Pros & Cons
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- Works with desktop apps
- Offers local-only storage
- Emergency access available
- Contactless Connect feature
- Dark web monitoring
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- Free plan limited to a single device
- iOS app froze and underperformed in testing
- Clunky form-filling system
- Unencrypted metadata stored in vaults
Sticky Password Premium Specs
| Actionable Password Strength Report | |
| Digital Legacy | |
| Fill Web Forms | |
| Import From Browsers | |
| Multiple Form-Filling Identities | |
| Product Category | Password Managers |
| Product Price Type | List |
| Secure Password Sharing | |
| Two-Factor Authentication |
There's a password manager out there for every kind of internet citizen, from the security-conscious to the budget-bound. Sticky Password is a compelling option for people who don't want to spend a lot to get premium features like emergency access options or dark web monitoring. The service also provides top-notch desktop functionality on both apps and websites. Its iOS app didn't function well in testing, however, and its free tier is pretty limited. We recommend choosing apps that function well on all devices, which is why our Editors' Choice winners are NordPass and Proton Pass. NordPass Premium is an affordable option that offers top-notch features, including email aliases and advanced storage settings. The free Proton Pass makes premium-level features, such as email masking, accessible across all your devices.
How Much Does Sticky Password Cost?
Sticky Password offers a free plan that covers core password management tasks, including form-filling, multi-factor authentication options, and password generation. However, the plan is somewhat limited, as it can only be used on one device. The free plan doesn't include backups, dark web monitoring, emergency access, password sharing, or priority support.
Spring for a Premium subscription to get the features listed above. On its website, the company states that a portion of the proceeds from each license sold is donated to support the Save the Manatee Club. The list price for a one-year subscription is $39.99; however, it is often discounted. You can also buy a Lifetime subscription for $199.99.
Sticky Password's list price is slightly higher than that of some of its competitors. RoboForm's plan is $23.88, 1Password and NordPass are $35.88, and Bitwarden has the least expensive premium option at $10.
Getting Started
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)Sticky Password offers browser extensions for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari, which are accessible within the company's native desktop apps for Mac and Windows. Desktop clients are a dying commodity in the password manager market, as competitors such as Dashlane and NordPass have transitioned to cloud-only solutions on desktops in recent years. Sticky Password's decision to provide native applications makes their code more difficult to reverse engineer, thereby increasing security for customers.
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)After downloading and installing the desktop client on my Windows computer, I clicked on the Menu button and chose 'Import.' If you're switching to Sticky Password from another password manager, you can continue to use your existing credentials. The app imports from Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari browsers, and the following competing password managers: 1Password, Bitwarden, Bitdefender, Kaspersky Password Manager, KeePass, LastPass, and RoboForm. Unlike most password managers I've tested, Sticky doesn't provide an option for unbranded CSV files, such as those from unsupported password management platforms.
Data Privacy Interview
Before evaluating each password manager, I send a list of questions to the parent company to determine how they handle and store your private data. After all, you're giving these companies your passwords, and you need to know which companies are worthy of that trust. I've included Sticky Password's responses to my questions below.
Has your company ever had a security breach?
Sticky Password has never experienced a security breach since our founding more than 20 years ago. We're committed to combining strong encryption, a local-first approach, and responsible security practices that prioritize user privacy.
What unencrypted information does the password manager store in user vaults?
All user data stored in the Sticky Password vault is encrypted — both when stored locally on the user’s device and when backed up or synced through our secure cloud servers (if the user chooses to enable those options).
The only information that is not encrypted is limited metadata — for example, structural data such as row identifiers and field labels. This metadata does not contain any of the actual stored values like passwords, usernames, or secure notes. The encryption approach remains the same regardless of whether the vault is stored locally or synced online.
What is the company's policy regarding selling or sharing customer data with third parties?
Sticky Password does not sell, trade, or otherwise share customer data with third parties — including email addresses.
We collect only the minimum personal data required to operate the service securely and reliably. We are fully GDPR-compliant, and our commitment to user privacy goes beyond regulations — it’s built into the design of our product. For payments, we use reputable third-party processors and do not store or handle credit card details ourselves.
How does your company respond to requests for user information from governments and law enforcement?
