I'm heartened to see that AgileBits hasn't removed the single purchase option.
I'm viscerally averse to paying for a software subscription, especially when the essence of the app requires significant investment and/or dedication to the platform. By purchasing a software license, I can at least know that even should I choose to never again spend another cent on the product, I retain control and accessibility to the data that I've entrusted to the application.
Agreed. For anyone who missed it, this info is in the first comment on the post:
With that said, we know that some of you have regional or corporate restrictions that require you to use a cloud-free solution. Others prefer configuring their own sync service or are simply happy with their current setup.
This is all great and you’re free to continue doing exactly what you’ve been doing. Our standalone license is still available for purchase and will continue to be supported, along with great updates to the apps.
Disclaimer: I work for AgileBits, makers of 1Password
Thank you for posting this so others can see it clearly. Seems a lot of people are not seeing that and are panicked that we no longer offer a standalone traditional license, which isn't the case.
Kyle, you may want to edit the standalone license answer, because to me it currently implies that "automatic syncing" is being arbitrarily restricted/removed from the standalone version which already supports automatic syncing via iCloud or Dropbox.
This appears to not be the case and I think it would help people relax to have it worded more clearly.
I'm viscerally averse to paying for a software subscription, especially when the essence of the app requires significant investment and/or dedication to the platform. By purchasing a software license, I can at least know that even should I choose to never again spend another cent on the product, I retain control and accessibility to the data that I've entrusted to the application.