using Dashlane for about a decade.

Andrew Hope: I’ve been using LastPass for years, but I was looking for another free (and preferably open source) replacement and ended up on Bitwarden 6 months ago. In retrospect, this seems like the perfect timing as LastPass continued to fool its users. I have to say porting your passwords from Lastpass to Bitwarden was very easy, seamless and worked perfectly. Got Bitwarden on all of my Android devices and computers and it’s brilliant. Has also switched from Google Authenticator for 2FA to Authy and is much better for this purpose too. Authy also has a desktop app as well as options to retrieve if you lose a device, etc.

Eric Pearson: Microsoft Authenticator seems like a nice free option. Networks easily with Android and Chrome PC browsers and also includes 2FA functionality for websites like Amazon and Facebook. As easy as setting my fingerprint to use passwords on my phone.

jackson ombati: It’s practically impossible to remember dozens of passwords to use for this mistake. Hence, the password manager is a must.

Victor B: Nowadays identity theft can potentially result in lost / stolen phones and email hacked. This additional level of password security is a must on any device.

mattc: I’ve been using Google’s password manager for a long time, but it has been a problem in various locations. After trying to use 1password, I tried NordPass. And finally, I chose MS Edge Manager. It seems like the best on my devices and browsers.

B. Niess: I always let Google create passwords for me. However, Google needs to add an option to add passwords manually.

2Star Hoodlum: I only use the google password manager so it will sync with everything I use. And it tells me I have 20 reused passwords. Really have to change that !!