Katarina Glamoslija
Updated on: December 26, 2024
Fact-checked by Hazel Shaw
Sticky Password vs LastPass: An Overview
LastPass has long been a household name in password management, but Sticky Password recently emerged as a formidable contender, offering a level of security that outshines its more popular rival.
Popularity doesn’t always equate to superior protection, and LastPass is an excellent example of this. While it may have more polished interface than Sticky Passwords, I just can’t recommend it to anyone due to its long list of security incidents.
Unlike LastPass, Sticky Passwords has never suffered a breach (and it’s been on the market for more than 20 years now). It’s also cheaper and comes with better customer support.
Sticky Password vs LastPass: Features
Sticky Password and LastPass each have some unique features that make them stand out from the competition. Here I’ll list a few of their highlights.
Sticky Password: Local Wi-Fi Sync
For those extra particular about network security, Sticky Password has something called local Wi-Fi sync that transfers information between devices on your local network alone. This means you can subvert cloud or internet transfers if you’d like, minimizing the chance of a bad actor intercepting your data at any time.
LastPass: Security Challenge
This is a nice little feature offered by LastPass that examines every single one of your passwords and provides them a security score. The lower the score, the weaker the password. However, if you do end up having a weak password, the software allows you to change it with its built-in password generator – a nice touch.
Sticky Password: Clipboard Deletion
A feature I’ve never really seen in another password manager is clipboard deletion. Essentially, with this, Sticky Password automatically deletes any copied information from your clipboard after around thirty seconds. This way, you won’t risk pasting a password anywhere you didn’t mean to, keeping yourself that much more secure.
Winner: Sticky Password
LastPass delivers on all of the basics you’d expect from a password manager, and even a little more. However, it’s hard to compete with Sticky Password’s unique Wi-Fi syncing and Clipboard Deletion capabilities. These are next level offerings that make your life that much easier.
Sticky Password vs LastPass: Plans and Pricing
Both password managers offer a free plan and a free 30-day trial of the premium version. You can store unlimited entries with both free plans, meaning you’ll never need to upgrade if you’re a casual user with just one device.
With Sticky Password, you’re also getting two-factor authentication (2FA), auto-capture and auto-fill, a password generator, secure notes, and more with the free version. LastPass offers very similar features here, but there’s one big difference in that it offers multi-device sync (1 device type). Sticky Password only offers this on its premium tier and up.
From here, you have premium plans. Both platforms bring password sharing and priority tech support with this upgrade. Sticky Password’s includes the multi-device sync that LastPass has in its free plan and also has cloud backups. LastPass Premium includes 1GB of file storage, support for LastPass within different applications, and extra 2FA options.
Also, it’s worth pointing out that Sticky Password’s Premium plan is much cheaper than LastPass, though the latter isn’t very expensive in the first place. That’s not to mention that you’re getting much more out of LastPass premium.
Then we have the family plan for each piece of software… sort of. You see, LastPass has a family plan that offers the same thing as Premium but for up to six users. That and it includes an administrative dashboard and shared folders for more important password sharing like financials or for Netflix, for example.
Sticky Password doesn’t have a family plan, but it has something called a Teams plan. While marketed at businesses, the Teams plan is the exact same price as Premium, only you can add other users onto it and share passwords with them. That and there’s also a permissions editor to manage who can see what information. It kind of caters towards both families and businesses since you can add as many users as you’d like.
Conversely, LastPass has four different business plans: Teams, Enterprise, MFA, and Identity. Aside from a few dollars difference, they don’t differ much in terms of offerings. Teams is similar to Sticky Password’s, but it’s recommended for 5 to 50 users maximum. Otherwise, the other three plans bring on more detailed activity logs and integration into different applications for companies with their own apps.
Winner: Sticky Password
Sticky Password easily wins this round: it’s more secure while being cheaper. And the best part for anyone environmentally aware is that each premium plan purchase benefits Save the Manatee Club — a non-profit organization dedicated to manatee conservation.
Sticky Password vs LastPass: Ease of Use and Setup
There’s nothing confusing about installing and setting up either password manager here. Both Sticky Password and LastPass have an easily understandable installation process that involves establishing a master password and then importing in previous passwords. Each manager takes advantage of zero-knowledge storage to protect your ultimate keyphrase. What this means is that your master password is never seen by the companies in charge.
