With the recent $5 increase in the price of 1Password, many people are wondering if it’s worth the cost. To help you decide, consider the following features 1Password provides that you don’t get with Safari, Firefox, Opera, or any other browser:

• Fill/save multiple identities - Good for forum/online store/blog registrations; keep fake/real identities and different e-mail addresses

• Save credit card information - Including multiple credit card numbers, checking accounts, payment methods, and shipping addresses

• iPhone/Palm password syncing (and a slick autofill feature for the iPhone, not sure about Palm)

• Create auto-login bookmarks and aliases (read corewerkz article)

• View password histories - See all usernames/passwords you’ve ever saved - Good for forgotten/mistyped passwords

• Decide on a per-webpage-basis when to autosave and autofill user’s information

• Multiple user accounts per website - Good, for example, if you have multiple G-Mail accounts

• Online syncing with “my1password” servers - Access your passwords from any web browser anywhere

• Export usernames/passwords - As a web page or text file; easily print all passwords for hardcopy backup

• Anti-Phishing protection - Using the OpenDNS PhishTank anti-phishing service

• All password information and identities available within all web browsers - Crucial if you use multiple web browsers

• Better, more sophisticated, form filling and password saving - For example, Safari won’t store password information on certain sites (like some online banking websites)

• Import password data from other web browsers (and keychain) into 1password - Create a master list of all your saved passwords

• Easily create super-strong password from within web browser - Using 1Password’s “Strong Password Generator” which now includes the ability to generate pronounceable and hash-based passwords

• User adjustable “lock after X minutes of inactivity” - Or choose to keep unlocked after first 1Password login