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Budget-friendly password manager
Easy-to-use
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Kaspersky Password Manager is a lightweight, no-frills option if you’re looking for password management beyond what’s included on your device. It has a free and a paid version, which are very similar.
It’s worth noting that Kaspersky has been banned for use by the U.S. federal government due to national security concerns. And the United States isn't the only country to issue concerns and use limitations for Kaspersky software. Private citizens are still free to use it, but because of its intentionally misleading policies, we don't recommend using any Kaspersky product.
We’ve broken down its benefits and drawbacks, our honest review of the product, and our concerns.
Strong encryption and security
User-friendly interface
| Price | $17.99/first yr |
| Free version | Yes |
| Browser extensions | Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Yandex, Opera |
| Password sharing | No |
| Encryption | AES 256-bit |
| Two-factor authentication | Yes |
| Password generator | Yes |
| Form filler | Yes |
| Digital legacy | No |
| Learn more | Get Kaspersky Password Manager |
A password manager secures your credentials and other information. You should definitely include one in your security stack.
Kaspersky Password Manager’s free version allows you to store five items — that may be passwords, your passport, or possibly your bank card. If you think you’ll need more than five (and most of us do), then you’ll need to switch to a paid plan for $17.99/first yr.
Kaspersky Password Manager is also included in the Plus and Premium plans, which include antivirus, a virtual private network (VPN), and more.
Whether you want more features than Kaspersky can offer or aren’t comfortable with the national security threat status it holds in the U.S., there are other password managers for your consideration. Since Google password manager isn’t safe, these are great alternatives that offer a variety of features and functionality.
| Plan | Kaspersky Password Manager | Kaspersky Premium |
| Price | Free | $4.99/mo |
| Number of users | 1 | 1 |
| Password vault | ||
| Autofill | ||
| Password generator | ||
| Two-factor authentication | ||
| Data breach alerts | ||
| Digital legacy | ||
| Antivirus | ||
| VPN | ||
| Identity protection | ||
| Details | View Plan | View Plan |
If you need only a password manager, you can use the limited free plan or upgrade to a paid plan. The paid plan offers unlimited saves and use of the authenticator function. Otherwise, the two are exactly the same.
For anyone wanting to bundle cybersecurity in, Kaspersky offers its password manager as part of the included features with the Plus and Premium antivirus plans.
Kaspersky’s password manager doesn’t offer many robust features. If you’re looking for the ability to share passwords, assign a legacy contact, or gain detailed insight into the strength of your passwords, you’ll have to look elsewhere. What you will get with Kaspersky is the ability to save and fill in your important information.
Unfortunately, there’s no way to share passwords with others.
Password sharing means you can send your login credentials securely and encrypted. It’s how you can send Mom the Amazon Prime Video password for the fourth time in the same week without worrying someone else will see it. This is one of the features we think a password manager should offer.
When logging in to Kaspersky, you’re asked if you want to enable some kind of biometric login like a fingerprint scanner. Passwordless authentication works through several methods, including the biometrics you set up on your device.
We installed Kaspersky on our Mac and were able to easily set this up for ourselves. While it’s not true two-factor authentication (2FA), it is a secure form of signing in.
Kaspersky also offers an authenticator feature within the password manager for paid subscriptions. Instead of Google authenticator or another app, you can use Kaspersky’s Authenticator to create secure 2FA codes for other applications and websites.
The password generator feature pops up whenever you create a new account or log in. It also gives you an assessment of the strength of your password and some information on what makes a strong password. It’s not the most robust we’ve ever seen, but it gets the job done.
When we tested it, the autofill feature worked well. It immediately brought up our login credentials and didn’t glitch or create an issue.
When you list your home address, you have the option to toggle autofill off or on. This allows you to have very private information stored in Kaspersky that doesn’t autofill anywhere.
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The only password strength report you’ll see is when you create or log in to an account. It’s a very simple analysis that tells you whether or not the password you’re using is strong. There isn’t a more robust version in the Kaspersky portal or a way to find out if you have compromised passwords across the web.
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Kaspersky Password Manager has no digital legacy features. The best you can do is share your master password with a trusted person who could take it over in the event of your passing.
However, this isn’t ideal. Many competitors allow you to assign a legacy contact who will automatically receive your login without having the information before you’re ready for it to be passed on. If your trusted person ends up losing your trust, you’ll have to update your security settings to keep them out of your current information.
Kaspersky Password Manager offers few standard features and no bonus features. If you’re looking for a more robust password manager, we’ve included some suggestions in our Honorable Mentions section below.
