Choose Locke when
You want a newer security architecture with Strong Single Logout, Trusted Circle recovery, Secure Inbox aliases, active impersonation checks, and post-quantum protection for sharing and recovery.
Locke vs LastPass Business
LastPass offers a familiar, established business platform with broad administration and identity features. Locke focuses on a different security story: passkey vault access, encrypted recovery, phishing exposure reduction, post-quantum protection, and browser-session containment.
Reviewed August 24, 2026 · Written by Locke · Verify final requirements with both vendors
The short answer
Choose LastPass when
You prioritize an established business product, mature policy and reporting controls, integrated SSO and MFA options, SaaS visibility, and a larger partner and integration ecosystem.
How they compare
| Decision area | Locke | LastPass Business |
|---|---|---|
| Core password management | Encrypted vaults, sharing, autofill, passkeys, business administration, and audit visibility. | Encrypted employee vaults, sharing, autofill, group management, policy controls, and security reporting. |
| Identity stack | SAML SSO, SCIM, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and on-premises AD workflows through Armory. | SSO, MFA, directory integrations, automated provisioning, and a catalog of pre-integrated applications. |
| Recovery | Trusted Circle distributes encrypted recovery among selected guardians. | Business administration and account-recovery policies within the LastPass model. |
| Phishing defense | Secure Inbox aliases, active browser impersonation checks, and passkey-based vault access. | Passwordless and MFA options, dark-web monitoring, security insights, SaaS monitoring, and policy enforcement. |
| Offboarding | Directory deprovisioning plus Strong Single Logout for local website sessions in connected browser profiles. | Automated offboarding and access revocation through its business administration and directory integrations. |
| Vendor maturity | Smaller and newer, with direct vendor access and a focused product suite. | Large installed base and mature feature set; buyers may also include LastPass’s disclosed 2022 incident and subsequent hardening in due diligence. |
Evaluate the offboarding boundary
Every business password manager should remove organizational vault access. Locke additionally clears cookies and site storage already present in connected browser profiles. That helps contain access to third-party websites while IT continues directory deprovisioning, provider-side revocation, password rotation, and endpoint investigation.
Evaluate the security history fairly
LastPass disclosed that a 2022 threat actor copied customer account metadata and a backup of customer vault data containing encrypted sensitive fields and some unencrypted fields such as website URLs. LastPass also documents subsequent security investments. Read its own incident updates and assess the current controls—not a slogan from either vendor.
Sources
LastPass claims below come from LastPass. Locke claims link to Locke’s own product documentation. Product packaging changes, so confirm the exact plan and implementation during procurement.
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