If you have used LastPass once there is a chance that you have wondered if there is any new feature in the Premium account or if there is any difference between LastPass Free vs Premium account. Seems like there are subtle but very important differences between them and we will cover the important features in this post. Before beginning the LastPass free vs premium comparison lets look into common features of each of the accounts:
Features of LastPass FREE accounts:
Only one Allowed device type (if you signed up on an iPhone you can’t use it on your Mac or vice versa Shared by one individual Password save and auto-fill forms Generate Strong Password Secure Notes saving option Security Challenge analyzes all of your saved password Multi-factor authentication
Advanced features of LastPass Premium account:
Share passwords to your close friend or family member Emergency Access allows specified family member to use your vault after a fixed wait time Advanced multi-factor works with other password applications Priority tech support Upto 1 GB file stored securely with encryption
LastPass free vs premium comparison
LastPass Free account limitation
LastPass free account doesn’t allow you to use LastPass more than one type of device same as StickyPassword. What this means is that suppose you have created account on your Android, then you won’t be able to sync the passwords on your iPhone and vice versa. On the other hand, premium accounts allow you to sync between any type of devices. LastPass Free allows you to use all type of free authenticator like Google Authenticator , Microsoft Authenticator etc.
LastPass Premium allows you to use the above authenticator software plus YubiKey,Fingerprint / Smart Card, Sesame.
LastPass Premium feature – Shared with other
This feature allows you to share all access or some specific folders’ access to someone. It is pretty straightforward , from the left Menu click on “Sharing Center“.
This is one of the important differences between LastPass free and LastPass premium. In free accounts you don’t have this feature. When you signup for an account you get the premium features free for 30 days and after 30 days there features are turned off automatically.
LastPass free vs Premium – Emergency access
This feature is also not available with the free accounts. You can share all of your passwords with someone in case of an emergency e.g. you are going abroad for a vacation or such. Your emergency contact email will be able to use all of the sites that you have added with LastPass.
Conclusion
So, these were the basic differences between LastPass free and LastPass premium. Having 1 GB of important file backup with encryption and other sharing option, the premium account is worth every penny.LastPass has two other premium package i.e. LastPass Corporate and LastPass Family. These are same as premium with advanced feature to manage other members accounts from one Admin Panel. If you have any concern you can write below and we will try to help you out.
