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by mschuster91 33 days ago
The problem is the rug-pull. You can't go and proudly state "free forever", and then silently back down on that commitment. That is a textbook example for the enshittification cycle... lure users in with grand promises, sell out once you got enough of a following.

(Well, technically, you can, but then don't complain about getting called out)
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craigmart 33 days ago
they haven't backed down, you find the "Always free" claim in the very same webpage OP linked https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/#whats-the-differenc...
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dpark 33 days ago
You must be getting a different version of that page than me. The free tier is there but there’s no “always free” verbiage. There is “start free” verbiage.

Edit: “always free” was hidden under a collapsed section

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darkwater 33 days ago
It's not super big but it is there in the comparison list.

Pricing: Always free

Ctrl+f for "Always"

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dpark 33 days ago
I searched for the word “always”. It was not (and is not; I just checked again) there on the version of the page I was served.

Edit: Actually, it is there, hidden from search under the collapsed pricing section.

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davoneus 33 days ago
LOL.. you are correct. Funny thing though... the 'Always Free' text is linked to a "/start-free/" action\page. One could argue that they are hedging their bets.
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darkwater 33 days ago
Some other commenter says there are Archive.org cached versions with "Start free" instead of "Always free", so they must have backpedaled on this. Maybe they realized they turned the knob a bit too much towards "hot", increasing the temperature of the proverbial water too noticeably.
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dpark 33 days ago
I’m not willing to check all the pages on archive.org but for sure a month ago they had a big “Basic Free” tile in the plan comparison. Now it’s just Premium and Family. They are definitely downplaying the ability to use it for free.

https://web.archive.org/web/20260414143334/https://bitwarden...

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basch 33 days ago
as long as the people who signed up when it said it are granfathered, is it ok then?
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corncob0067 33 days ago
Maybe okay on a personal level, but the PE maw eating another great option is just depressing in a more general sense.
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