What's this about?
An Ask HN seeking exit routes from 1Password drew a crowd — driven by subscription fatigue, cloud-dependence worries, and the sense the product's direction serves enterprises over individuals.
What exactly are the exits?
The thread's map: Bitwarden (open-source, hosted or self-hosted), KeePassXC-family (local file, full control), Proton Pass, and self-hosted Vaultwarden for the committed.
Why is this worth noting?
HN 100 points, 134 comments. Password managers are maximum-trust software — when its community openly plans exits, that trust is eroding. The recurring theme: people want the *file* model back, not another cloud account.