LastPass Review and Pricing in 2025

Getting Started: Buying a LastPass Subscription

First off, there is a free version of LastPass that lets you store and autofill unlimited passwords, but it is restricted to just one device. If you go back and forth between a computer and a phone, it makes using the free version very difficult. So, if you are going to use LastPass, we recommend paying for it.

LastPass doesn’t offer different tiers of subscription plans. Instead, the company categorizes its subscription plans based on personal or business use. It then subdivides those categories based on the number of users.

For our testing and this review, we signed up for the Premium plan. However, you can check the table below to see all the different plan options and the features they include.

*Business plans also include Families plans for each employee

Premium and Families plans both have the option to begin as 30-day free trials. All you need to do is create a LastPass account and a Master Password. LastPass doesn’t require credit card information to start your trial, which is a nice feature if you hate watching the calendar to ensure you don’t get automatically charged when the trial ends.

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For the purposes of this review, we decided to forgo the 30-day free trial and sign up for a subscription using our credit card. We found the payment and sign-up process to be relatively straightforward. After downloading the LastPass extension for Firefox and the iOS mobile app, we logged in with our email address and Master Password. We then exported our existing account information from our Firefox password manager as a .CSV file and imported it into LastPass.

What We Got from LastPass

At $3 per month, LastPass isn’t one of the bargain-bin password managers. NordPass sometimes goes as low as $1.29 per month, while Bitdefender costs just $1.67 per month. So what do you get for your extra dollar-and-change from LastPass? Let’s dig into the various features that come with a Premium plan for personal use.

Auto-Save and Autofill Login, Identity, and Credit Card Information

Every password manager provides certain core functionalities, and LastPass is no different. Both the browser extension and the app can automatically save new or updated login, credit card, and identity information, such as your name and address. You can also generate random passwords or manually enter login information. We liked that our LastPass browser extension for Firefox automatically filled in login information, unlike some other password managers that require you to click an icon in the text box.

As with other password managers, LastPass synchronizes all of your account information across your browser extensions and devices. There is a free version of LastPass that only allows you to use either a browser extension or mobile device, and it’s nice to have the paid plan that allows you to sync across multiple devices.

Security Score

Scanning your passwords and rating them for security is another standard password manager function. LastPass goes a step further by sending you to password reset pages for each password it flags up. The web address it sends you to may be outdated or incorrect, but it’s still better than nothing!

Dark Web Monitoring

Many password managers offer dark web monitoring, but LastPass gets a bit more granular with how they handle it. First, you need to switch on monitoring in the LastPass dashboard. The dashboard contains a list of all email addresses you use to log into various accounts and you can monitor the dark web for all of them. However, you have the option to remove email addresses from the list. This is especially handy if someone else has given you their login information and you don’t feel the need to monitor the dark web for their email address.

After the service is switched on, LastPass will run a scan to see if any of your email addresses have turned up. It will also send you instant notifications if something turns up in the future.

Password Sharing

LastPass allows you to securely share your passwords, but only with other LastPass users. This is different from some other password managers such as Bitdefender that allow you to share login information with non-users, optionally securing them with their own password.

Additionally, if you’re on a Families plan, your group can create a shared folder for the entire household, containing login credentials of commonly used shared accounts such as for Netflix or Nintendo. It’s a great convenience feature, but it can also prevent you and your family members from having to share passwords over unsecure channels (text, email, messaging apps, etc).

Emergency Access

Your master password—that password that unlocks your LastPass vault—should only be known by you. But what would happen if, let’s say, you suffered a medical emergency and a family member needs access to your insurance information stored in your vault?

That’s where LastPass’ emergency access feature comes in, which we think is a really nifty feature that every password manager needs. After creating our LastPass account, we found a setting where we could grant a trusted contact access to our vault in case of emergencies. That contact could then request one-time emergency access to our vault. However, to prevent abuse and to make sure it’s for emergency use only, we were asked to specify a wait period – it can be a few hours to several weeks. They won’t have access yet during this period, and we can deny the request. Only after we grant their request or the wait period expires will they get their emergency access.

Secure Notes

Having a digital copy of your driver’s license or health insurance card is a great way to back up these important documents. However, keeping them in your Notes or Photos app isn’t the best way to protect your personal information. The Secure Notes section of your LastPass vault is a great place to keep digital copies of important cards and documents. Like your passwords and credit card information, secure notes are encrypted locally using your Master Password before being sent to the LastPass servers.

