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Ask HN: Best Password Manager for SME/Startups?

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What secure password manager (e.g. LastPass, KeePassX, Password Genie) would HN readers recommend that incorporates the following features (non-free is fine):

-Centrally stored and synced password file

-Individual user passwords (fine-grained control a +)

-Master password

-Mobile support

-Auto-filling out forms in browser a +

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LastPass wins based on features (like sharing passwords with a set of employees) and devices/browsers supported, but it seriously lacks good usability & polish. Users in our company aren't keen on it (the word "hate" is already coming up a lot...), but I don't see better options yet.

KeePass via Dropbox (I've also used this setup) is less likely to fail randomly but is too complicated to set up for non-technical users -- the application is also fairly ugly and has bad usability.

I wish there were better options out there, but haven't found them yet. There's a promising option at mitro.co which for now is Chrome-only. The Chrome experience is far better than LastPass, but yeah, Chrome-only.

When you say centrally stored, who do you want to store it? I use LastPass, and the LastPass company stores backups. I previously used KeePass but had to manage the backups myself (Dropbox in my case).

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