LastPass Alternatives To Store Your Passwords Locally

If you’re sick of worrying about the integrity and security of your passwords which are stored online by services like LastPass, let me tell you that it’s always more secure to safekeep anything sensitive locally. So here are 4 desktop alternatives password managers and lockboxes for sensitive data.

Sticky Password PRO 5.0

If you’re looking for a LastPass alternative, then you should really try Sticky Password. We’re committed fans of Sticky Password having featured the app in a past giveaway and even including it in the latest charity bundle.

Sticky Password stores all of your passwords locally in an AES-encrypted database. In addition to online passwords and identities, Sticky Password can also store login passwords for desktop applications like Skype and Yahoo! Messenger. It also comes with a simple way to generate a portable version of the app, which you can easily save to Dropbox or carry around with you on a USB drive. It also includes storage of secure memos, allowing you to safely keep encrypted documents away from prying eyes.

Migrating to Sticky Password is extremely easy — it can import databases from AI RoboForm, Keepass, LastPass and online password stored within browsers during the setup process. Sticky Password integrates perfectly with a variety of browsers and is able to auto-fill your credentials conveniently.

Sticky Password PRO runs on all versions of Windows and is available at $29.99. Try the free version, which is able to store up to 15 passwords.

SafeWallet

SafeWallet is another one of our favourite password and identity managers. It works with both Windows and Mac and has mobile clients for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, Windows Mobile and Palm Web OS.

Unfortunately, SafeWallet doesn’t feature any browser integration or auto-fill functions but it does store your passwords locally using AES 256 encryption so you can still use strong passwords and store them in SafeWallet securely.

SafeWallet for Windows goes for $14.99 and the Mac OS X version is available at $14.95.

1Password

Generally known for their Mac desktop application, 1Password now features a Windows version, along with several mobile clients as well. It has everything you would need in a password and identity manager: the ability to automatically store passwords, auto-fill them in a variety of browsers, carry them around with you in a mobile client, and securely save personal information like credit card and banking details. It can also hold secure notes as well as software licenses.

1Password has a very interesting feature: it can create and run off a database file which is stored in Dropbox — essentially syncing itself with any other desktop clients using the same database file. So you can run multiple copies of 1Password off the same database file and keep your passwords in sync wherever your go.

1Password for Mac and Windows are available at $39.99, making it the most expensive password manager in this list. The iOS version goes for $14.99. As a LastPass alternative, 1Password does it right.

KeePass

KeePass is another major player in password manager circles and is a favourite among many. It’s open source and runs on all version of Windows. There are also ports for Linux and Mac OS X. Besides being incredibly secure for an open source application, it is also extremely clever. It is able to auto-fill online forms after invoking a hotkey and can also clear your clipboard automatically after you’ve copied any of your passwords into it.

In addition to the desktop application, a self-contained portable version is also available which you can store on a USB drive or in Dropbox.

If you’d like to sync your KeePass database it a mobile client on an Android, check out How To Keep Passwords In Sync With An Android Password App

Do you feel safe storing your passwords in the cloud? What do you do to keep them safe? Have you any other LastPass alternatives to share with us?