ZDNET's key takeaways Dashlane is a premium password manager that costs $60 annually for an individual, or $90/year for a family subscription up to 10 users.
It offers seamless credential storage with privacy- and security-focused extras like dark web monitoring and a premium subscription to Hotspot Shield's VPN
The platform is pricey for password management alone, so if you don't need a VPN, you may want to look elsewhere. View now at Dashlane
The best password managers make it easy to save and fill your logins, payment cards, and personal information as you browse the web while also keeping your data secure and alerting you if your information could be compromised. Dashlane is one such tool that also supports your privacy with dark web monitoring and a VPN subscription.
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Dashlane costs $60 annually for an individual, or you can pay $90 per year for a family subscription with up to 10 users. While pricey, this is a good deal if you have friends or family members who can take advantage of most or all of those slots -- in fact, Dashlane is my pick for large groups, as you'll get a premium password manager at an affordable cost per user.
Premium plans include unlimited passwords and passkeys across unlimited devices, secure sharing and note storage, and live chat support, along with privacy and security features like real-time phishing alerts, dark web monitoring, and a VPN. These are extras that set Dashlane apart from other top password managers (and may help justify the higher annual fee).
Dashlane does have a free tier, but you're limited to just 25 credentials on a single device with no additional features, which won't be especially useful for most people. If a no-cost tool is what you're after, there are other free password managers I recommend instead. Dashlane also offers free trials to students and for referrals.
Dashlane is currently accessible via web app; apps for iOS and Android; and browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and Chromium-based browsers like Opera and Brave. Beginning on Oct. 1, however, Dashlane will discontinue its web app, so the only way to access your vault on desktop will be through a browser extension.
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