Sharing passwords with other users is a common feature among password
managers, though it’s found more in commercial products than free ones. 1U
Password Manager limits sharing to its mobile app. Users of the free
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to-one sharing only, but that’s hardly as restrictive as with the free versions
listed above.
Premium subscribers can share one item with several other users, and those
who pay for a Family account can share an unlimited number of folders. Shared
folders used to be a feature of LastPass Premium, but not anymore.
Sharing a password is easy. Just select an item in the vault, click the sharing
icon, and enter the recipient’s email address. Recipients who already use
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email message explaining how to create an account and accept the share. The
recipient can use the shared item to log in. As with LogMeOnce, you choose
whether to make the password visible.
Other products take sharing even further. With Keeper, you control whether the
recipient can edit the login or share it with others; you can even make the
recipient the owner. Dashlane lets you make the recipient a co-owner.
The Sharing Center within the Web Vault lets you easily manage your shared
items. As with emergency access, you can relinquish access to credentials that
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shared passwords.