Reviews of RoboForm

1. 
   FixXxeR

   Reviewing 6.9.98 (Dec 14, 2009)

   As a long time supporter of this product, I have to say that I am a bit disappointed as of recent.
   
   Roboform has not fixed the issue with filling authentication dialogs in Windows 7. I reported this a while ago and was merely told to uninstall and reinstall which did not work (and has not worked on various fresh installs).
   
   My other complaint comes in regards to the activation system. I have been doing a lot of testing for systems of very specific purposes with various operating systems and, needless to say, roboform is a must install on any system. Now, I own 3 licenses to cover the systems I am testing on yet I have been prompted twice now that my activation count has been exceeded. This is an easy fix, an email to the support team, but I really do not like the idea of how many times I can activate my product. I own licenses for each system that I leave roboform installed on so this leaves me with a sour taste.
   
   That, and now chrome has extension support yet they have not put out a final release or even a public beta release of a chrome extension. Yes, they have a custom build, but given the frequency with which updates are made to chrome, I prefer to have an extension that can upgrade with me as I upgrade chrome instead of relying on an older version that is custom built for roboform.
   
   That said, it is still the best, in my opinion. The price does get a bit steep but I prefer to have a product which I can use and know I will get support for if need be. Roboform has become a name I trust and as such I will continue with them. I also do not like the competitions requirement for data to be stored online. Online storage should be completely optional, especially in this day and age where data loss occurs quite often from major hosting providers.
   
   3/5 from now on because of the above issues.
2. 
   grants

   Reviewing 6.9.97 (Nov 19, 2009)

   My review is just a comment. I've reinstalled roboform several times on a flash drive either because it got corrupted, was lost, or accidentally overwritten. Did not like having to purchase a license again when this happened. Now I'm using LastPass and am totally happy with this free product. No more worrying about losing a flash drive or corrupting one.
3. 
   laptopy.net

   Reviewing 6.9.97 (Sep 29, 2009)

   only wish it worked with Opera.
4. 
   sweathog

   Reviewing 6.9.97 (Sep 28, 2009)

   @PJB. Sorry I stand corrected. I still don't understand the concept of a user of lastpass having to log on to a remote server to access passwords stored locally. But I'll accept you explanation of the lastpass product's security features. I'll give it a try. But for now, I prefer roboform.
5. 
   pjb

   Reviewing 6.9.97 (Sep 28, 2009)

   Not a bad application. However I feel lastpass (http://lastpass.com) is better, and it is free. Using RoboForm can cost a lot $59.85 if you use it on more than one pc and wish to have it on a usb key. (RoboForm licence + RoboForm Second Licence + RoboForm2Go Licence $59.85)
   Why pay when lastpass does it all for free.
   
   @sweathog - #2.
   No problems, glad to help. Hope to be constructive in my reviews, and I generally only only review products I use etc. Always good to point alternatives especially if it can save some money.
   I have given RoboForm a go, found it usable, but for me not really cost effective.
   Lastpass does have a good FAQ (https://lastpass.com/faq.php)
   Hope that your testing goes well.
   
   @sweathog - #1
   Hope these give you clarification and answer your concerns.
   https://lastpass.com/features.php
   1. Data is encrypted on local pc.
   2. An encrypted backup copy of your data is stored in your account at Lastpass.com (FAQ gives secuirty assurances (https://lastpass.com/faq.php#aes) - I would not use them if I had doubt's) (RoboForm also stores your data if you use https://online.roboform.com/)
   3. Access your data anywhere! (Just like RoboForm appear to have copied in doing)
   From what I see RoboForm uses a lot of features that lastpass has, but RoboForm charges you for them,
   4. Backup and read from your USB key! Securely backup your data to a USB key (Thus not just online - infact your data on local machine works if offline)
   5. Should the company cease: https://lastpass.com/faq.php#disappear
   6. Bookmarkletts have been around in lastpass for a while, RoboForm recenty.. https://lastpass.com/faq.php#bookmarklet

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