Sticky Password complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and enforceable legal requests. That said, because of our zero-knowledge architecture, we do not have access to users' Master Passwords or the contents of their encrypted vaults, and therefore cannot decrypt or provide personal data — even if officially requested.
Sticky Password is fully GDPR-compliant and firmly committed to upholding user privacy and data protection.
The company's answers align with the privacy policy, which is ideal. That said, the company stores unencrypted metadata in vaults, which is not good, as we learned during LastPass's 2022 security incident. The difference in this case is that Sticky Password Manager's unencrypted data types (field labels and row identifiers) aren't likely to reveal customers' personal data.
Authentication and Security
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)After signing into your vault and importing your existing passwords, protect your account by enabling multi-factor authentication. You can do this using a password, a removable device with your master password saved on it, Windows Hello, or a Bluetooth device. If you want to add another form of MFA on top of your existing authorization method, click Enable in the Two-Factor Authorization section and register an authenticator app.
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)Some customers may be wary because cloud storage providers are frequent targets for cybercriminals. That's why I appreciate that Sticky Password offers customers the option to store their data locally, rather than in the cloud.
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)The Sticky Password security dashboard helps you maintain proper password hygiene by identifying weak or reused passwords within your vault. Paid account holders can use the dark web monitoring feature to check if their credentials are listed on a data breach database. Dark web monitoring is not available for free or trial customers.
Hands On With Sticky Password
I tested Sticky Password using the Windows app, the Chrome browser extension, the Android app, and the iOS app.
Sticky Password's client for Windows has a blue and white interface. The login name associated with each password is in bold, with the corresponding URL listed underneath. The list of logins runs together if you have a lot of passwords associated with the same email address in the vault. Sticky also creates separate folders for passwords imported from other password managers and web browsers, though it's easy to undo this by tapping the 'Ungroup' button in each folder's tab.
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)The left navigation bar features the following options: Quick Access, Web Accounts, App Accounts, Identities, Bookmarks, Secure Memos, Sharing Center, and Security Dashboard. The Quick Access section is for your most frequently used logins or other data. The web and app accounts are split up in the UI, which is something I haven't seen from other password managers.
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When I asked why Sticky Password splits up credentials this way, a spokesman explained, "Sticky Password can apply/deploy passwords to application windows that cannot be defined by a URL. This helps us support applications like Remote Desktop, VMware, and many others. That's why we have the App Accounts category. It has a special GUI and logic that allows 'sticking' (if you will) passwords to applications."
I like that Sticky Password stores app passwords. Most other password managers require users to copy and paste their password into the app window on a desktop computer or when entering an Apple ID on an iOS device. I tested the feature by logging into a Discord account, and it worked as advertised. Tip: You can use the Sticky Password login linking feature to log in to accounts that have both a web and app presence, like Facebook or Skype.
Credential Capture and Replay
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)You can download Sticky Password's browser extensions directly from each browser's store, without needing to download the desktop application for macOS or Windows. If you already have the desktop app installed, it will ask to download an extension for your default browser. The Chrome browser extension worked as expected in testing. I was able to access my imported passwords and log in to test accounts. Capturing existing credentials, generating new passwords, and saving new logins were also easy to do.
Contactless Connect
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)Recently, Sticky Password introduced a helpful new feature called Contactless Connect. It authenticates your account using a QR code, allowing instant access to your passwords without the need to install the app or browser extension. Here's how it works: Tap the Contactless Connect button on Sticky Password's website to generate a QR code. Scan the code using Sticky Password's app on your smartphone and select an account to log in.
The app encrypts your login details using a public key that was transferred via the QR code. Your encrypted data then travels through Sticky Password servers. Your browser will temporarily store the private key that is used to decrypt your data. The company says that after logging in, the data will be securely deleted from your browser, which also means each QR code can only be used once.
I tried the login method for myself, and it works like a charm. According to the company, Contactless Connect is best for situations where you're sharing a computer or workspace, or accessing accounts via a remote desktop. In other words, you'd use it when you don't want to type in or autofill a password on a monitored or unfamiliar device. It's a cool feature that I haven't encountered while reviewing other password managers. I can see myself using this feature to log in to my accounts on my work PC or a computer at the local library.