Both password managers allow you to import from installed browsers or previous password managers, though Sticky Password’s support is pretty limited. LastPass, however, supports CSV files on top of browser imports.
Aside from this, let’s get into the import process that both password managers have. Each one allows you to import from installed browsers or previous password managers, though Sticky Password’s support is pretty limited. LastPass, however, supports CSV files on top of browser imports.
Once your info is in, LastPass breaks information down into passwords, notes, addresses, and financial information. Sticky Password, on the other hand, organizes entries into web accounts, application accounts, bookmarks, secure notes, or identities. There’s not much of a difference here, though it’s a little odd for Sticky Password to separate web accounts from application accounts.
From here, both applications have a browser extension for you to plug into and use as well. Each one ensures you can automatically capture and fill in information with little to no struggle, though Sticky Password’s supports some lesser-known browsers like Pale Moon or Comodo Dragon.
That said, while Sticky Password is pretty easy to maneuver through, the user interface looks like something from the old days of computing. In contrast, LastPass has a more sleek, modern look.
Winner: It’s a Tie
Both password managers are similar in their import process, installation process, storage options, and more. LastPass simply its features in a more fleshed out, sleek interface, but in practice, I found Sticky Passwords equally easy to use.
Sticky Password vs LastPass: Security
Both password managers employ industry standard AES-256 encryption to keep your information safe during transfers. Of course, both of them also bring with a master password for logging in, two-factor authentication, and zero-knowledge storage, which is explained up above.
As for Sticky Password, you have the option of keeping everything stored locally on your device or backing it up on the cloud. This is fantastic for those who don’t need everything on all of their devices, meaning they can keep it safe on a hard drive instead of sending it back and forth over a network.
LastPass has what it calls a “Security Challenge” which examines every single one of your passwords and lets you know the strength of it. If they’re weak, the software notifies you and allows you to change it with the built-in password generator.
Sticky Password has a unique security feature that deletes any copied passwords from your clipboard after 30 seconds. This is a fantastic approach that I’ve never seen in another password manager, meaning you’ll never accidentally paste your password somewhere you shouldn’t have.
Most importantly, though, while the lists of security features the two password managers have seem comparable, LastPass’s security has been proven inefficient in keeping users’ data safe. In comparison, Sticky Password has never suffered a data breach.
Winner: Sticky Password
Both applications employ various cybersecurity features, but Sticky Password’s apparently work better: unlike LastPass, its users’ data has never been compromised in a cybersecurity incident.
Sticky Password vs LastPass: Customer Support
When it comes to Premium users, Sticky Password offers enhanced support via email, and FAQ, and some user questions. Unfortunately, the software doesn’t offer a chat line, but they do respond to inquiries within 24 hours. Our average response time was within two hours of sending in a ticket, which is a fantastic turnaround period.
Sticky Password’s FAQ is nicely arranged by device, and it even includes a list of top questions for quick reference when logging in. Regrettably, if you’re on Sticky Password’s free plan, you can expect much slower response times in the long run.
LastPass’ support is a bit odd, considering it’s hard to find and it sort of makes you browse the forums for an answer before allowing you to contact the team directly. Even then, you’re not getting phone or live chat support even if you’re a paying customer. You’ll still get priority as a Premium member, but that isn’t saying a lot when the only support option is a convoluted ticket system.
Also, this password manager very much prefers that you speak English. If not, you’re going to have a much harder time dealing with the company. This is unfortunate considering their userbase is all across the world.
Winner: Sticky Password
Neither support option is very good here, but at least with Sticky Password, you’re guaranteed a response somewhat quickly. LastPass has similar avenues but they hide them behind forums and a challenging, outdated ticket system when there should be some direct form of communication instead.
The Bottom Line on Sticky Password vs LastPass
I strongly recommend Sticky Password over LastPass. While it may seem a bit clunky, it provides stronger security so that you can rest assured that your credentials are safe. It’s also superior to LastPass in terms of features and customer support, and it’s even more affordable than LastPass.
