1Password8 — Time to day goodbye 😢

Looks like I am on the same boat.

My critical item is not having a stand alone version.

I avoid software subscriptions as much as I can since eventually you will pay more than with stand alone versions and I really hate being in a position were I have access to my data as long as I keep paying. This last one is the critical one, at this point I have V07 as a backup but from V08 onwards I only have access as long as I am a customer and I hate the feeling of having my data hostage for something I consider critical, even if the sub is "cheaper".

• I used Autodesk's Autocad, 3D Studio (Viz, Max), Maya from 1992-2015 and dropped them when they went subscription only
• I started with Photoshop, Illustrator and Pagemaker (eventually InDesign) in the late 80's early 90's and 20 years later I spent almost three years stretching my stand alone versions until Pixelmator and Affinity released good enough versions to remove them.
• Bought SketchUp when it came out (±2002) and bought every single update (even though it was not critical to my workflows) until they went subscription only.

All of these "are" critical and considered "best of class" for architects and I spent months doing research and retraining to avoid paying for access to my data. I also have removed or "downgraded" them from the curriculum at the University where I teach.

I can see the argument that being subscription only means that all users are always on the same version and thus easy to roll updates or changes but that is not my problem, it is Agilebits.

I have bought every single version since Password for iPhone (Jul 29, 2008), have tried almost every beta and participated on the forums on and off since 2009. I was offered a "good" deal to upgrade to V08 and I was tempted to take it based on perceived value and being an user since the beginning but it is time to look at alternatives and switch while V07 still works.