Password Generator
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)Using the Sticky Password generator, users can set a password length of up to 99 characters and choose whether to include capital and lowercase letters, digits, and symbols. You can also choose to exclude similar characters. The default password generation length is 20 characters. A setting within the password generator on each platform allows you to see all of the passwords you've created. This is handy if you (like me!) frequently forget to save newly created credentials in your vault.
Storage and Form Filling
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)Entering information into the Identities section wasn't hard, but the information sections are divided in a way that is not very user-friendly. Choosing one of the following types of information creates a new entry: Personal Info, Contact Name, Internet, Business, and Finance.
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)New identity entries are not labeled by type; instead, they are assigned "New Identity (#)," adding another step to the editing process for users. I did not initially specify the type of information for each identity type, which led to confusion, as illustrated in the screenshot below.
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)Once I labeled the identity information in the app, filling in our information on forms worked as expected. RoboForm's comprehensive identity section also requests a lot of specific personal data, but it's organized in a way that is much easier to use.
Sharing and Emergency Access
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)Sharing credentials with Sticky Password was also not a streamlined process. To get started, click on the Sharing Center tab on your client dashboard. From there, you're instructed to enter the name of the credential you want to share. However, if you use a similar email address or login name for multiple entries, finding the specific entry you want will be difficult. It's wise to go ahead and give all of your entries a familiar name (choose 'Rename' in the vault entry's edit menu), so you don't have to play "guess the credential" whenever you want to share a password.
Unlike the sharing options in LogMeOnce and other competitors, you cannot specify the duration for which the recipient can access your credentials. You can grant users limited rights, which only allow recipients to view and use the password. You can also grant full rights for individual credentials, allowing the recipient to edit, share, and revoke access to the password. You can revoke shared access from the Sharing Center dashboard at any time.
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)Sticky Password's paying customers can designate an emergency contact in the Sharing Center. You can choose to grant them access to your entire password collection or specific accounts, and you can also opt to auto-approve their request after a specified period. Presumably, this approval time-out process is to ensure that you have time to catch any sly requests to access your passwords before your death or incapacitation.
Mobile Apps
Next, I tested Sticky Password's apps for Android and iOS. The blue-on-blue user interface is easy to navigate, and the app includes a web browser and an identity-populating system similar to the desktop client. As seen in the desktop version, app passwords and web passwords are divided in the UI.
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)The Android and iOS apps didn't have any trouble autofilling my existing credentials on the web, but, just like last time, I struggled to create new credentials using the iOS app. I was unable to save credentials for new accounts while browsing on my iPhone, and the app even froze a few times while trying to complete this part of the test. Luckily, I didn't encounter this issue when using Sticky Password for Android and was able to create a new Target account with ease.
Generating passwords with Sticky Password's iOS app could also be improved. Instead of a pop-up asking if I wanted to generate a password while still in the browser window, I had to copy and paste a generated password from the Sticky Password app to the browser app.
Like most other password managers we've tested, Sticky Password allows mobile logins using biometric data such as Apple's Face ID. In the settings menu, you can customize your auto-lock settings. Your master password or designated PIN can be used to unlock your vault while you are logged in. Unlike 1Password and Roboform, Sticky Password's iOS app doesn't double as a 2FA code generator.
Sticky Password for Business
Small business owners can sign up for a 30-day free trial to try out Sticky Password for Teams. After that, the service costs $29.99 per year per user.
(Credit: Sticky Password/PCMag)The Teams desktop app is identical to the Personal apps; only the top left icon has changed. You can access the admin tools from the web. You can set access permissions for different team members, and their data will sync across the devices you allow. Dark web monitoring and password hygiene reports are available for all team users.
One thing missing from Sticky Password for Teams that we've seen from its competition is credential geofencing. RoboForm allows administrators to restrict employees from accessing certain credentials outside the workplace by designating specific allowed IP addresses.
Customer Service and Cancellation Policy
Sticky Password's human support options are only for paying customers. Free and trial customers can troubleshoot their issues using the support page. Paid personal accounts and business accounts can fill out a form on that website to receive a response from Sticky's customer support team.
Is It Easy to Delete Your Sticky Password Account?
Deleting my Sticky Password account only took a few seconds. First, I logged into the desktop app and scrolled to the bottom of the Account Settings page, where I found the option to delete my account. After confirming that I was serious about deleting my account, Sticky Password eliminated my account, including all my passwords and saved information.