# lastpass

Source: https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/password-management/lastpass/
Last updated: 2026-06-19
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## Overview

LastPass is a long-established [password manager](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/password-management/) dating to 2008, now operating as a standalone company. It offers consumer and business plans with broad platform coverage, SSO, and admin controls, and retains a large installed base.

## What it is good at

Platform breadth is genuine: clients across every major OS and browser, mature SSO and directory integrations on business tiers, and admin policies that scale to mid-market and enterprise. The large user base means abundant documentation and community knowledge, and migration tooling is well-trodden. For organizations that simply need broad coverage and are weighing the risk consciously, the tooling itself remains mature and feature-complete.

## Where it falls short

LastPass suffered significant, widely reported security breaches, and many security teams now weigh it cautiously or exclude it outright on that basis. It is closed-source and cloud-only, so buyers cannot independently verify the code, and the breach history makes vault re-encryption and master-password hygiene a real consideration for existing users. Buyers should also note the historical changes to free-tier device limits, which pushed many users to paid plans or competitors.

## Pricing

Per-user business subscriptions and consumer tiers. Evaluate the total picture, including migration cost, with the [TCO calculator](https://startwithidentity.com/tools/tco-calculator/).

## Best for, and who should look elsewhere

Choose LastPass mainly for continuity if you are an existing customer comfortable with its security posture. If past breaches are a dealbreaker, consider [Bitwarden](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/password-management/bitwarden/), [NordPass](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/password-management/nordpass/), or [Dashlane](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/password-management/dashlane/) instead.

## Bottom line

A widely used manager carrying breach-history baggage that every buyer should weigh deliberately.