Bitwarden
Managing unique usernames and passwords by integrating with Firefox Relay's API, Logging into various self-hosted services sharing an IP address by configuring the matching algorithm
A powerful open-source password manager, but its desktop apps are built on Electron and some users express trust concerns about its commercial direction.
Managing/storing passkeys due to unclear storage location, Password manager for users concerned about vendor lock-in or trusting commercial providers
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What people reported, in their own words. Every line links to where it was said.
“If bitwarden does not shows a little "1" icon I'm basically lolnope'ing out”
POSITIVE · features · Hacker News · 2026-06-19
“I love full-fat Bitwarden on desktop, as it makes admin tasks a lot easier than keyholing through that tiny browser interface.”
POSITIVE · ease of use · Hacker News · 2026-06-03
“All of my passwords and passkeys are in Bitwarden. My brother has emergency access, and I've documented in Bitwarden Secure Notes my device credentials, recovery codes, estate information, and instructions for accessing my accounts.”
POSITIVE · features · Hacker News · 2026-06-02
“I think I'll stick with and keep paying/supporting Bitwarden.”
POSITIVE · features · Hacker News · 2026-05-23
“exporting from Bitwarden loses a bunch of things - attachments, passkeys and a few obtuse items”
NEGATIVE · features · Hacker News · 2026-05-21
“I eventually switched over to self-hosted BitWarden with the browser plugin and it has been much smoother.”
POSITIVE · ease of use · Hacker News · 2026-05-21
“Bitwarden just works in all those places and the tech was, by all accounts, rock solid”
POSITIVE · reliability · Hacker News · 2026-05-21
“I've been recommending Bitwarden for a few years now and have also been paying a yearly sub since 2022, as I always thought 10$ was a really good value”
MIXED · features · Hacker News · 2026-05-21
“I have my credit card number in Bitwarden, with expiration date and CVC. When I want to buy something, I let it autofill”
POSITIVE · ease of use · Hacker News · 2026-05-20
“I switched from Keepass to Bitwarden in 2020, knowing it was just a move towards convenience”
NEGATIVE · Hacker News · 2026-05-19
“There is one underrated feature that I switched to Bitwarden for”
POSITIVE · features · Hacker News · 2026-05-19
“BitWarden being open source and auditable is one of the main reasons I use it, no hidden backdoors from them or three letter government agencies.”
POSITIVE · features · Hacker News · 2026-05-18
“I'd still recommend Bitwarden clients with self-hosted Vaultwarden”
MIXED · reliability · Hacker News · 2026-05-18
“became a premium member to support Bitwarden and use the built-in authenticator”
MIXED · features · Hacker News · 2026-05-18
“I switched from Bitwarden to KeepassXC / KeepassDX / Syncthing”
NEGATIVE · Hacker News · 2026-05-18
“moved in to Bitwarden - paid - largely on the basis of a multiple-user shared vault and emergency grants to personal vaults”
MIXED · features · Hacker News · 2026-05-18
“I'm not too worried, if bitwarden changes their price somebody is going to vibecode a decent enough solution for pennies on the dollar”
LUKEWARM · price · Hacker News · 2026-05-18
“I've paid for and recommended Bitwarden. For years it's operated along a stable trajectory. I was confident in its security record.”
MIXED · reliability · Hacker News · 2026-05-15
“Bitwarden always seemed laggy: both the development pace and the iOS app”
NEGATIVE · performance · Hacker News · 2026-05-15
“Bitwarden has been consistently one of the best pieces of softwares I have ever used. Simple, just does what it does and gets out of the way.”
MIXED · features · Hacker News · 2026-05-15
“Bitwarden's browser clients are antiquated (they don't auto-generate and save passwords as I sign up, I kind of have to create them manually ahead of time, and if anything botches in the signup, e.g. a server-side password validation rule), I now have a password that won't work, I have to find the entry in the database and update it to something else”
NEGATIVE · ease of use · Hacker News · 2026-05-02
“A proper password manager (Bitwarden or other) removes all that hassle”
POSITIVE · ease of use · Hacker News · 2026-05-02
“Bitwarden is (and has always been) one of the subjectively worst applications on my phones and my desktop in terms of user interface. " Really!!? How many apps has this person used?”
POSITIVE · ease of use · Hacker News · 2026-05-02
“always worked with my Bitwarden clients on all of my devices”
MIXED · reliability · Hacker News · 2026-05-02
“I am glad I consciously decided not to put 2FA keys when I adopted bitwarden back in 2021”
POSITIVE · Hacker News · 2026-04-23
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