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Should I use Dashlane?

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Depends. Buy Dashlane if you want the easiest, most polished password manager for yourself or a small team and can accept $59.99/year. Skip it if you are price-sensitive or want free, open-source control — Bitwarden fits better.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 40+ public sources (expert reviews, Reddit threads, security advisories, pricing pages); some snippets truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityInsufficient evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Premium$59.99/year
BusinessCustom tiers

Best for

  • Non-technical teams wanting painless rollout
  • Individuals wanting a polished, feature-rich manager
  • Companies needing SSO and passkey support
  • SMBs prioritizing ease of use over price

Not for

  • Price-sensitive buyers — 500% renewal hikes reported
  • Anyone wanting a free or open-source manager
  • Enterprises wanting maximum admin depth (Bitwarden claims Dashlane lacks it)
  • Privacy purists wanting self-hosting or local-only vaults

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Personal plan runs $59.99/year; users report renewal hikes up to 500%

medium

Migration out is hard; switchers describe feeling locked in

medium

Feature removals over time; Reddit likens trajectory to Broadcom

medium

2026 brute-force attack led to limited encrypted vault downloads for some accounts

Pros and cons

Pros

  • G2 rates Dashlane easiest to use and most implementable for enterprises
  • Expert reviewers rate it 4.7/5
  • Zero-knowledge security model
  • Supports passkeys and passwordless login with security keys
  • Named a G2 leader for password management and SSO

Cons

  • Users report a 500% price increase on renewal
  • Switchers describe lock-in and painful migration to 1Password
  • Sysadmins openly question reliability
  • Long-time users report features being removed
  • Some enterprise reviewers find it difficult

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/26/2026 - 12 sources - Zero-knowledge architecture; no confirmed full breach, but repeated CVEs, clickjacking and brute-force advisories.

official x2review x7security x2news x1
  • CVE-2022-3781, Dashlane vulnerability tracked in NIST's NVD database.
  • CVE-2017-11657 — DLL hijacking, Local Windows DLL hijacking exploit published on Exploit-DB.
  • Passkey dialog clickjacking, Dashlane disclosed a passkey dialog clickjacking issue, August 2025.
  • Brute-force attack on user accounts, Attack led to limited encrypted vault downloads, reported June 2026.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Reported 500% renewal hikes; $59.99/yr
  • Ease of use: 5/5. G2 rates it easiest to use
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Feature-rich, passkeys, SSO leader
  • Support quality. Insufficient evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Zero-knowledge, but recurring CVEs and advisories
  • 4.7/5 Expert rating Passwordmanager.com expert review, 2026
  • $59.99/yr Personal plan Premium annual price per user reports
  • 10M+ Users Claimed by Dashlane, 2018
  • $110M Series D funding Raised May 2019

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Guess: limited free plan, single device

Premium

$59.99/year

  • Unlimited password storage
  • Dark web monitoring

Business

Not disclosed

  • Team plans with SSO support
  • See business pricing page

Security

Zero-knowledge architecture; no confirmed full breach, but repeated CVEs, clickjacking and brute-force advisories.

  • CVE-2022-3781Dashlane vulnerability tracked in NIST's NVD database.⁸
  • CVE-2017-11657 — DLL hijackingLocal Windows DLL hijacking exploit published on Exploit-DB.
  • Passkey dialog clickjackingDashlane disclosed a passkey dialog clickjacking issue, August 2025.
  • Brute-force attack on user accountsAttack led to limited encrypted vault downloads, reported June 2026.⁹

What users say

Reviewers praise ease of use and feature depth, while Reddit threads flag price hikes, feature removals, and switching friction.

“Dash lane is great, a 500% increase in cost is not.”
Reddit, r/Dashlane
“Switching to 1Password Was the Best Move I've Made”
Reddit, r/PasswordManagers
“Am I crazy, or is Dashlane awful?”
Reddit, r/sysadmin

Alternatives

Compare Dashlane with each alternative.

  • Bitwarden

    Free, open-source, cheaper teams; claims Dashlane lacks enterprise depth

    Dashlane vs Bitwarden

  • 1Password

    Polished rival; Reddit switchers say it won them over

  • Proton Pass

    Privacy-first alternative from the Proton ecosystem

Companies that use it

  • Thirdfort
Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources (expert reviews, Reddit threads, security advisories, pricing pages); some snippets truncated.

Polished and easy, but $59.99/yr with reported renewal hikes; Bitwarden is the free pick.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources (expert reviews, Reddit threads, security advisories, pricing pages); some snippets truncated.

Sources

  1. Dashlane Password Manager Review 2026: Expert Rated 4.7/5passwordmanager.com
    review
  2. Dashlane Review - PCMagpcmag.com
    review
  3. Dashlane Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
    review
  4. Dashlane on G2g2.com
    review
  5. Reddit: 500% cost increase threadreddit.com
    review
  6. Reddit: switching to 1Passwordreddit.com
    review
  7. Dashlane raises $110M Series D — TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
    news
  8. CVE-2022-3781 — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  9. Dashlane brute-force attack — SecurityWeeksecurityweek.com
    security
  10. Dashlane security pagedashlane.com
    official
  11. Dashlane personal pricingdashlane.com
    official
  12. Bitwarden vs. Dashlanebitwarden.com
    review

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