what is the difference between .com .eu and such?

Hi @r2ne,

The difference is where data is stored.

.com is stored in the US
.ca is stored in Canada
.eu is stored in Germany

The software is the same regardless.

There is no way to “switch” from one to the other — if you have a .com account and wanted an .eu account you’d need to create a new account and copy your data over manually:

Move items between vaults

Unless you have a specific reason to do so it is likely going to be a fair bit of work for little or no gain. :)

Thanks!

Ben

@r2ne - the 1Password.com (and .eu, .ca) sync engine is blisteringly fast, compared to older, 3rd-party sync methods. We use Amazon's AWS as our host, and while I'm not an expert on their hardware and network infrastructure, I don't think they offer noticeably better speeds in one region than another. The most likely difference you'd see in speed might be if you chose a data location that was far outside your own region, just due to internet congestion. I live in the United States, so choosing .com is best for me, although .ca might not be a problem. But a 1Password.eu account would be my last choice, just based on speed considerations.

All of that said, unless you have an absolute ton of Documents that increase the overall volume of 1Password data in your account, I imagine you'd be hard-pressed to notice too much of a difference under normal conditions. If you live in the EU, it might be preferable to follow ben's directions to switch over your 1password.com account to a 1Password.eu account, but for those who don't, it likely won't gain you much if anything speed-wise, for a fair amount of hassle. Prices are basically the same, though at 1Password.eu, payment is made in Euros, not USD.