One not so-great thing about the internet is that crooks are out there trying to steal your information, money and even your identity by accessing your online accounts.
That’s why having strong passwords and keeping them of other people’s hands is so essential. But what are the best password managers for top protection online?
The Best Free or Cheap Password Managers for 2020
This article is going to show you four of the most highly rated and best passwords managers that are free or cheap. Let’s look at some top tools that store and secure all your passwords in one place.
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1. DashLane
DashLane offers a free service that comes with basic capabilities, as well as two premium packages that cost up to $120 a year for more bells and whistles.
How DashLane works: The service generates a new master password for you every day so all your accounts stay locked down. It also offers the ability to act as an automatic form filler.
DashLane was rated #1 by Tom’s Guide for its many features. Let’s look at each plan and pricing:
DashLane Plan Features |
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| Free | Premium | Premium Plus |
| Works on 1 device | Works on unlimited devices | Works on unlimited devices |
| Offers up to 50 passwords | Unlimited passwords | Unlimited passwords |
| Share up to 5 accounts | Unlimited accounts | Unlimited accounts |
| Form & payment autofill | Form & payment autofill | Form & payment autofill |
| Two-factor authentication | Two-factor authentication | Two-factor authentication |
| Free 30-day trial at Premium | Dark Web Monitoring & alerts | Dark Web Monitoring & alerts |
| VPN for Wi-Fi Protection | ID Restoration Support & Insurance | |
| VPN for Wi-Fi Protection | ||
| Credit monitoring | ||
2. LastPass
Rated the best free password manager by CNET.com, LastPass is another great option.
How LastPass works: LastPass allows you to store multiple complex passwords for websites with one point of access, so you have only one password to remember.
LastPass is a freemium site, which means it offers both a basic free version as well as a premium version ($3/mo) and version for families ($4/mo) with more functionality.
Here are some of the features that come with each version of LastPass:
LastPass Plan Features |
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| Free | Premium | Families |
| Works on 1 device | Multi-device password sharing | Multi-device password sharing |
| 1 user | 1 user | Up to 6 premium licenses |
| Save & auto-fill passwords | Save & auto-fill passwords | Save & auto-fill passwords |
| Includes 30-day free trial of Premium | Available as 30-day free trial | Available as 30-day free trial |
| 1GB of encrypted file storage | 1GB of encrypted file storage | |
3. Sticky Password
Sticky Password will cost you more — about $30 for one-year or $199.99 for a lifetime subscription — but it’s rated as one of the top password management services by PC Mag.
How Sticky Password works: Like LastPass, Sticky Password remembers all of your passwords, logins and more soo you only have to remember one password.
Here are some of the features that come with the two versions of Sticky Password:
Sticky Password Plan Features |
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| Free | Premium |
| Unlimited encrypted password & storage | Unlimited encrypted password & storage |
| Automatic form-filling & auto login | Automatic form-filling & auto login |
| Biometric & 2-factor authentication | Biometric & 2-factor authentication |
| Cloud & local Wi-Fi sync across devices | |
| Secure password sharing | |
| Priority support | |
4. Logme Once
LogMe Once is a password manager that offers a unique and convenient feature: compatibility across Windows, Mac and Android operating systems.
How LogMe Once works: Logme Once offers four different password management packages: Premium (free), Professional, Ultimate and Family. They also have pricing for businesses.
LogMe Once’s Premium suite got 4.5 out of 5 stars from PC Mag. Here are a few of the service’s features with each plan and prices included:
LogMe Once Plan Features |
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| Premium | Professional | Ultimate | Family |
| $0 | $2.50/mo | $3.25/mo | $4.99/mo |
| 5 secure password sharing | 1 GB Encrypted Storage | 10 GB Encrypted Storage | 10 GB Encrypted Storage |
| Unlimited devices & sync | 50 secure password sharing | 50 secure password sharing | 50 secure password sharing |
| Emergency access | Anti-theft | Unlimited credit cards | |
Money expert Clark Howard says the fear some people have of these sites is that crooks would only have to crack one website to gain access all your data.
But using one is still a smart idea and good way to protect all of your online accounts, he says:
“Although there have been issues with some password managers, they’re still better than using the same password on multiple accounts.”
