Inside the project, there are changes that can say a lot about its future.
Bitwarden has long been considered a rare example of a security service that holds for openness and free access without loud compromises. Now around the popular password manager there are questions - the service changes management, rewrites public values and carefully rules the wording on the site.
According to Fast Company, in February, the long-term head of Bitwarden, Michael Crandell, moved to the role of an adviser. Bitwarden did not make a public announcement. The new CEO was Michael Sullivan, who previously led Acquia and Insightsoftware. In his LinkedIn profile, Sullivan points experience with mergers and acquisitions, as well as large private equity funds.
In April, Bitwarden left CFO Stephen Morrison. It was replaced by former InVision CEO Michael Schenkman. Crandall and Morrison have worked for the company since 2019. The founder of the project Kyle Spirrin, who launched Bitwarden in 2015 as a personal project, remains the technical director.
Bitwarden also changed the pages of the site. The personal password repository page паролейno longer contains a noticeable wording about constant free access. Internet Archive shows that the revision appeared in mid-April. The free rate is still available, but after the recent price increase, Premium subscriptions from $10 to $20 a year, the issue of long-term guarantees has become more noticeable.
Bitwarden spokeswoman Gary Orenstein told Fast Company that the service remains committed to a full-fledged free tariff for private users. Later, a Bitwarden employee on Reddit called the disappearance of the wording about the freeness with the oversight of the marketing team, after which the mention was returned to the price page. At the same time, the service page for private users, according to the publication, was left without any other accent.
The job page has also changed. Previously, Bitwayken’s values were described by the abbreviation GRIT, where the key points were gratitude, responsibility, inclusiveness and transparency. Now the last two points have been replaced by innovation and trust. Bitware explained that the updated version better reflects the current principles of the service, and transparency is still part of its work.
Bitwarden has long been considered a rare example of a security service that holds for openness and free access without loud compromises. Now around the popular password manager there are questions - the service changes management, rewrites public values and carefully rules the wording on the site.
According to Fast Company, in February, the long-term head of Bitwarden, Michael Crandell, moved to the role of an adviser. Bitwarden did not make a public announcement. The new CEO was Michael Sullivan, who previously led Acquia and Insightsoftware. In his LinkedIn profile, Sullivan points experience with mergers and acquisitions, as well as large private equity funds.
In April, Bitwarden left CFO Stephen Morrison. It was replaced by former InVision CEO Michael Schenkman. Crandall and Morrison have worked for the company since 2019. The founder of the project Kyle Spirrin, who launched Bitwarden in 2015 as a personal project, remains the technical director.
Bitwarden also changed the pages of the site. The personal password repository page паролейno longer contains a noticeable wording about constant free access. Internet Archive shows that the revision appeared in mid-April. The free rate is still available, but after the recent price increase, Premium subscriptions from $10 to $20 a year, the issue of long-term guarantees has become more noticeable.
Bitwarden spokeswoman Gary Orenstein told Fast Company that the service remains committed to a full-fledged free tariff for private users. Later, a Bitwarden employee on Reddit called the disappearance of the wording about the freeness with the oversight of the marketing team, after which the mention was returned to the price page. At the same time, the service page for private users, according to the publication, was left without any other accent.
The job page has also changed. Previously, Bitwayken’s values were described by the abbreviation GRIT, where the key points were gratitude, responsibility, inclusiveness and transparency. Now the last two points have been replaced by innovation and trust. Bitware explained that the updated version better reflects the current principles of the service, and transparency is still part of its work.