Passwordless Login/Multifactor Authentication

Up until now, you’ve been reading about password-this and password-that. But what if we told you that you don’t even need a password with LastPass? One of the coolest features of this password manager is the ability to log into it using push notifications on a trusted device, a biometric scan, or a USB key.

We think there’s a great future for passwordless login, especially now that we always have our phones with us. Think of this: Once a password is stolen, literally anyone with access to it can breach your accounts. Sites and apps that still require only passwords don’t check who’s entering them—just that the password is correct. If you use passwordless login, on the other hand, only your fingerprint or face scan can unlock your accounts. Even if the phone you use to authenticate logins is stolen, no one can access your accounts without a biometric scan.

User Experience

After reading the list of features, you might get the impression that LastPass has a lot of the same functionality as any other password manager. That is largely true, but it’s the execution of this functionality that truly sets LastPass apart from the rest of the pack. Unlike password managers from companies offering a suite of digital security products (like the Norton password manager), LastPass comes from a company that is solely focused on this particular product—and it shows.

All of the features have been fully fleshed out, and using them doesn’t require a lot of guesswork. LastPass walks you through setting up features every step of the way, from your first scan of the dark web to setting up passwordless login. By comparison, some other password managers we’ve tested make you figure things out on your own.

Also, LastPass allows you to handle processes with just a few simple steps. For example, a single tap can send you to a password reset page for one of your weak passwords. Other password managers forced us to manually hunt down password reset pages. That doesn’t sound like a big deal, but if you have a lot of weak passwords, it’s much easier to tackle them with just a few taps compared to googling countless reset pages.

We also enjoyed the mobile app experience. and switching between the two interfaces was seamless. However, we usually use our phones for password sharing, and we were less than impressed by how LastPass handles this function. It requires both users to be signed up for LastPass. Because you can sign up for a free account this isn’t such a big deal, but we don’t like the compulsory nature of this function.

Is LastPass Secure?

Although the LastPass breach happened in 2022, recent cyber crimes are still being connected to it. In December 2024, $5 million in cryptocurrency was reportedly stolen from LastPass users as a result of the breach that happened more than two years prior. According to experts, this latest theft is evidence of a classic persistent attack tactic, involving hackers incrementally increasing their foothold after an initial breach.

The idea that this attack is still ongoing is a troubling one, to be sure. However, LastPass has claimed the latest theft has nothing to do with the 2022 breach. Furthermore, all of the crimes linked to the breach have involved cryptocurrency wallets because “seed phrases” used to secure them were reportedly compromised. While hackers were reportedly able to access some users’ vaults, these vaults were encrypted and cannot be decrypted without Master Passwords, which reportedly have not been compromised.

All of this is to say, LastPass appears to be secure. Or at least as secure as any other password manager. We’re not going to be so bold as to say LastPass will never get hacked again, but any password manager system has vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited.

It never hurts to follow good password hygiene. Always generate random passwords and never use the same password twice. This is especially true when it comes to your Master Password. LastPass requires you to choose a complex Master Password that is used to locally encrypt all of your account information. The more complex and longer your password is, the more difficult it is for hackers to decrypt your information. If you use the industry standard of at least 16 characters—including upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols—it could take centuries for hackers to crack into your vault, even using sophisticated decryption methods.

It’s also a good idea to opt into multifactor authentication whenever signing up for new online accounts. As we’ve already noted, multifactor authentication creates at least one additional step, and it can feel like a hassle. However, hacking into your most important accounts, which includes your LastPass account, is much more difficult with a multifactor authentication setup.

If you follow these two best practices, you will be well protected against data breaches, regardless of the password manager that you use.

Is LastPass Worth It?

The question of whether LastPass is worth it is a complicated one. To be clear, LastPass hasn’t been completely transparent about the extent of damage caused by the 2022 hack. Based on what we know, it seems like crimes related to the breach have all involved cryptocurrency, and encrypted passwords appear to have not been compromised.

As for the actual functionality and value provided by LastPass, we definitely think it’s worth $3 per month for the Premium plan. We found it easier to use than most password managers and the functions were well thought out. It’s actually quite tragic that LastPass suffered this breach because it’s the only glaring flaw with this password manager. Although, it’s doozy.

Ultimately, the question of LastPass being worth it comes down to you and whether or not you feel this company has earned your trust.