# LastPass 20 Hacker News commenters recommended LastPass and 116 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. **Verdict:** People recommend it as a cross-platform password manager that syncs well and has rarely failed day to day, though critics point to repeated data breaches and weak security practices. ## Why people recommend it - Works across all major platforms (2 comments): "All sync seamlessly and support the major (and often minor) browsers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46304236)) "LastPass works fine on Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49010273)) - Reliable, unobtrusive apps for heavy use (3 comments): "Used it for years and never encountered a single bug, and I'm quite a power user with hundreds of items stored in it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692847)) "The mobile app is quite good, it works and gets out of your way." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672888)) "Pretty good experience tbh" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672794)) - Passkeys work across devices (2 comments): "Passkeys work just fine with Bitwarden, LastPass, KeepassXC" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49013521)) "Then the passkey travels with you to your devices/apps." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49008088)) - Reliable access to sites and apps (2 comments): "to ensure you can get into all of your digital sites and assets" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48333907)) "I can be sure I'll be able to get into a site/app." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49007871)) ## What people warn about - Repeated breaches and security lapses (5 comments): "LastPass has had several such breaches over the years, and I think people are right to say that the company has a reputation of poor security hygiene." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48680465)) "If the execs and board of a password manager company need to experience a breach to take security seriously, I don't really know what to say." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48679005)) "I remember ten years ago telling our so-called leaders that the data will get leaked from LastPass." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48673611)) - Breaches can cause real financial harm (2 comments): "had a breach of user vaults. If they hadn't implemented E2EE then it would have been more devastating than it was" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49303723)) "I know someone personally who had their savings account wiped out because malware dumped their lastpass database." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49486622)) - Profit focus over security (3 comments): "the priority of sales and profits has resulted in the sacrifice of the main quality measure of their main and only product" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672075)) "Lastpass is owned by PE. Why? Because Francisco Partners and Elliott Management bought a cashflow that is sticky." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48673414)) "When their CRM and support systems are improperly secured, it doesn't bode well for the security of their vaults." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48675938)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Bitwarden](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bitwarden.md): 278 recommend - [1Password](https://hackerapproved.com/p/1password.md): 238 recommend - [KeePassXC](https://hackerapproved.com/p/keepassxc.md): 131 recommend - [Vaultwarden](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vaultwarden.md): 112 recommend - [KeePass](https://hackerapproved.com/p/keepass.md): 100 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.lastpass.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "LastPass", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lastpass/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).