The subscriptions and services behind the hardware. What the free version already does, and what the paid tier is really selling.
Unlimited backup for one Mac or PC and the drives plugged into it, at $9 a month or $99 a year, with 30-day version history that a free setting stretches to a year. A second computer is a second $9.
A $47.88-a-year password manager with no free plan, a 14-day trial and a newcomer discount. It costs more than twice Bitwarden Premium and buys a smoother app, not stronger cryptography.
Yubico's multi-protocol key with a USB-A plug and NFC, listed at $58 with firmware 5.8. It does everything a personal account needs, and the only real mistake is owning just one.
The paid personal plan costs $19.80 a year and adds four things. Only two of them change how most people manage passwords.
Unlimited online backup for one Mac or PC and its connected drives, $9 a month or $99 a year, direct from Backblaze with a 15-day free trial.
$99 at Backblaze(opens in a new tab)Read the guideThe paid-only password manager, $47.88 a year at list
$47.88 at 1Password(opens in a new tab)Read the guideA USB-A and NFC hardware key for passkeys, FIDO2 and OTP
$58 at Yubico(opens in a new tab)Read the guideA paid tier most people can skip at first
$19.80 at Bitwarden(opens in a new tab)Read the guide
