NordPass Review 2024: Is It Safe For Your Passwords?

Multiple Tools for Safe and Efficient Password Management

NordPass includes several features for added convenience and safety while managing your passwords. It has a beginner-friendly vault, auto-save and fill, passkeys, and more.

Vault

NordPass has a highly intuitive vault for saving credentials. It stores passwords, credit cards, notes, passkeys, and other sensitive information. It’s not as comprehensive as the vaults in other top apps, which also save databases, SSH keys, and other items. However, NordPass’ vault is still impressive and will suit most people’s needs.

NordPass also lets you create multiple folders, each containing whatever passwords and data you choose. This feature is quite useful, and I used it to separate work and personal accounts, making them much easier to manage and track.

Import and Export

It’s easy to export and import passwords with NordPass, and you’ll find both features in the app’s settings menu. To import passwords, click the Import items button in the settings menu, and you’ll get a list of browsers and password managers to import from, including Dashlane, 1Password, and more. You can also import from generic CSV files.

Clicking a browser shows all the passwords saved in that browser, so you can choose what to import. On the other hand, when you click a password manager, NordPass will ask you to export a CSV file using that password manager, which you can then import.

I also found it easy to export passwords with NordPass. Click the Export items button in the settings menu, input your master password, and NordPass will export a CSV file with all your data. You can import this file into any other password manager to instantly get access to your credentials.

Sharing

You can use NordPass to share your data safely, but only on premium plans. To share with others, tap/click the item in your vault, select the share button, and enter the recipient’s email. While sharing, you can give the recipient full or limited rights to the item. Full rights mean they can edit and view the shared item, while limited rights only let them use it.

Note that you can only share items with other NordPass users. So, ensure your recipient has downloaded and set up a NordPass account before you share an item from your vault, or they won’t receive it. Also, the sharing link expires within 24 hours, meaning it’s important for the recipient to open it quickly.

Online Storage

NordPass lets you store files in the app by adding them as attachments to your vault items. This feature isn’t available in the free plan, so you can only use it with NordPass’ Premium or Family plans. It isn’t available in NordPass’ Business or Enterprise plans either.

To store files, open any item in your vault, click the Attach File option, and select the file you want to save in your encrypted NordPass vault.

You can store any type of file in NordPass’ vault. Also, it lets you open and browse any images you save within the app. To access other files, you must download them to your system beforehand.

You should note that each Premium user gets up to 3GB of file storage, and each file can have a maximum size of 50MB. Also, you can’t attach more than 50 files to 1 item. This feature also restricts sharing, as you can’t attach files to previously shared items, and items with attached files can’t be shared with others.

Passkeys

All top password managers are implementing passkeys in their apps, and I was pleased to see that NordPass also has this feature.

Passkeys are a form of passwordless authentication and work by creating a public and private key during account registration. Your device stores the private key, while the website/application stores the public key.

When you log into a website, these keys are paired, and you’re allowed access if your private key pairs successfully with the stored public key. Only a few websites currently support it, but NordPass always asks you to create passkeys when you try to sign up on a website that supports this feature.

Like all other data in your vault, NordPass lets you share passkeys with others. This feature is currently available on Google, Amazon, GitHub, Nvidia, and some other websites. However, it will likely get more popular with time due to its added safety compared to password-based authentication.

Emergency Access

With NordPass, you can give people emergency access to your vault. To add trusted contacts for this feature, click the Emergency Access feature, click Give Access, enter the recipient’s email, and click the Give Access button again.

Contacts you share emergency access with can request access to your vault, which you must approve or deny within 7 days, or it’s approved automatically. Note that the email you share access with needs a NordPass account, or the attempt will fail.

Password Generator

NordPass provides a solid password generator to create safe passwords for all your accounts. You can use it to generate 8 to 60-character-long passwords. Plus, it lets you customize passwords by including digits, upper/lowercase letters, and symbols.

This feature also lets you generate passphrases for websites that require them. Plus, NordPass’ password generator automatically suggests new passwords when you sign up on new websites, thus making it perfect for securing new accounts.

Auto-Save and Fill

Auto-save and fill features help save time on web forms, and NordPass has reliable auto-save and fill tools. Note that you’ll need the NordPass browser extension to use these features on desktops. Also, the mobile apps only include the auto-fill feature, not the auto-save.

In my tests, NordPass’ auto-save instantly captured my login details whenever I logged into a website. I always got a prompt asking whether I wanted to save the credentials I used. Plus, the prompt lets you choose whether to save the login in a specific folder, which helps with organization.

I also found that NordPass’ auto-fill is equally reliable, as it worked well every time I tested it. I accessed several websites I previously saved credentials for, and NordPass displayed an icon in the login form that let me auto-fill my saved data.

If you have multiple logins, the NordPass icon will show a drop-down menu that lets you choose the one you want to use. Another thing I like is that you can add custom fields in all your NordPass vault items. This feature is especially helpful when using auto-fill to log into a website that requires more than just a username and password.

Password Health

Password Health is NordPass’ auditing feature, which helps track your overall password safety. It informs you about weak, duplicate, and old passwords, thus letting you know which passwords you need to update to improve your security.

Besides showing you password safety issues, Password Health also redirects to websites, letting you quickly log in and change weak passwords. The only thing I don’t like is that NordPass’ Password Health feature doesn’t provide a safety score, which you’ll find in top apps like 1Password. So, it’s not the best auditing tool available.

Overall, there are issues like only being able to share passwords with other NordPass users, the lack of a security score, and a somewhat limited vault. However, NordPass provides a good set of features to ensure you can safely and conveniently manage passwords on all your devices.