Since LastPass announced that it has changed its free tier to only allow a single device category (mobile or computer), there has been a great deal of interest among LastPass users to find alternatives. Fortunately, once you find an alternative, it’s pretty easy to get your data from LastPass and load it into another password manager.
The following are instructions on where to find instructions from several popular password managers to help you download your LastPass data and upload that data to their service.
Export your LastPass data
LastPass allows you to export your data as a CSV or XML file. If you plan to migrate this data to another service, CSV is a much better choice. Since CSV stands for comma-separated values and is a plain text file, it’s a good idea not to stick with it or put this file in a safe place after you move your data to another password manager. cannot be easily read by anyone else.
Before we begin, you should know that the best (and really only way) to export your data from LastPass is from a browser extension on a desktop or laptop computer. (Technically you can do it from the LastPass website, but as I’ll explain, it’s more trouble than it’s worth.) If you haven’t downloaded the extension for your browser (links are at the bottom of the LastPass webpage), continue.
Ready?
- Click your extension icon and scroll down to “Account Options” > “Advanced” > “Export” > “LastPass CSV File”
- You will be prompted to enter your master password to continue. If you think you might be interrupted at some point and you’re working in a secure location (such as a home office), feel free to ask it not to alert you again for up to 24 hours.
This much! LastPass will immediately download your CSV file.
if really, really If you don’t want to install the browser extension, you can get your information from the LastPass website as follows”
- Go to LastPass.com and sign in to your account.
- Click “Advanced Options” from the left menu.
- Click “Export” and enter your Master Password if prompted.
- If your experience was similar to mine, you should see a comma-separated list of all your passwords on a separate web page. You can select the entire content of the page by going to your top menu and choosing “Edit” > “Select All”. You can then copy the data and paste it into a text page using a word processor or other text application.
After you download your information, you can upload it to the password manager of your choice. There are free and other varieties out there, and we’ve included a sampling below with links to starting prices (if applicable) and instructions on how to import your data. But first, we assume you’ll want to clear your passwords from LastPass. Here’s how.
Delete your LastPass account
Once you’ve chosen your new password manager (and we highly recommend living with it for at least a week first), you can delete your account and data from LastPass.
- Go to the LastPass “Delete Your Account” page using your browser
- Click the red “Delete” button.
- Where you go from here depends on whether you remember your master password. Click “Yes” if you remember. You will be given one last chance to download your data, you will be asked to enter your master password and you will be asked why you deleted your account. Then click Delete.
- If you do not remember your master password, click “No”. You will be given a chance to download your data and will be asked for your email address. An email will be sent with a link that will allow you to delete the account.
Either way, remember You are in no rush to delete your account.. Make sure you have a usable copy of your passwords and, first of all, a new password manager that will satisfy you.
Alternative password managers
Below is a list of some alternative password managers and instructions for importing your LastPass data.
bitwarden
- Free version? Yup
- Paid features start at $10/year and include file storage, authenticator, two-step sign-in, and more.
- Import instructions from LastPass
dashlane
- Free version? Yup
- Paid features start at $4.99 per month and include unlimited passwords and devices, a VPN, and more.
- Import instructions from LastPass
KeePass
- Free version? Yup
- No paid features
- Instructions for importing CSV files. (Note: according to KeePass’s Import/Export help pageThe app has a specific import for LastPass that can be accessed from within the app.)
LogMeOnce
- Free version? Yup
- Paid features start at $2.50 per month and include encrypted storage, additional password sharing, emergency access, live password tracker, and more.
- Import instructions from LastPass
NordPass
- Free version? Yup
- Paid features start at $1.49 per month and include syncing between devices, having multiple active devices, secure item sharing, and more.
- Instructions for importing CSV files. (Note: has separate instructions for Export data from LastPass.)
1Password
- Free version? Number
- Paid features start at $35.88 per year and include unlimited passwords, 1GB storage, email support, one year of item history, and more.
- Import instructions from LastPass
RoboForm
- Free version? Yup
- Paid features start at $23.88 per year and include cross-device syncing, cloud backup, two-factor authentication, shared folder, and more.
- Instructions for importing CSV files. (Note: RoboForm has specific instructions for importing LastPass files. Windows and Match systems; however, they contain statements that separate applications are needed to export data from LastPass, which is no longer the case.)
Zoho Vault
- Free version? Yup
- Paid features start at $10.80 per year and include secure password sharing, password expiration alerts, cloud backup, and more.
- Instructions for importing CSV files
Update February 24, 5:30 PM ET: This article has been updated to add import instructions to Dashlane.