We tested Kaspersky Password Manager on our MacBook Pro, which runs an M2 chip. The download from Apple’s App Store was simple and didn’t cause an issue.
Kaspersky guided us through the setup and explained how to authorize its services on our browser so we could use the autofill features.
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It also had us sign two different notices saying we understood its data-sharing policies, including with other countries. For a company that’s constantly putting out statements of “disappointment” when another government bans it for security reasons, this isn’t reassuring.
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Once we opened the password manager itself, there wasn’t really much to it. There are places where you can save different forms of information, and the “All Entries” tab where you can see everything you’ve saved.
We weren’t able to use the authenticator feature even though Kaspersky’s website says the free version has the same functionality as the paid version. Otherwise, we found Kaspersky Password Manager to work exactly as described.
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We consider Kaspersky Password Manager pretty basic. The dashboard allows you to store and autofill information, but it lacks advanced features. Even with the authenticator feature, we feel it could be more robust with password creation and analysis.
Other password managers allow you to get granular with password creation. Many also offer password safety reports and help you change weak passwords on the account site. Kaspersky doesn’t.
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Kaspersky’s privacy policy uses a blanket statement across all its products. It’s full of conflicting or confusing points like this regarding consent and choice:
“Presenting to the users the choice whether or not to send their personal data except where the users cannot freely withhold consent or where applicable law specifically allows the processing of personal data without the natural person's consent. The user's election must be freely given, specific, and made on a knowledgeable basis.”[1]
Basically, you have the choice to share or not share data, except where it’s legally required that your data be collected, in which case you have no say. We have read many privacy policies, which all have disclaimers about data collection and local laws, but Kaspersky’s is definitely a lot more confusing and wordy than most others.
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Kaspersky itself passed the SOC 2 Type 2 audit in 2023. The Service Organization Controls audit is recognized internationally for its cybersecurity risk management systems standards. This means that Kaspersky software is as secure as it claims as far as SOC is concerned.
If we’re talking about the security afforded to users from outside threats, yes, Kaspersky Password Manager is safe to use. It’s secure, offers biometric login, and uses military-grade encryption.
If we’re talking about Kaspersky Labs and the mistrust it garners globally, maybe not so much. We can’t say one way or the other if Kaspersky is sharing data with its home nation — Russia. We can, however, point to clues like the double acceptance of data sharing you’re asked to commit to during setup and the wordy privacy policy — which all sow the seeds of mistrust. Ultimately, it’s up to you whether these are acceptable or not.
There are two customer service options: call or email. Kaspersky lists on its site the approximate wait time for either option. The wait times don’t appear to update in real time, but the approximation is still nice, considering almost no other service offers it.
If you’re looking for a quick answer, there are also forums and self-help libraries available. You can search either of these for immediate assistance.
Kaspersky offers compatibility across various platforms. This is key for a password manager, especially if you want to use it on various devices. It covers both operating systems and browsers.
Kaspersky Password Manager is compatible with:
Kaspersky Password Manager offers a free and a paid version. The free version is exactly the same as the paid version, except you’re limited to five total entries. That may be passwords, your passport, or possibly your bank card. Whatever you decide to store in there, you’ll only have five slots. The paid version of the password manager is unlimited.
The safety of Kaspersky software, including its password manager, is up for debate. Kaspersky software is still listed as a national security threat. The company produces antivirus, a VPN, parental control software, a password manager, and business-level security software.
For us, it doesn’t make sense that software that’s banned in Russia for Russian citizens’ use, like most VPNs, is available for sale from a Russian company to the rest of the world. That’s a little suspect, and for that reason, along with the continuing security warnings and bans from multiple world governments, we wouldn’t use Kaspersky software ourselves.
Kaspersky Password Manager stores passwords both in the cloud and locally. There’s a vault stored on Microsoft devices as well as in the Kaspersky Lab servers in the cloud. The Cloud storage allows for the synchronization of all of your passwords and data stored in the manager to be accessed across all devices.
No, the Kaspersky Standard antivirus plan doesn’t include a password manager as an additional feature. The Kaspersky Premium plan and the Kaspersky Plus plan both include the password manager feature. If you’re looking for a bundle, either one of those plans would include the password manager feature as well as a VPN.
Kaspersky Password Manager has a clean dashboard, is user friendly, and protects your data exactly how it claims. In fact, most Kaspersky software is top tier when it comes to protection and usability.
The problem is the national security issues. Even though Kaspersky vehemently denies it would turn over your data, it still has questionable lines in its privacy policy and a weird acknowledgment process. We would love to trust Kaspersky, but we just can’t. Because of this, we can’t recommend it.
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